Pitch, Hit and Run Brings Back Baseball Skills Competition June 4

The Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit and Run Competition is back! This FREE competition for boys and girls ages 7-14 years old consists of three stations (pitching, hitting, running), with each station scored by Livonia Parks and Recreation staff.

Stop by Bicentennial Park Diamonds 2-3 anytime noon-4 p.m. Saturday, June 4, to test your skills. Aim for the strike zone with six pitches, hit three balls off a tee and see how fast you can get from second base to home plate. The three challenges can be completed in 15-30 minutes. Based on their scores from the categories, participants will have the opportunity to advance to the team championship held at an MLB stadium (2021 was in Comerica Park). Visit Livonia.gov/421 for details or to register through MLB.

Garden Club Plant Sharing Event Saturday is Open to All

Join the Livonia Garden Club for their annual plant sharing 9-10 a.m. Saturday, May 21, near the Simmons-Hill House at Greenmead Historical Park.

Everyone is welcome to come and share perennials, annual seeds, houseplants and even pots, tags and yard art. There is no charge. The event is a "plant sharing" and not a "plant exchange." Everyone is encouraged to come and take plants whether or not they have anything to share. The club asks people bringing items to share to pot them (plastic pots, bags, etc.) and label, if possible. Garden Club members will assist with plant identification for people bringing in "unknown" plants from their yards.

The plants will be placed on various tables for "sun," "shade," "houseplants," etc. with the assistance of Garden Club members. There will also be a table for free garden-related items. For more information, call (734) 679-2527.

Green Spring/Summer Registration Banner Outside The Rec

Summer Class Registration Opens Week of May 23

And just like that, summer class registration is here! The 10-week summer session runs June 20-Aug. 28, with registration opening May 23 for Kirksey Recreation Center members, May 24 for Livonia residents and May 26 for non-residents.

Sign up next week to ensure your spot in all your favorite classes, or try out something new. There are dozens of options listed at LivoniaParks.org. You can also check out lists in Connections magazine, too.

Greenmead and Livonia Community Foundation representatives standing together

Thanks!

A big thank you to the Livonia Community Foundation, who recently donated $2,500 toward replacement headstones for the Union/Briggs Cemetery, located behind the Trinity House Theatre on the northwest corner of Six Mile and I-275.

And a big thanks to Bill Brown Ford for $1,000 toward sponsoring our youth scholarship program!

Two Weeks Out

Tue, May 17 – 6:30-8 p.m. Together for Mental Health
Fri, May 20 – 10-11 a.m. Smartphones 101 (Android)
Fri, May 20 – 11 a.m. to noon Smartphones 101 (iPhone)
Fri, May 20 – 6-10 p.m. Kids Night Out (sold out)
Fri-Sat, May 20-21 – 5-9 p.m. Fri, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat. Hunter Safety (sold out)
Sat, May 21 – 9-10 a.m. Livonia Garden Club Plant Sharing
Mon, May 23 – 6 a.m. Summer Class Registration Begins

Sat, May 28 – 9 a.m. Memorial Day Ceremony
Mon, May 30 – 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Kirksey Recreation Center Holiday Hours; Civic Park Senior Center and Greenmead Historical Park offices closed