SOMA Celebrates Women Donation Drive
Join the SOMA community & Girl Scouts on Saturday, March 20 from 12:30 - 4:30 PM for a donation drive in honor of Women's History Month!

Women Helping Women! In honor of Women's History Month, South Orange and Maplewood are teaming up with SOMA Girl Scouts to collect items for organizations that support girls, women and families.

Important items are menstrual products, specifically Ultra Think Super Pads, books in good condition, nonperishable food items and women's new or gently worn clothing (particularly professional/interview appropriate clothes - on hangers please.

The drop off locations are Our Lady of Sorrows parking lot at 217 Prospect St, South Orange and Dehart Community Center located at 120 Burnett Avenue, Maplewood.

South Orange Dolphins Swim Team

About the Dolphins Swim Team
The South Orange Dolphins Swim Team is a fun and competitive swim program for children ages 6-18. The mission of the South Orange Dolphins Swim team is to:

Develop proper stroke mechanics at an early age
Increase self-esteem and motivation, to encourage hard work, goal setting, and goal achievement
Instill the values of dedication, commitment, and good sportsmanship
Provide an environment for our swimmers to reach their potential and have FUN!

The 2021 season dates: June 7th - July 30th.
The season begins in early June, with after-school practices held between 3:30pm-6:00pm, Monday – Friday. On June 28th, the team will transition to morning practices held between 8:00am and 9:30am, Monday-Saturday.
Beginning June 28th, our 6-8 year old swimmers will meet 3 mornings a week: either (1) Monday, Wednesday, Friday or (2) Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. To ensure fair access to the swim team, you may only sign up for one of the groups.

North Jersey Summer Swim League
The South Orange Dolphins are a member of the North Jersey Summer Swim League. The League comprises 20 towns in the North Jersey Area. The league is divided into four 5-team divisions. The goal of the North Jersey Summer League is to introduce the sport of swimming and to foster interest in continued year-round competitive swimming. The League operations may be modified this year due to COVID restrictions.

INFORMATION MEETING for interested parents with questions about the program: Tuesday, March 23 at 7:30 pm via Zoom. Link will be posted on the Dolphin's website.

For more information, please go to https://sodolphins.swimtopia.com.

Registration will open on March 22 at 9:00 a.m.

Summer Playground Camp

...Is still accepting participants to sign up. ALL age groups are still available. Sign up before March 31!
The South Orange Summer Playground Program is open to South Orange residents only and requires a South Orange Resident Recreation Membership. Membership can be obtained online here.

Playground Program registration is available online. However, in order to register online, children must already have a 2021 membership tag AND you must process the Playground Camp registration using the same account already in place with the South Orange Dept. of Recreation. (If you have a membership, you have an account). If you do not know or remember the username and/or password for your current account, please call the Dept. of Recreation for assistance at (973) 378-7754, ext. 2 before attempting to register online.

ABOUT THE SUMMER PLAYGROUND PROGRAM

Fair weather only
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Monday through Friday
June 28 - August 13 (7 week program)
Ages 4 through 8th grade
Please register for the Grade your child will be in NEXT FALL.

The children are separated into groups by age/grade and meet each day in the Meadowland Park area in South Orange. The program provides the children with a variety of planned activities, including games, sports, music, art & special events. While each day is planned, there is time built in for children to just play and enjoy the lazy days of summer, creating their own fun under the supervision of camp counselors.

REGISTER THROUGH OUR CATALOG HERE

Baseball Clinics

Pre-season training for grades 3/4 and 5/6.

This program consists of 4 – 80 min sessions focused on getting the players skills up to speed for the upcoming season, to build up their confidence and have the tools to better learn the game.

Our coaches help players develop the mental and physical skills necessary to be successful player on and off the field. In a sport when succeeding three out of 10 times is considered an all-star skill level, we teach our players that every outcome provides them with tools and information to improve and thrive in baseball.

Coaches will teach proper fundamentals and advanced levels of baseball in a positive environment.

These sessions will reinforce understanding of the game mentally and physically while they have fun and work hard. Instruction specifically tailored for each ability level. The instructors will focus on fielding & hitting, balance, stance, & mechanics for hitting, position specific training and game scenarios.

REGISTER THROUGH OUR CATALOG HERE

SOMA Celebrates Women Donation DriveJoin the SOMA community & Girl Scouts on Saturday, March 20 from 12:30 - 4:30 PM for a donation drive in honor of Women's History Month!

South Orange Dolphins Swim Team

Summer Playground Camp

Baseball Clinics

SOMA Celebrates Women Donation Drive
Join the SOMA community & Girl Scouts on Saturday, March 20 from 12:30 - 4:30 PM for a donation drive in honor of Women's History Month!