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We are hosting a Winter Clothing Swap during our Winter Fun Day on Saturday, December 3rd. To do that, we need more donations! Can you please help us? We are now accepting donations of gently used youth or adult coats, boots, snow pants, hats, mittens, gloves, scarves, warm socks, sweatshirts and more! Donations can be dropped off to 920 Coddington Road, Ithaca Monday – Friday from 7:30am to 5:30pm. Thank you!
Congrats to Our Fall Festival Winners!
Proceeds from the Fall Festival support the Coddington Road Community Center’s Family Scholarship Fund. We thank each individual who joined us at the festival for their support. Below are the winners from the day!
The Coddington Road Community Center is proud to invite you to our 2nd annual Winterfest Activity Day! Please join us Saturday, December 16th anytime between 10am and 2pm. CRCC is located at 920 Coddington Road in Ithaca.
Our fun mini-activity day is a wonderful winter thing to do in Ithaca this weekend. We have a great assortment of available activities that include: winter themed games, crafts and activities. You and your family can decorate sugar cookies, paint snow outside, build a snowman, enjoy a winter hike, go sledding and so much more!
We are collecting $5 family donations for activities benefit the Coddington Family Scholarship Fund, but all families are encouraged to attend regardless of their ability to make a donation.
Also at the Coddington Winterfest will be a small assortment of vendors who will have some wonderful items available for purchase (great for holiday gifts). Please feel free to stop by to check out the center and the vendors free of charge!
The Coddington Fall Festival is tomorrow (10/21/17) and we are so excited! Be sure to join us from 10-2pm for a HUGE assortment of family-friendly activities. In addition to carnival games, music, food and balloon art, you will also have the chance to enter our famous Fall Festival Raffles! Each year, the Coddington Road Community Center partners with local Ithaca area businesses to offer you great prizes. Raffle tickets will be available for purchase at the festival. Tickets are $1 each or $20 for 25 tickets. All proceeds from the Fall Festival Raffle will benefit the Coddington Family Scholarship Fund. This raffle and all incoming donations would not be possible without the support of these local area businesses.
– Cornell University Athletics (Cornell Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball and Women’s Hockey Season Tickets)
– La Tourelle (Overnight Stay)
– Hilton Garden Inn (Overnight Stay)
– Waffle Frolic (Gift Card)
– Italian Carry Out (Gift Card)
– Ithaca Wine & Design (Certificate)
– Hangar Theatre (VIP Tickets)
– Purity Ice Cream (Certificate)
– TShirt Express (Certificate)
– Hair Etc (Certificate)
– Dolce Delight (Gift Card)
– AGAVA (Gift Card)
– Bruce’s Pit Stop (Certificate)
– Taste of Thai Express (Certificate)
Join us at the Coddington Road Community Center on Saturday, October 21st for our annual Fall Festival. The Coddington Fall Festival will have a great assortment of family-friendly activities for individuals of all ages. At our Ithaca Fall Festival, you will find games, food, crafts, nature hikes, balloon art and so much more! Wonderful prizes are available with our Fall Festival Raffle, with all proceeds to benefit the Coddington Family Scholarship Fund.
During the event from 12-2pm (while supplies last), there will be a free bicycle helmet giveaway with fitting and safety tips. The free helmet giveaway is due to a partnership with Kohl’s Cares Helmet Safety Program and the Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital.
We hope to see you there. For questions concerning the Fall Festival, please call (607) 277-1434 or email Community Programs Coordinator Jennifer Dean at jenniferd@coddingtonroad.o
The Coddington Road Community Center and the Red Cross are partnering together again to bring another Red Cross Babysitter Training Class to the Ithaca area. This will be our 4th class offered since March! At this time, registrations for the July 16th class are only open to those on our waitlist. Remaining registrations will be open to the public on June 22nd. If you would like to be added to our list for email updates with new class seats become available, please email jenniferd@coddingtonroad.org. Thank you.
We are excited to announce that Coddington will be in the Ithaca Festival Parade on Friday, June 2nd! We can’t wait to participate in this wonderful Ithaca tradition.
We are currently seeking Coddington families to join our staff and board members for the parade. We will celebrate the center and our new infant program. Coddington families are welcome to walk and wave/cheer or even bring infants or baby dolls to push in wagons or strollers!
Please send us a Facebook message or email jenniferd@coddingtonroad.org if you would like to join us, so we can keep you updated.
Parade starts at 6:30pm. Lineup will begin at 5:45pm and we will be lined up on Lewis Street. Thank you.
Please checkout all the latest happenings at the Coddington Road Community Center in our May 2017 newsletter.
If you are on Facebook, be sure to like the Coddington Road Community Center. We are currently hosting a giveaway where ONE lucky random winner will receive a FREE week of summer camp at Camp Coddington.
Giveaway Rules:
How does a FREE week of summer camp at Camp Coddington sound? Great, right?! Now is your chance to win a week at Camp Coddington. Engage with us on Facebook and you earn entries each time. That’s right; you get a chance to win a free week of summer camp for simply keeping up to date on the latest happenings at the Coddington Road Community Center.
Duration: The contest entry period opens on Monday, April 17th 2017 and closes on Friday, May 12th 2017 at 4pm.
To Enter: Like the Coddington Road Community Center on Facebook. During the contest entry period, interact with Coddington on Facebook. Each interaction earns you entries into the giveaway. Earn one entry each time you like or comment on one of our Facebook posts and two entries for every time you share one of our posts! Shares must be made public.
Winner Selection: Each Facebook interaction will be recorded and ONE winner randomly selected and announced at 12pm on Monday, May 15th. The grand prize is one week at Camp Coddington (up to a $199 value) in any week that is not fully enrolled. Camp Coddington is open to all children entering kindergarten through 9th grade in the fall.
For information on Camp Coddington, including our weekly themes, please visit www.coddingtonroad.org/camp.
Please contact Community Programs Coordinator, Jennifer Dean, at jenniferd@coddingtonroad.org or (607) 277-1434 with questions.
Camp Coddington is a popular Ithaca area summer camp that is outdoor based. We are located on 12 acres of woodland, which allows for some wonderful exploration adventures. Children are grouped together based on interests for activities. Checkout these great Ithaca summer camp theme weeks!
2017 Camp Themes
Week #1: 6/26 to 6/30 – Catch the Spirit
Week #2: 7/3 to 7/7 – Aargh Matey!
Week #3: 7/10 to 7/14 – Crazy Concoctions
Week #4: 7/17 to 7/21 – Animal Planet
Week #5: 7/24 to 7/28 – Under the Big Top
Week #6: 7/31 to 8/4 – Camp Coddington’s Got Talent
Week #7: 8/7 to 8/11 – Beach Bash
Week #8: 8/14 to 8/18 – Wilderness Survival
Week #9: 8/21 to 8/25 – I Love NY
Week #10: 8/28 to 9/1 – Decades of Fun
The Coddington Road Community Center is now enrolling for our 2017 Summer Camp Season! If you haven’t already registered your children or if you are looking for more information on exactly what the Coddington Road Community Center has to offer for summer camp in the Ithaca area, you have come to the right place!
The Coddington Road Community Center is located at 920 Coddington Road in Ithaca. Situated on 12 acres of beautify woodland, the center provides a welcoming and friendly outdoor, nature-based summer camp! Camp Coddington is open to children entering kindergarten through 9th grade. In addition to grouping campers based on interests for maximum enjoyment, our camp is well-known for its famously fun theme weeks!
2017 Camp Themes
Week #1: 6/26 to 6/30, Catch the Spirit
Show us your camp spirit while creating team banners, goofy hats and more during arts and crafts time, join friendship circles, and plenty of other wacky, fun games, hikes and sporting events.
Week #2: 7/3 to 7/7, Aargh Matey!
Have some swashbuckling pirate fun! Use maps to find lost treasure on daily adventure hikes, capture the pirate flag and survive the obstacle course. Solve science and nature challenges to earn more loot! No Camp 7/4.
Week #3: 7/10 to 7/14, Crazy Concoctions
The natural world provides plenty of opportunity for experimenting with science. This week is filled with projects that inspire fun and innovation. Just a few of the crazy concoctions include cloud dough, sand art, rock candy and bubble making. Who says STEM can’t be fun?
Week #4: 7/17 to 7/21, Animal Planet
Where do animals hide during the day? What do they eat in winter? Find out in our week all about animals! Campers will turn into forest rangers this week as they learn about animal traits, habitats and how to help protect our wilderness.
Week #5: 7/24 to 7/28, Under the Big Top
Each camp day includes carnival themed games, dancing, group challenges, crafts and more. The highlight to our week includes a special carnival spectacular including popcorn and homemade icee’s.
Week #6: 7/31 to 8/4, Camp Coddington’s Got Talent
Can you do tricks with a Frisbee or basketball? Do you sing or dance? Are caricatures your thing? Join us for one of our most popular weeks, the talent show gives our campers a time to shine and showcase their many talents. Campers will plan and organize a talent show and then participate individually, in groups or be a member of the audience.
Week #7: 8/7 to 8/11, Beach Bash
Grab the lemonade, put on your sunglasses and don’t forget your swimsuits as we enjoy the summer at Camp Coddington’s Beach Bash. Join us for hula hoop games, water balloon obstacle courses, and duck-duck-splash.
Week #8: 8/14 to 8/18, Wilderness Survival
Let’s explore. Campers become one with nature, construct lean to structures and explore on wilderness hikes and adventures in the woods.
Week #9: 8/21 to 8/25, I Love NY
Learn and discover all that the great state of NY has to offer with fun facts, nature hikes, theater games and high rise arts and crafts. Campers will explore our 12 acres of beautiful woodlands in a NY state of mind.
Week #10: 8/28 to 9/1, Decades of Fun
Travel back through some of the most notorious times in our history: disco dancing, the wild west gold rush, early settlements of Native Americans. Learn a little about our history while enjoying themed games, crafts and adventures.
2017 Camp Fees
K Camp – $199 per week
AM Rec K – $87 per week
PM Rec K – $116 per week
Elementary – $187 per week
AM Rec – $75 per week
PM Rec – $112 per week
Middle – $164 per week
Extended Care Add-On – $25 per week
The Coddington Road Community Center and the American Red Cross hosted a Babysitter Training Class on Saturday, March 25th. The class was taught by a certified Red Cross Instructor.
Designed for youth aged 11-15, the Red Cross Babysitter Training Class is a great way for your child to prepare for starting their own babysitting business! Whether it is babysitting a few nights here and there or babysitting daily for a family this summer, your children will gain the knowledge and confidence needed to be successful on the job.
Just a few of the many topics covered in Saturday’s class included: basic first aid, what to do in minor emergencies, caring for children of all ages (diapering, feeding, age-appreciate activities), understanding the milestones and behavior of children, finding work, interviewing the family, leadership skills and on-the-job safety (personal safety, inspection checklists, emergency weather readiness, etc) and more!
At this time, our April 8th class is at capacity. The Coddington Road Community Center is currently working with the American Red Cross to add an additional class. To be added to a wait list, please contact Jennifer Dean at jenniferd@coddingtonroad.org.
The Coddington Road Community Center would like to extend a thank you to the attendees of our Adult Paint Night Fundraiser on Friday, March 10th. This event was made possible due to all our wonderful supporters and Melissa from Instant Artist.
All attendees painted this beautiful mason jar painting. The evening was filled with snacks, drinks, laughs and wonderful painting instruction. All proceeds from Paint Night go towards the Coddington Scholarship Fund.
To stay to up-to-date on the latest community events and fundraisers, please check our Community page. Thank you again for your support as the Coddington Road Community works hard to expand our community offerings.
Join us Friday, March 10th for an evening of fun, creativity and good times with friends at the Coddington Road Community Center. It’s Adult Paint Night from 6:30-8:30pm.
Melissa from Instant Artist provides instruction as we paint this wonderful canvas picture! The $35 per person registration fee includes all necessary paint supplies, bottled water and light snacks. Participants are able to bring additional snacks and drinks (including alcohol).
We are also hosting a Parents’ Night Out on March 10th from 5:30-9pm. $10 per child IF you are registered to attend our Paint Night. If you are not attending, traditional PNO rates apply. As a reminder, these rates are $25 for one child, $40 for two siblings and $50 for three or more siblings.
Register for Paint Night Online
Register for BOTH Paint Night and $10 Childcare by contacting jenniferd@coddingtonroad.org or stopping by the office.