RANDAL MANGHAM FIFTH POINT AGENDA

TO PROMOTE RECREATION, AFTER SCHOOL AND SENIOR PROGRAMS

Recreation is highly beneficial for the growth and welfare of a community. Randal Mangham will focus on developing recreation and other top programs to enable the good people of Dekalb District to tap from its benefits.

Some of the ways by which recreation can help them are as follows:

1. It strengthens the community image and reputation

Recreation will provide a serene environment for the people of Dekalb District to gather and relax for festivals, as well as private and public events. Recreational Parks will be used to host picnics, weddings, non-profit fundraisers, and other special events. This will help to unite the various communities in Dekalb District.

2. It will enhance economic development

Recreation Parks draw the attention of tourist in the community. This will generate capital for the district if they decide to stay overnight. The restaurants, gas stations, retail stores, etc, that are around, will be patronized as well. Sporting activities such as soccer, basketball, baseball, golf, and tennis tournaments will be held at recreation parks. Sports festivals and other special events will attract visitors from around the district that will patronize Dekalb District businesses.

3. It will strengthen Security and Safety

Recreation will help to enhance security and safety in the district. It provides supervised activities at park facilities, to create a secure place for children to visit when school is out of session. It will ensure that the recreation playground is safe. It also inspects the playground equipment to make sure that it is in a good state for the safety of Dekalb youth. It creates recreation programs for the young people, to help lower the risk of juvenile delinquency.

4. It improves healthy being

Engaging your body in constant physical activity is one of the important things that everyone needs to consider for their health improvement. Recreation program provides fitness and nutrition courses, sports lessons, and other recreation activities to help people in improving their health and wellness. It also makes available sporting facilities for people to be active.

5. It encourages Human Development

 Recreation can offer various classes to help the people of Dekalb to learn new things, maximize their artistic talents, or improve their capacities in different activities. Recreation programs can assist the local athletes to develop their physical fitness, showcase strength, and engage in the sharing of skills, talents and friendship with their family, friends, and the community as a whole.

6. It promotes cultural unity

Recreation can host varieties of programs and events designed to promote cultural and ethnic unity. Recreation events and festivals can bring the various communities in Dekalb District together for fun and celebration.

7. It safeguards environmental resources

Recreation has a way of preserving lands for nature areas. Preservation of space for green plants plays a major role in environment protection. Green space enhances fresh air and good water quality. It also provides wildlife habitat. Mature trees in a recreation park can filter and prevent pollutants from reaching the local streams.

Randal Mangham has full knowledge of the benefits of recreation to a given environment; that’s why it was added to his five-point agenda. He knows that life can only be enjoyed if it is kept healthy and fit. And the best way to ensure this is through recreational activities. Randal Mangham will promote recreation and other programs to make sure that the good people of Dekalb District are healthy and well.