About CIR
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Within these pages you will find cutting edge programming and exciting stories and opportunities. We dare you to step out and try something different and adventurous.
COMMUNITY...
Our community is you! CIR facilitates recreational activities in Calhoun County for people of ALL abilities, ALL ages, ALL ethnicities, ALL incomes levels, and ALL genders...ALL people.
CIR is like my family!
-ETC ARTS Studio Participant and Instructor
INCLUSIVE...
Inclusion is an attitude, a philosophy, not a "program." Inclusion is accepting and responding to individual needs and differences. The goal is not to make everyone the same; rather to appreciate the uniqueness and look for the gifts and talents of each individual. Inclusive activities benefit everyone involved building social skills, learning from peers, increasing understanding and patience, and improving communication. What participants learn with CIR affects them throughout their life at work, at home, and in the community.
All people deserve the opportunity to live a meaningful life.
RECREATION IS...
Recreation activities are developed by society for the primary purpose of fun and enjoyment: sports, art, entertainment, free time, etc. Recreation contributes to a full and meaningful life - a life worth living - by providing individual freedom, choices, new opportunities, and challenges.
CIR gives meaning to 'the dash' between the year you were born and the year you die. Without CIR many peoples' 'dashes' - their lives - wouldn't mean anything. It's all about what you do with that dash.
- CIR participant and volunteer
