Sign-up for rec programs to get easier
The Greenville News - Greenville, S.C.
Author: Kevin Arrowood
Date: Jan 26, 2004
Start Page: B.3
Section: Metro
Text Word Count: 339
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Software to aid league registration
By Kevin Arrowood
STAFF_WRITER
karrowoo@greenvillenews.com
When Derrick Edwards heard about the pending installation of the new Recware Safari software in Greenville County Recreation facilities, his first thought was: "Heavenly."
Registering for recreation programs will become easier for Edwards and the other 24,000 people who participate annually in the district's paid instructive programs and sport leagues.
The benefit of Recware Safari "is anybody can go to any one of our facilities to register for any one of our programs," said Dan Rodgerson, executive director of the Greenville County Recreation District.
It will replace a system in which residents have to go to the Pavilion to register for skating lessons, to the Riverbend center to sign up for horseback riding lessons or other places for other activities.
Edwards plans to enroll his 9-year-old daughter in swimming lessons this summer.
The new program will be a lot easier, he said. He registered his daughter for skating lessons at the Pavilion in the fall of 2001.
When he registers her for other recreation programs in the future, he won't have to resubmit their information, Rodgerson said. The information about families who have participated in the county's programs will be stored in the software, he said.
"It will be a convenience for all the residents in Greenville, and it will simplify and streamline our registration process," he said.
Rodgerson said the software also will determine what programs are generating the most interest and which ones aren't getting much attention. That will enable the district to focus on trends and interests in the community, he said.
The old registration system has been inefficient and costly, he said.
For the new system, the software, installation and training for employees will cost about $30,000. It will be "up and going countywide in three months," he said.
The recreation district paid for the software in self-generated funds from the $2 million it receives annually in program fees, he said.
In three to five years, the program is expected to pay for itself.
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