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Posted on: May 7, 2021

[ARCHIVED] UPDATED 2021 Summer Program Lottery Registration

2021 Summer Program Lottery Registration

The City of Las Cruces Parks & Recreation Department began accepting Summer Recreation Program lottery registration on Friday, May 7 and will continue thru Wednesday, May 19 at 7 p.m., online at www.las-cruces.org/play  (click on the online registration link), and at the following locations during regular business hours:

  • Las Cruces Regional Aquatic Center - 1401 E. Hadley Ave.
  • Parks and Recreation Administrative Office - 1501 E. Hadley Ave. (By appointment only, call 575/541-2550).

 Drive-Thru Registration will be taking place at the following locations continuing today, 5/10 thru Wednesday, 5/19, between the hours of 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

  • A. Fielder Memorial Safe Haven, 906 N. Tornillo St.
  • Frank O’Brien Papen Community Center, 304 W. Bell Ave.

and also on Saturday, May 15 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at: 

  • Meerscheidt Recreation Center, 1600 E. Hadley Ave.

Registration forms can be picked up, completed, and returned at these locations during days and hours posted.

Participation in the Summer Recreation Program is determined by lottery selection only. Participants who are selected will be notified Thursday, May 20 at 3 p.m. by email or text message. Postings of the winning lottery numbers will be available at the sites listed above and, on our website, http://www.las-cruces.org/1906/Summer-Recreation-Program.

Payment must be received between Thursday, May 20 and Thursday, May 27, at locations listed above during regular business hours or online at http://www.las-cruces.org/play and click on the online registration link.

Any slots that have not been paid for will be open to the public on Friday, May 28, on a first come, first serve basis online at http://www.las-cruces.org/play or at locations listed above during regular business hours.

*DATES:
Session I June 1 – June 14 Meerscheidt & Frank O’Brien Papen Centers
Session I June 15 – July 2 Meerscheidt, Hermosa Heights & Sierra Schools
Session II July 6 – July 30          Meerscheidt, Hermosa Heights & Sierra Schools

*TIMES:
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

*LOCATIONS: 

Meerscheidt Recreation Center, 1600 E. Hadley Ave.
Frank O’Brien Papen Community Center, 304 W. Bell Ave. (Participants will move to Hermosa Heights Elementary on 6/15)
Hermosa Heights Elementary School, 1655 E. Amador Ave.
*Sierra Middle School, 1700 E. Spruce Ave.

*COST: 
$200/session/child
*$100 for session I due to late start

*GRADES: 
Kindergarten – 5 (2020/21 school year)
(Proof of grade may be required) 

No telephone registrations accepted. For more information, contact the Parks and Recreation Administrative office at 575/541-2550.   







Below is what was originally Posed on 5/7/2021

The City of Las Cruces Parks & Recreation Department is accepting Summer Recreation Program lottery registration beginning Friday, May 7 thru Wednesday, May 19 at 7 p.m., online at www.las-cruces.org/play  (click on the online registration link), and at the following locations during regular business hours:

  • Las Cruces Regional Aquatic Center - 1401 E. Hadley Ave.
  • Parks and Recreation Administrative Office - 1501 E. Hadley Ave. (By appointment only, call 575/541-2550).

 Drive-Thru Registration will be taking place at the following locations from Friday, 5/7 thru Wednesday, 5/19, between the hours of 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

  • A. Fielder Memorial Safe Haven, 906 N. Tornillo St.
  • Frank O’Brien Papen Community Center, 304 W. Bell Ave.

and also on Saturday, May 15 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at: 

  • Meerscheidt Recreation Center, 1600 E. Hadley Ave.

Registration forms can be picked up, completed, and returned at these locations during days and hours posted.

Participation in the Summer Recreation Program is determined by lottery selection only. Participants who are selected will be notified Thursday, May 20 at 3 p.m. by email or text message. Postings of the winning lottery numbers will be available at the sites listed above and, on our website, http://www.las-cruces.org/1906/Summer-Recreation-Program.

Payment must be received between Thursday, May 20 and Thursday, May 27, at locations listed above during regular business hours or online at http://www.las-cruces.org/play and click on the online registration link.

Any slots that have not been paid for will be open to the public on Friday, May 28, on a first come, first serve basis online at http://www.las-cruces.org/play or at locations listed above during regular business hours.

  • Las Cruces Regional Aquatic Center - 1401 E. Hadley Ave.
  • Parks and Recreation Administrative Office - 1501 E. Hadley Ave. (By appointment only, call 575/541-2550).

 Drive-Thru Registration will be taking place at the following locations from Friday, 5/7 thru Wednesday, 5/19, between the hours of 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

  • A. Fielder Memorial Safe Haven, 906 N. Tornillo St.
  • Frank O’Brien Papen Community Center, 304 W. Bell Ave.

and also on Saturday, May 15 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at: 

  • Meerscheidt Recreation Center, 1600 E. Hadley Ave.

Registration forms can be picked up, completed, and returned at these locations during days and hours posted.

Participation in the Summer Recreation Program is determined by lottery selection only. Participants who are selected will be notified Thursday, May 20 at 3 p.m. by email or text message. Postings of the winning lottery numbers will be available at the sites listed above and, on our website, http://www.las-cruces.org/1906/Summer-Recreation-Program.

Payment must be received between Thursday, May 20 and Thursday, May 27, at locations listed above during regular business hours or online at http://www.las-cruces.org/play and click on the online registration link.

Any slots that have not been paid for will be open to the public on Friday, May 28, on a first come, first serve basis online at http://www.las-cruces.org/play or at locations listed above during regular business hours.

*DATES:                                 
Session I June 1 – July 14 Meerscheidt & Frank O’Brien Papen Centers
Session I June 15 – July 2 Meerscheidt, Hermosa Heights & Sierra Schools 

Session II July 6 – July 30          Meerscheidt, Hermosa Heights & Sierra Schools

*TIMES:                                     
 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

*LOCATIONS:                          

Meerscheidt Recreation Center, 1600 E. Hadley Ave.
Frank O’Brien Papen Community Center, 304 W. Bell Ave. (Participants will move to Hermosa Heights Elementary on 6/15)
Hermosa Heights Elementary School, 1655 E. Amador Ave.
 *Sierra Middle School, 1700 E. Spruce Ave.

*COST:                        
$200/session/child
 *$100 for session I due to late start

*GRADES:                    
Kindergarten – 5 (2020/21 school year)
 (Proof of grade may be required) 

No telephone registrations accepted. For more information, contact the Parks and Recreation Administrative office at 575/541-2550.   

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