The Kiwanis Park swimming facility is operated by the Town of New Canaan Recreation Department and is located off Old Norwalk Road. It is a seasonal facility open early June through late August of each year. Kiwanis Park is a large man-made pond that is spring water-fed and circulated daily with treatments to meet the state standards for clean water. The addition of a new pavilion in 2001 greatly enhanced the park and offers new restrooms, an expanded snack bar, and a deck with picnic tables overlooking the beach. The park also contains a large play structure. New Canaan residents must purchase permits for their individual vehicles to enter Kiwanis Park for its use.

• Permits, Fees and Hours
• Rules and Regulations
• Membership Registration

2008 Season June 7 - August 24, 2008

Weekends	June 7 – August 24	11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Weekdays	June 9 - June 13	12:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
	June 16 - August 22	9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Holidays	Independence Day July 4th	11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

PERMIT PROCESS FOR 2008

Kiwanis Park will continue the photo identification card membership process in 2008. Passes will go on sale April 7th. Residents who use Kiwanis Park must obtain a photo identification membership card before entering the park. This card will serve as an individual season pass for the card holder.

The purchase of a Kiwanis Park Membership may only be made in person at the Recreation Department Office in Waveny House. Proof of residency must be presented for each individual obtaining a membership pass in the form of a driver's license or current utility bill. The fee must be paid by check, cash or credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express) at the time of registration. Recreation Department Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Passes must be purchased in advance as no passes will be sold at Kiwanis Park. Passes are not transferable. The lost pass/reprint fee is $5.

Certain Waveny Pool Membership classifications include free Kiwanis Park Memberships. A Waveny Pool Family Aquatic Pass includes: a free Kiwanis Park Family Membership. A Waveny Pool Individual Adult, Individual Youth, Individual Senior, or Individual Nanny Aquatic Pass includes: one free Individual Kiwanis Park.

KIWANIS PARK ONLY MEMBERSHIP FEES

Family - $50. (includes husband/wife and all unmarried children under age 21 living with them)

Individual Adult/Youth - $40.

Individual Senior- No charge (age 62 and older)

Nanny/AuPair - $25. (with family membership)

Individual pass for caregiver supervising children of a Kiwanis Family Membership holder. This pass must only be purchased by the resident Family Membership holder and requires a letter of full-time employment. This individual has limited use and may only enter Kiwanis Park with a member of the family who purchased the pass. No guests are allowed with this individual.

KIWANIS PARK DAILY GUEST FEES

Adult $5.
Sr. Citizen/Youth (age 2 - 17 or age 62 and older) $2.
All guests must be signed in by a Kiwanis Park Membership pass holder.

TERM GUEST PASS

7-Day Guest Pass Card- Adult $25.00 per person or Sr./Youth $15.00 (age 62 and older or age 17 and under)
14-Day Guest Pass Card- Adult $45.00 per person or Sr./Youth $30.00 (age 62 and older or age 17 and under)
Resident pass holders, except Nanny/AuPair, will have the option to purchase a term guest pass for a solo guest that can be used for either 7 or 14 days. This term guest pass will only be sold at the Recreation Department Office. The guest pass holder named on the card may enter Kiwanis Park only in the company of a valid pass holder as a guest for the consecutive day term stated on the card. This term guest pass is not transferrable. Once the term expires, the card holder must surrender the pass to the gate attendant.

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1. All individuals must enter the facility at the main gate and display a valid Kiwanis Park photo identification card to the gate attendant.

2. Children under the age of 10 must be supervised by a parent or guardian at all times while at Kiwanis Park. After 6:00 p.m., children 14 and under must be supervised by an adult.

3. Children ages 5 and under must be supervised by an adult in the water with them at all times.

4. Proper swimming attire is mandatory. Swimsuits must conform to accepted standards of decency.

5. NO FOOD OR BEVERAGES ON THE BEACH. Eating and drinking of non-alcoholic beverages is permitted under the pavilion area. Plastic water and squirt bottles are permitted on the beach. PLEASE DO NOT BRING GLASS OR GLASS BOTTLES ON TO THE BEACH. Please pitch-in and help keep Kiwanis Park clean by placing trash in the proper receptacles which are provided in the pavilion and playground areas.

6. No alcoholic beverages are allowed in Kiwanis Park.

7. Children who are not toilet trained must wear waterproof pants over cloth diapers or swimmies while in the water. DISPOSABLE DIAPERS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE WATER. There are NO EXCEPTIONS to this rule. For sanitary purposes, please take children in diapers into the changing rooms to remove dirty diapers and to wash your child thoroughly with warm water and soap before entering the water. This will help prevent germs from getting in the water and prevent water illnesses.

8. Please no hanging on float lines and pipes.

9. Non-swimmers must stay inside roped areas.

10. No running or diving into the water from the beach.

11. Only U.S.C.G. approved Type I, II, and III flotation devices, other vest-like flotation devices, bathing suits with built-in floats on front and back, and two-sided learn-to-swim devices secured with a harness are permitted for use at Kiwanis Park. No other swim or flotation equipment of any kind is allowed in the water, except when being used by Recreation Department activity. SCUBA equipment, including mask, fins and snorkel are prohibited.

12. In the event of an emergency all patrons on the beach are expected to follow the directions of the lifeguards and/or emergency personnel.

13. Lifeguards will sound an alarm at the first rumble of thunder or the first bolt of lightning. Please clear the water and facility and move to your car for protection. Kiwanis will not reopen until 30 minutes after the last rumble of thunder.

14. Patrons under the influence of drugs or alcohol will be denied entrance to Kiwanis Park.

15. Anyone creating a mess, damage or a disturbance in the dressing rooms, toilets, showers or anywhere on the park grounds will be permanently barred from using the Park or Facilities.

16. Patrons must be out of the water 15 minutes prior to the closing time and out of the facility at closing time.

17. Lifeguards have the final decision regarding all Kiwanis rules.

18. Cameras, camera phones and all visual recording devices are not allowed in the bathrooms and locker rooms.

19. Dogs and other animals are not allowed in the water and not permitted in the Kiwanis Park Facility.

20. The Recreation Department reserves the right to change existing rules; regulate hours of use; enact new rules to meet the changing conditions at Kiwanis; clear the Kiwanis area during threat of electrical storms or other potentially hazardous situations; close a portion of Kiwanis for special events.

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