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SEP-DEC 2025 Activity and Program Guide
It's live here on the website!
Our September–December 2025 Activity and Program Guide is officially in the mail — so keep an eye on your mailbox!
Even better, the guide is now live on our website in a brand-new interactive flip book format. You can easily flip through pages right on your screen, download a copy to your device, and even click directly from the guide to register for classes in just one step.
From fall sports and fitness to aquatics, senior activities, youth programs, and family fun, there’s something for everyone to enjoy this season.
Elevate Your Every Day: Eat Well
3rd Video in Series
Our third installment of Elevate Your Every Day explores the power of good nutrition and how it impacts our daily lives.
Eating healthy is one of the most powerful choices you can make for your overall well-being. A balanced diet fuels your body with essential nutrients—vitamins, minerals, proteins, healthy fats, and complex carbohydrates—that support energy, growth, and repair. When you nourish your body properly, you strengthen your immune system, improve focus and mood, and reduce the risk of certain chronic diseases.
Important Update
New Convenience Fees for Credit/Debit Transactions Begins September 15, 2025
As part of Desert Recreation District’s ongoing efforts to provide high-quality programs and services to our community, we want to inform you about an upcoming change to our payment process.
What’s Changing?
Starting September 15, 2025, the following convenience fees will apply to credit/debit card transactions:
The following DRD Facilities are Cooling Centers
Beat the heat in a cool facility
Palm Desert Community Center
Monday – Friday
6 am –9 pm
Saturday
9 am – 2pm
Mecca Community Center
Monday-Thursday
9am-1pm
North Shore Beach & Yacht Club
Monday-Friday
8am-12 noon & 4pm-8pm
Jerry Rummonds’ Community Center
Monday – Thursday
9am-1pm
Now Hiring for Summer Season
Paraeducators and Recreation Leaders
Do you love working with kids?
DRD wants YOU this summer!
We’re hiring Paraeducators and Recreation Leaders for awesome part-time jobs—perfect for graduating high school seniors and college students (18+).
Make a difference, have a blast, and get paid for it!
Lifeguards Needed!
Ready to make a splash?
Applicants must:
Be age 16 or older.
Possess strong swimming skills.
Pass the American Red Cross Lifeguard course.
Pre-Qualification Workshops Every Saturday
12pm-1pm
Fritz Burns Pool in La Quinta
Lifeguard Courses held:
April 16-18 Cathedral City High Pool
April 23-25 Pawley Pool
April 25-27 Pawley Pool
May 16-18 Pawley Pool
Course fee: $250, scholarships available
