The Verne Cox crew beat the heat making memories and ornaments last Wednesday.

We had a blast the WHOLE week! Verne Cox Recreation Center 

Verne Cox and the thrills of Wheelchair Sports Camp. From basketball showdowns to golfing adventures.

Wheelchair Sports Camp: Tuesday’s events included wheelchair basketball, wheelchair workouts and an outing to Top Golf! Verne Cox Recreation Center

Stunning aerial silk photos captured by an exceptional Verne Cox camper photographer.

More aerial silk photos from our VC camera! One of our campers got to be our photographer at this event, check out her amazing camera skills! 🤩📸 Verne Cox Recreation Center

It was blast on Friday Waterpark Day for the Verne Cox crew living it up at the Strawberry Waterpark.

🌊🛝Friday WATERPARK Day! 🛝🌊 So much fun at Strawberry Waterpark! Huge thank you to our families who came and had a wonderful last camp day with us! 💙 Camp Achieve 2023! Verne Cox Recreation Center

Verne Cox summer camp kids climbing, sliding, rinse and repeat on Empire Day.

🧩🦄 Wednesday KIDs EMPIRE Day 🦄🧩 our AM camp had loads of fun at Kids Empire Pasadena! We played, slid, and climbed all around! ❤️ Verne Cox Recreation Center

Verne Cox carnival fun while they had a splash-tastic Tuesday at camp.

🤡🎡Tuesday CARNIVAL Day 🎡🤡We stayed cool in the pool, we played carnival themed games at stations, painted with sponge bombs, and had a guest painter come in and give us some awesome arm paint! Thank you WOW Party Art for helping make our camp day colorful and fun! 🎨❤️ Verne Cox Recreation Center

Verne Cox is having an Incredible Summer Camp experience.

📸Photo Dump! We are having such an amazing week filled with new experiences and new memories! ❤️👍 Yay, summer camp! Verne Cox Recreation Center

Video: At Verne Cox the Pasadena Hot Wheels softball team is in the Summer swing.

🥎Our “Wheelchair Wind-Up” Wheelchair Softball tournament is in FULL SWING with our Adaptive Recreation Division at the Verne Cox Multipurpose Recreation Center🥎Come on out any time today (Sunday) between 9am-2pm [fb_vid autoplay= “true” id=”1725005011283025″] Verne Cox Recreation Center

From bud to bloom at Verne Cox: Witness the beauty of nature in their Gardening Program.

We held a Gardening Program 👩🏻‍🌾 👨🏽‍🌾 back in March, and our plants are looking beautiful! 🌿 Check out the 6️⃣ different stages of this flower, opening from a bud to fully bloomed. 🌸 🌺Nature is amazing! 🌷 💖 🌻 Verne Cox Recreation Center

Verne Cox staff helping build the new playground at Pasadena Highlands Park.

A few of our Verne Cox staff are out here working hard at the Playground build at Pasadena Highlands Park with KABOOM! and Hancock Whitney! A playground built in a day is a sight to see —- so fun!❤️ There may be a field trip or two in our future!!!😎👍 Verne Cox Recreation Center

More pics from Verne Cox of their trip to the Community Garden yesterday.

🦋We had a great trip to the Community Garden today!!! They learned about bugs, veggies, plants, and even taste tested some of the leaves!🐞🍃To learn more about the City of Pasadena, TX Parks & Recreation’s Vince Bayou Community Garden, visit: http://www.pasadenatx.gov/vbgarden Verne Cox Recreation Center

Don’t put the trash out tomorrow. City’s closed except for emergency services.

REMINDER: All City of Pasadena NON-EMERGENCY offices will be closed on Friday, April 7, 2023 in observance of Good Friday. 🚨Emergency services remain operational. 🚛City sanitation crews will not pick up trash on 4/7/23 🟩There will be no change in Waste Management routes on Good Friday. Verne Cox Recreation Center

Eddie Seman was recognized at the City Council meeting Tuesday for his 12 years of volunteer work at Verne Cox. Congratulations!

We recognized Eddie Seman Tuesday at the Pasadena City Council meeting! Thank you, Eddie (with Acme DJs), for all of your volunteer DJ services with our Monthly Dances over the last 12+ years! (Photos By the City’s Photographer, Stanley White) Verne Cox Recreation Center

Verne Cox Family Fun Night has been canceled for tonight.

‼️ HEAD’S UP ‼️ Family Fun Night is canceled for tomorrow night, 3/29. Verne Cox Recreation Center

Verne Cox crew living their best life last Friday for St Patrick’s Day.

During our ☘️PADDY PARTY☘️ on Friday, we played various games for points, went on a Shamrock hunt, won prizes, and had Green Shamrock Floats! 😋💚 Verne Cox Recreation Center

Verne Cox is growing salads from the ground up.

VC is growing!  our Gardening program is planting veggies, berries, herbs, and flowers in our beautiful new greenhouses!  Verne Cox Recreation Center

Verne Cox crew’s Friday dance night, St. Patty themed, brought out the Leprechauns.

Our 💚&💛 dance was something special last night! 🌈 Spirit was on point!⭐️ Smiles were seen!☘️ A Leprechaun was spotted! Thank you to all that came out to dance the night away. 🎶🕺Until next time! 👋 PS- next time is just around the corner 🤩 on Friday, April 14 🗓️ Let’s RAVE!👩🏽‍🎤 🪩 🧑🏻‍🎤 Verne…

The Verne Cox crew bellied up for some BBQ then headed to HLSR.

Rodeo 2023! 🤠🐴 Our group enjoyed a catered BBQ dinner at VC, then headed to the Houston Livestock show and Rodeo! We danced and sang to the New Kids on the Block performance and had such a wonderful time! 🌟 YEEHAW! 🐮🕺💃 Verne Cox Recreation Center

Monday Verne Cox Coffeehouse Crew slid into Bitty and Beau’s in Houston for some coffee fun.

On Monday we took our Coffeehouse Crew to Bitty and Beau’s Houston! ☕️💗 We interacted with the staff, had coffee, smoothies, and cocoa and played conversation games! The staff is so friendly and very loving, thank you Bitty and Beau’s for having our group! We had a blast! 😍🥰🌟 Verne Cox Recreation Center

The Verne Cox crew went day tripping to Houston Interactive Zoo and Aquarium last week.

Last week, our friends took a trip to the Houston Interactive Zoo and Aquarium! 🐟🐒🦒🐍🦆 We had so much fun petting, feeding, and meeting the animals! Afterward, we took a trip to POST Market for dessert and rooftop photos! 🏙🍦 Verne Cox Recreation Center

Verne Cox lit up the runway for their 2023 Fashion Show.

Special thank you to our📸 City Photographer, Stanley White, 📸for capturing such beautiful photos of our 2023 Fashion Show! 🤩 Our runway themes this year were Recycled Items and Formal Wear! Our participants lit up the night with their looks and walks! ❤️✨🔥 Verne Cox Recreation Center

Verne Cox linked up with Maxwell Adult Center in Deer Park for a friendly game of Baggo Baseball.

Fun Friday at Maxwell Adult Center in Deer Park! 🥰 We joined the Maxwell crew for Baggo Baseball, and they joined the VC crew for Reverse Coloring! ⚾️🎨 A special THANK YOU to the folks at Maxwell Adult Center! We appreciate you! ❤️ Verne Cox Recreation Center

Valentine’s strike a pose at Verne Cox Recreation Center.

Valentine’s Photoshoot! Our friends had a LOVELY time striking a pose during our Photoshoots program! 😍❤️ Verne Cox Recreation Center

Verne Cox held a Color Craze party this morning.

Today’s morning program was Color Craze!Coloring books are really cool, but we played the Reverse Card today ↩️ We found books filled with color and WE drew in the lines 🤩 Check it out! Verne Cox Recreation Center

Verne Cox Photoshoots program striking a pose.

Pictures from week one of our Photoshoots program! Our friends are natural super models! 📸🤩❤️✨   Verne Cox Recreation Center

Goods times and turn out Friday night at Verne Cox with their Sensory Open Gym program.

Thank you to all that came out Friday evening for our Sensory Open Gym program! We counted at least 44 participants and family members, all having a blast with various sensory experiences. Verne Cox Recreation Center

Video: Verne Cox Partiers Finding Their Groove at The Adaptive Dance Program

[fb_vid autoplay= “true” id=”1393456141480331″] Verne Cox Recreation Center The Verne Cox Adaptive Dance Program is held at the Pasadena Community Center. The program is designed to provide individuals with disabilities the opportunity to express themselves through dance, and to interact with others in a fun and encouraging environment. The program is open to all ages,…

Peaceful mornings at Verne Cox utilizing Youtube for Yoga.

Peaceful morning workouts during Youtube Yoga! 🧘‍♀️🙏🧘‍♂️😌 Verne Cox Recreation Center

Baking bigly over at Verne Cox’s Cake Bake program yesterday for Christmas.

We’ve got some bakers here at VC! Our Cake Bake program was a SWEET success! 🎂😋 We decorated Christmas inspired cakes and gingerbread cookies! ❤️🎁🤶🏼🎄 Verne Cox Recreation Center

Verne Cox got into in the Holiday spirit with a Galveston style day trip.

VC is getting in the Holiday spirit 🎄❤️🎅🏽. Our Galveston day trip was loads of fun! We visited Moody Gardens Iceland 🧊🥶, and Festival of Lights🎄! We even had time for a walk on the beach 🏖. Enjoy! 🎁 Verne Cox Recreation Center

Verne Cox pictures from their Galveston Day Tripping.

Additional pictures from our Galveston Day Trip outing! 🎄🎁🧊🥶🎅🏽 Verne Cox Recreation Center

Verne Cox’s Monthly Dance Heroes and Villains is tonight Friday Nov 18th 6:15pm 🕺

Come see us tomorrow evening at our Monthly Dance! Doors open at 6:15pm & we start dancing at 6:30pm 😄 Verne Cox Recreation Center

Verne Cox is had a small party for the World Series Champs today at 12pm 🧡

🧡💙🧡💙 Whoohoo!! World Series Champs! Today at 12:00pm, we will be having a small celebration in the gym to watch the Astros Parade. ⚾️ 🏆 Stop in to sign our VC 2022 World Series ball, and grab a cupcake. Way to go Houston! 💙🧡💙🧡 Verne Cox Recreation Center

Last weekend the Verne Cox Center partied at Parks and Recreation’s annual Monster Mash 🔮

🎃 This past weekend, friends of the Verne Cox Center participated in the City of Pasadena, TX Parks & Recreation annual Monster Mash Halloween event! 🔮🧛🏽‍♂️ ⏰ An “Early Entry” opportunity helped these friends & their families enjoy the all the games and receive prizes, without the long wait times, crowds of people, or loud…

In April, four friends at Verne Cox participated in an Autism Awareness Panel Discussion. Sergeant McGee found the video helpful and honored the friends plus using the info in training for other leaders within the Army 👊

In April, four of our friends participated in an Autism Awareness Panel Discussion that was recorded! Last week, those four participants received Certificates of Appreciation, as well as badges and pins from Seargent McGee of the United States Army! As an Equal Opportunity Leader, Seargent McGee found the Autism Awareness Panel Discussion Video helpful in…

Verne Cox got extra creative at their Family Pumpkin Party last night 🎃

🎃 Family Pumpkin Party 🎃 Last night, everyone had a blast carving/painting pumpkins! We had snacks, witches brew punch, and candy! Wait, how do you fix a hole in your pumpkin?? With a pumpkin patch!! 😂😂 Verne Cox Recreation Center

Verne Cox made some vampire donuts and bandaid spooky snacks in today’s program 🩸

🎃 SpOoKy SnAcKs 🎃 In todays program, we made 🧛🏽‍♂️VAMPIRE DONUTS 🍩 and BANDAIDS 🩹🩸 Scary to look at, but fun to eat! 😋 Verne Cox Recreation Center

Verne Cox Recreation Center had a great day trip to Dewberry Farm 🌾

Dewberry Farm Day Trip! 🚜🌾🎃🐓 We had so much fun flower picking, walking through pumpkin hallow, visiting the farm animals, jumping, sliding, and exploring the farm! ❤️ Verne Cox Recreation Center

Just two more Open Swim opportunities for Verne Cox registered participants that have 2022 paperwork on file 🤽‍♀️

🤽‍♀️ 🏊‍♀️ 🤽🏾‍♂️ There will be 2 more Open Swim opportunities for Verne Cox registered participants that have 2022 paperwork on file! Check your program calendars for dates & times. 🗓 📌 We’ve had a blast hanging out in our beautifully renovated pool this year! 🌞🛟 Verne Cox Recreation Center

Get spooky at the next Verne Cox Halloween Dance Friday Oct 14th 6:30-8pm

Come join us for the October Dance! 5200 Burke Verne Cox Recreation Center

Verne Cox Friday night Neon Glow Dance Sept 9th 6:30-8pm 🎉

THIS Friday! Bring your brightest Neon & Glow gear, let’s dance! 🥳 5200 Burke Verne Cox Recreation Center

Verne Cox’s Recreation Center’s Wheelchair Basketball Tournament 2022 Shootout images 📷

A special thank you to our City Photographer, Stanley White, for these amazing photos from our 2022 3 on 3 Shootout Wheelchair Basketball Tournament! 2022 Shootout – Wheelchair Basketball Tournament – TX Verne Cox Recreation Center

The Wheelchair Softball World Series got under way today, and our Hotwheels are there to represent 🥎

Today starts the Wheelchair Softball World Series! When we say let’s go, you say Hotwheels! 🥎 LET’S GO…… Follow the updates from the tournament website at: https://wheelchairsoftballws.com/ Our Adaptive Recreation Division’s Wheelchair Softball Team, with a sponsorship from TIRR Memorial Hermann, is heading to Chicago to compete in the Wheelchair Softball World Series tournament! Gooooooooo…

Verne Cox’s summer fun at the 2nd Camp Strive session with a Magic Show, Discovery Green, Arcade Games and it’s just hump day 🎳

We’ve started the week strong in our 2nd Camp Strive session 👍🏼👍🏽👍🏾 Monday brought us an amazing Magic Show 🎟🤹🏼and Tuesday was spent touring Discovery Green 🌇🗺 & playing hundreds of Arcade Games 🎳🎮🎸🏎 Verne Cox Recreation Center

Verne Cox’s been busy at Camp Strive but the fun in the sun is now posted. 🌞

We’ve been so busy in Camp Strive that pictures are just now hitting Facebook! What a week it’s been 😎 Verne Cox Recreation Center

This Saturday is Adaptive Swimming only at Strawberry Water Park 2-4pm 💦

💦THIS SATURDAY – Adaptive Swim @ Strawberry Water Park!!! 2-4pm❤ Address: 1114 Parkside Dr, Pasadena 77504 Verne Cox Recreation Center

Verne Cox Center’s July Dance looked like a blast 🇺🇸

Thank you to all those that attended our July Monthly Dance. Look at all that Red, White, & Blue out on the dance floor! ❤️🤍💙 Next Dance: Friday, August 12th, 6:30-8:00pm. Dance Theme: Disney! 🧞‍♂️🧜‍♀️💃🏰🤖 Verne Cox Recreation Center

Verne Cox 2022 Camp Achieve participants had a blast this week and covered a lot of ground. 🚀

2022 Camp Achieve! This week has been a blast! We have explored different animals, the ocean, and nature! Our AM group visited The Play Space Houston, and our PM group got to jump around at Jumping World! 🤩🥳 Verne Cox Recreation Center

Today Verne Cox wind down their Camp Climb fun.

Today was the last of our Camp Climb fun. 🥳 We loved spending this week reuniting with campers of past summers AND getting to know our new friends!! So many memories were made, and it’s safe to say a great time was had by all. 🫶🏼 Verne Cox Recreation Center

Summer Camps at Verne Cox have been rolling out the big guns for the best times ever. 🌞🌊🍦

We kicked off Summer Camps again this week and couldn’t be more excited about it! Here are some of the things we’ve been doing in Camp Climb: swimming, making dog and cat food bags, visiting the Pasadena Animal Adoption Center, playing games, doing science experiments, making crafts, meeting High School basketball players, exploring BIG vehicles…

Verne Cox’s July Monthly Dance will get down Friday July 8th 6:30-8pm

Our July Monthly Dance will take place on Friday, July 8th!! Hope to see everyone there! Verne Cox Recreation Center

Dance fever again at Verne Cox’s Digital Dance Friday night June 10th 6:30-8PM

🎮📱🖥👾 Ready for another dance?! Come out tomorrow night for our DIGITAL DASH Dance! All things digital: Video Games, Movies, Electronics, etc. See you there! 🎮📱🖥👾 Verne Cox Recreation Center

Great video from Verne Cox and crew. Autism Awareness – A Panel Discussion. 👊

Verne Cox Recreation Center

The annual Wheelchair Wind-up softball competition is held at Verne Cox in Pasadena and attracts participants from all around Texas. 🥎 📺

🥎Wind-Up is one of our favorite events and it made the news!! *happy dance*   Wheelchair athletes from across Texas hold softball tournament in Pasadena Verne Cox Recreation Center

Wheelchair Wind-Up starts tomorrow at Verne Cox Saturday May 28th

Hey Hey Everyone! Wheelchair Wind-Up starts TOMORROW!! ⚾️🤩 COACHES/CAPTAINS- we have line up cards for you to fill out & give to the scoretable 10 MINS before each game! 🫡 See flier below for wheelchair check out details and schedule for the whole weekend. Stay tuned to our Facebook page for updates regarding weather/schedule changes.…

Veronica with Verne Cox is the best at helping others at the center and #1 in charcuterie board building. 🎖️

We have some really special people helping us out daily at Verne Cox. Please meet Veronica, our Custodian. Veronica always takes time to talk with our Participants and get to know their interests, all while keeping our building in tip top shape. Today was no different 😀 Veronica made and brought in this AMAZING charcuterie…

City’s landscaping crew planted Verne Cox’s Sensory Garden. Salad and thyme grilled chickens for days. 🍅

🍅SHOUT OUT to the City’s Landscaping Crew one more “thyme”!! Everyone needs to “romaine” calm! 😂🌿This crew planted a Sensory Garden for us…. and it is ready to pick, eat, and smell!! Look at these progress pictures from planting day until now!! 🌾We enjoyed smelling and tasting the different items — So cool!! Verne Cox…

Verne Cox Piratepalooza Dance this Friday May 15th 6:30pm. Only $1 Admission 🏴‍☠️

Rrrrrrr! Shiver Me Timbers! 🏴‍☠️⚔️ Join us for PIRATEPALOOZA this Friday!! $1 Admission. Wear closed-toe shoes. Minimal lighting in gym! VC staff are not directly supervising any participant. Come have fun — all ages!🎉🏴‍☠️ Verne Cox Recreation Center Verne Cox Recreation Center

Hey hey!! Verne Cox 2022 Wheelchair Windup Softball Tournament info

Hey hey!! Here is our 2022 Wheelchair Windup Softball Tournament Hotel Information!! Tournament Dates: May 28-29, 2022 Tournament Location: Verne Cox Multipurpose Recreation Center 5200 Burke Rd. Pasadena, Texas 77504 Registration Information: $75 per team if registered by 4/22, with shirts $100 if registered by 4/29, with shirts FINAL DEADLINE: $100 by 5/6, NO shirts…

Verne Cox prom night! Heading out for dinner, pictures, then dance then night away!

PROM NIGHT!! Heading out for dinner and pictures…then, back for the Prom Dance @ 630pm! Thanks to @madisonjobeseniorcenter for loaning us vehicles 🚗!! Verne Cox Recreation Center

Verne Cox knows how to party. Join them for their Family Fun Nights happening every Tuesday in April! 🥳

Hey families! Ready to have some fun together this month?! Come out to one of our Family Fun Nights happening every TUESDAY night in April at 6 – 7:45pm! 🥳✨ Here is our flier of Family Fun we have going on this month‼️❤🤩 5200 Burke Verne Cox Recreation Center

Last Verne Cox Live at 5 meeting is this Thursday Apr 7th. If not see you in September.

Looking to join the VC fun?! 🤩 Join us at our LAST Live @ 5 Event until September!! The meeting happens ‼️THURSDAY APRIL 7TH‼️ Come on out and get the information you need to become a member of the Verne Cox Center! 🥳⭐️🌈 See our flier below for more details ⬇️😎 Returning or New to…

Double up the egg hunts! Verne Cox Adaptive Egg Hunt is next Saturday Apr 9th 2022 10-12pm!

🐰Mark your calendars for the Adaptive Egg Hunt! The VC Staff will be at Towery Field from 10a-12p. 🐇 Breakfast available at 930am. 📍Saturday, April 9📍10a – 12p (anytime during that slot)📍Strawberry Park Baseball Fields *Towery Field* Vern Cox Recreation Center

Vern Cox Spirit Week is April 4th-8th. Have some fun and join them in getting ready for their prom dance! ✨

We’ve got SPIRIT! 🥳 VC Spirit Week is April 4-8. Join us in getting ready for our OUT OF THIS WORLD Prom dance on Friday! 🌎✨🪐💫 Check the bottom left corner for a cheat sheet on what each spirit day requires! 😉 Vern Cox Recreation Center

This Thursday Mar 31st 3pm Sunset Park – All-Abilities Playground is having their ribbon cutting party! ✂️

😍We hope to see you there THIS THURSDAY!!🎀 ✂️Come cut the ribbon 🎀and help us officially open this new👩‍🦼 INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND for people of all abilities!🏃‍♂️ Everyone is invited to join us on Thursday, March 31 @ 3pm❗️Thank you to BCI Burke Playground Equipment and fun abounds for design and construction! 914 W Hart 281.487.1755…

Get ready for the Adaptive Egg Hunt! Vern Cox Staff will be at Towery Field Saturday Apr 9th 10-12p. 🐰

🐰Mark your calendars for the Adaptive Egg Hunt! The VC Staff will be at Towery Field from 10a-12p. 🐇 Breakfast available at 930am. 📍Saturday, April 9 📍10a – 12p (anytime during that slot) 📍Strawberry Park Baseball Fields *Towery Field* Vern Cox Recreation Center

Vern Cox is hiring for summer camps. Email to find out how to apply. 📨

The Verne Cox Multipurpose Recreation Center provides programming and summercamps for children and adults with disabilities.We are hiring outgoing and motivated summer staff for June 13 – July 29 (ages 16+)! You willget to know, work with, and provide assistance for a camper with a disability, while goingon outings, swimming, playing gym games, making crafts,…

Much appreciated Speedy Artis from The Harlem Globetrotters for spending your Spring Break with Pasadena! 🏀📺

Thank you to the Harlem Globetrotters  Speedy Artis for spending your Spring Break with us! We had a blast hearing your stories and shooting hoops with you! City of Pasadena, TX Parks & Recreation Verne Cox Multipurpose Recreation Center Vern Cox Recreation Center