SUNY Potsdam Athletic Department Hosts Family Day at Maxcy Hall

POTSDAM, NY (12/04/2014)(readMedia)-- The SUNY Potsdam Department of Athletics will open Maxcy Hall for a Family Day event on Saturday, Dec. 13 from 1 to 5 p.m.

Together with their caregivers, children can engage in interactive play, get some exercise and have wintertime fun. Members of the Bears Women's Lacrosse team, along with other SUNY Potsdam athletes, will host families and lead activities throughout the afternoon.

Activities will include open skate hours in the newly renovated Bears Ice Arena from 1 to 3 p.m., followed by open swim time at the Maxcy Pool from 3 to 5 p.m., as well as organized games throughout the day in the Field House.

Children will be able to burn off steam with activities such as kickball, knockout, basketball, relay races, a cannonball contest and wintertime arts and crafts. Concessions will open at 4 p.m.

The entry fee is $5 per person, and anyone wishing to stay for the 5 p.m. Women's Ice Hockey game against New England College may attend the game free of charge.

For more information or to pre-register, visit clear.potsdam.edu or contact SUNY Potsdam's Center for Lifelong Education and Recreation by email at clear@potsdam.edu, or by phone at (315) 267-2167.

Founded in 1816, and located on the outskirts of the beautiful Adirondack Park, The State University of New York at Potsdam is one of America's first 50 colleges. SUNY Potsdam currently enrolls approximately 4,300 undergraduate and graduate students. Home to the world-renowned Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam is known for its handcrafted education, challenging liberal arts and sciences core, excellence in teacher training and leadership in the performing and visual arts. Empowered by a culture of creativity, the campus community recently launched Take the Lead: The Campaign for Potsdam, which aims to raise $27 million by the College's bicentennial in 2016.

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