This Week at Nathan Benderson Park

NBP Rec Days! is THIS SATURDAY — sailing and a food truck have been added:  A great way to get on the water, family-style. Participants may try stand-up paddleboarding, kayaking, canoes, fishing (poles and cast net)… and we’ve added sailing — participants can board a 15-foot sailboat with captain! Meet at the ground floor of the Benderson Family Finish Tower. Equipment is sanitized between uses and safety practices are enforced, and participants may come and go on their own schedules during the four-hour event. A small fee is charged for youths 7-18; their accompanying parents/guardians and siblings 6 and younger are free. The fee also applies to adults without children.

Refreshments and food (smoothies, coffees and coffee drinks, burgers and more) will be available on Saturdays from a food truck, Tiki Island Concessions.

See more about NBP Rec Days! at https://nathanbendersonpark.org/recdays. This is a great photo/video event, natural sound and interviews, on and off the water. The dates for the remainder of 2020 (note the time changes in November and December):

Saturday, Sept. 5, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 19, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 23, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 3, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 17, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 7, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 11, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 21, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 5, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 9, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 19, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Programs throughout the week: NBP Masters Rowing, all dragon boat and paddling teams (NBP Survivors In Sync, NBP Dragons, NBP Veterans, NBP Hoku Hele), Camp Gladiator Sarasota, Brats Club SRQ early childhood education, Flex Fitness Florida. 

PARK REMINDERS 
• Park visitors are reminded to practice safe social distancing, to remain home if they have any signs of illness, and to wash their hands regularly with soap and water. All park restrooms remain open, and an amplified cleaning schedule remains in place. High-contact areas and touch points continue to be regularly disinfected throughout the day.

• The Ronald A. Balducci Playground is open during regular park hours (6 a.m.-8 p.m.), but hour-long closures at 8 a.m., noon and 4 p.m. allow crews to clean playground equipment. 

 • As a reminder, only electric boat motors are authorized in our waters; gas motors must be raised to indicate they aren’t in use. (This is in accordance with Sarasota County ordinances.

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