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>>> THIS SEGMENT IS SPONSORED BY PRINCE GEORGE'S STATE-OF-THE-
ART RECREATIONAL FACILITY THAT
JUST OPENED IN PRINCE GEORGE'S
COUNTY.
COUNTY.
COUNTY. THIS IS THE COUNTY'S FIRST
MULTIGENERATIONAL COMPLEX.
MULTIGENERATIONAL COMPLEX. >> HERE TO TELL US ALL ABOUT
THE AQUATICS AND RECREATION
COMPLEX IS THE ASSISTANT
DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
PARKS.
PARKS.
PARKS. ALONG WITH THE FACILITY
MANAGER.
MANAGER.
MANAGER. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
CONGRATULATIONS.
CONGRATULATIONS. I KNOW YOU ARE SO EXCITED.
YOUR FACILITY IS FINALLY
OPENING.
OPENING.
OPENING. >> WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR
THIS FACILITY SINCE THE FALL OF
2014 AND WE ARE EXCITED THAT WE
FINALLY GOT THE FACILITY
OPENED.
OPENED.
OPENED. >> ANTHONY, YOU ARE PART OF IT
FROM THE VERY BEGINNING IN THE
PLANNING STAGES.
PLANNING STAGES. WHERE DID THE IDEA CAME FROM?
>> WE HAD A DELEGATE AND
COUNCILMEMBER WHO DECIDED TO
COMBINE THE FUNDING FOR THIS
ONE FACILITY.
ONE FACILITY. INITIALLY, IT WAS GOING TO BE
AN AQUATICS FACILITY.
BUT UNDER OUR 20/40 MASTER
PLAN, WE DECIDED WE WERE GOING
TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE SMALLER
COMMUNITY CENTERS AND DECIDED
WE WERE GOING TO BUILD THE
MULTIGENERATIONAL COMPLEXES SO
THAT WE COULD GET AWAY FROM THE
SMALLER COMMUNITY CENTER.
>> ALL RIGHT, WHAT DO YOU HAVE?
WHAT FUN THINGS DO YOU HAVE?
>> WHAT DON'T WE HAVE?
WE HAVE THREE BODIES OF WATER.
AND 18 FOOT SLIDE AND A DOUBLE
GYMNASIUM.
GYMNASIUM. WE HAVE AN INDOOR WALKING TRACK
AND A FITNESS CENTER.
WE HAVE MULTIPLE HOSPITALITY
SPACES AND THE SPIN STUDIO.
>> I SAW ON YOUR INSTAGRAM THEY
DID THE PROGRESS AND THE BIKES
KEPT MAKING THEIR WAY IN.
>> YOU CAN COME AND SWIM, PLAY
BASKETBALL, WALK, WORKOUT.
OUR FITNESS CENTER IS AWESOME.
THERE ARE A LOT OF STATE-OF-THE-
ART PIECES.
ART PIECES. PROFESSIONAL TRAINING LEVEL
EQUIPMENT.
EQUIPMENT. SO, A LOT TO DO.
>> YOU JUST OPENED THIS LAST
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. HAVE YOU BEEN FLOODED WITH
PEOPLE?
PEOPLE?
PEOPLE? >> YES WE HAVE TWO EXCITING
DAYS OF OPENING ACTIVITIES.
WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE TRY TO
GET IN, BUT THE ULTIMATE NUMBER
WE COUNTED WAS 4500.
BUT, BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC
ISSUES SOME PEOPLE GOT TURNED
AROUND.
AROUND.
AROUND. BUT, WE WANT THEM TO CONTINUE
TO COME.
TO COME.
TO COME. CONTINUE TO COME AND REGISTER.
WE ARE OPEN, WE ARE LIVE AND WE
ARE LOOKING FOR EVERYONE TO
COME TO THE SOUTHERN AREA
AQUATICS AND RECREATION AREA.
IS THAT A GOOD CENTRAL LOCATION
AREA?
AREA?
AREA? IS
AREA? IS IT EASY FOR PEOPLE IN PRINCE
GEORGE'S COUNTY?
GEORGE'S COUNTY? >> YES, THERE ARE NOT A LOT OF
RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES IN
THAT AREA.
THAT AREA. WE HAVE COVERAGE FOR MANY OF
THE SURROUNDING AREAS.
LOTS OF PEOPLE CAN COME AND
PLAY WITH US.
WE ARE OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK
FROM FIVE A.M.
UNTIL 10 PM.
SO, THERE IS NO EXCUSE NOT TO
COME.
COME.
COME. >>
COME. >> I KNOW YOU CAN RENT SOME OF
THE SPACES OUT.
BUT ALSO PARENTS MAY BE
THINKING NOW FOR CAMPS.
SPRING CAPS, SUMMER CAMPS.
YOU GUYS ARE DOING THAT, TOO.
>> YES, REGISTRATION IS OPEN.
WE DO A SPRING CAMP, A SUMMER
CAMP AND SOME TEEN CAMPS.
A LOT OF TIMES, YOU GET ONLY
CHILDREN'S CAMPS.
CHILDREN'S CAMPS. WE WILL HAVE LEADERSHIP CAMPS.
>> AND BEFORE WE GO, CAN WE
WALK IN, OR DO WE NEED TO BECOME
A MEMBER?
A MEMBER?
A MEMBER? IS THERE A DAY PASS?
>> WHAT WE ARE DOING NOW IS WE
ARE HAVING MARCH MADNESS.
WE ARE ALLOWING FOLKS TO COME
IN AND SAMPLE THE PRODUCT.
SO, THEY CAN COME IN ANY OF THE
DAYS WE ARE OPEN.
SO, JUST TO COME IN AND TRY
SOME OF THE COURSES.
THEY STILL HAVE TO REGISTER FOR
THE FREE COURSES WE OFFER.,
ANYONE CAN COME IN FROM
ANYWHERE IN PRINCE GEORGES OR
THE SURROUNDING AREA.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
>> CONGRATULATIONS. I KNOW IT HAS BEEN A LABOR OF
LOVE.
LOVE.
LOVE. ANTHONY IS LIKE, IT IS FINALLY
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. THIS IS AMAZING.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TO
SHARE IT WITH US.
YOU CAN FOLLOW SARTRE AND THEY
WILL FOLLOW YOU BACK ON
FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, TWITTER.
THAT IS SO EXCITING.
I WILL HAVE TO COME AND TRY OUT
THE SPIN CLASS.
OKAY, YOU CAN EVEN HAVE LUNCH
OUT THERE?
OUT THERE? >> DEFINITELY.
>> DEFINITELY. >>> WILL YOU BE ABLE TO SLEEP?
>> YES, THIS WEEKEND.
SAY HELLO TO