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Some will take up only an afternoon or evening; others

can be spread over several months. Some will appeal

to a special age group; others to a wide range of ages.
Most are on a commmity-wide scale, but some may be
carried on by volunteers within organizations to which
they already belong.

First are listed activities for the average commmnity;
then activities especially needed in industrial defense
areas; then activities suitable for training camp communities.
These suggestions may aid the local Defense Recreation
Committee to map out a successful program, and the indi-
vidual volunteer to find his or her niche in the larger
scheme. To be effective saat person and each senlities
must be an organic part of a Defense Recreation Committee.
All people of good will in the community should work
together,

Program Leadership

Since the range of recreation for various age and interest
groups is practically unlimited, anyone who has a skill
and can impart it to others, may be a successful. program
leader in such fields as;

Athletics, ranging from highly organized games of foot-
ball, through swimning, boating, canoeing, iife-saving,
aquatic games, skating, tennis, etc. to the Slmpie ac-

tivity of hiking. (See aiso Work witn Young People,
pp. pownan!

Music, instrumental and choral.
Painting and Sculpture.