Their inclusion program is absolute BS. CARD's smoke in mirrors "inclusion" is solely based on them wanting a pat on the back for offering it. They don't hire qualified personnel and blame the child for not being able to support their needs. Use excuses of not living up to their standards, asking special needs children to be a typical child is already an other reach in itself. I called out their staffing choice that Far Northern was paying for as unfit for my child who is there to try to succeed and my child was removed because he couldn't be a "regular" kid. read more

The creekside rose garden a beautiful place for our daughter's wedding. Taylor and his staff was amazing. Thank you Taylor for all that you did to help make Paige and Scott's wedding a dream come true. Thank to the two young men that worked that day. I highly recommend having that special day at The Creekside Rose Garden. read more

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The CARD staff and venue is INCREDIBLE! This Chico Creekside Rose Garden was a phenomenal place to have a wedding. From the lovely roses that truly set the most beautiful backdrop to the gorgeous wooden beams this venue is a great space for weddings. The venue includes the set up and take down of tables and chairs which alone is a huge financial and stress reduction. The venue worked tirelessly to make us feel welcomed. Leading up to the wedding the staff made sure to address any questions or concerns that we had! I would 100% choose this venue again. read more

Can't say enough good things about the people at C.A.R.D. We recently help a corporate event st Lakeside Pavilion (beautiful setting) and Ed, Taylor and the rest of the staff made the whole process go effortlessly. Thank you Ed! read more

We got married here in their new rose garden and it was absolutely magical. We had our reception in the main banquet room and the decor worked perfectly with our theme. Ed was wonderful during the planning process as I was constantly e-mailing him asking questions and he was in constant communication. It was the most perfect day. read more

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I threw a reunion party at the CARD center and the facility and staff were amazing! The property was the perfect space to mingle and have a great time. Indoors was nice and cool and outside was shaded enough to be comfortable in the hot summer sun! read more

I play women's and co-ed softball, and volleyball, on CARD teams. They do a great job coordinating the schedules, maintaining the fields, organizing the playoff system, etc. I have heard complaints over the years about last minute schedule changes, but I know from experience that there are some very flaky team managers & that CARD does the best they can in dealing with trying to make everyone happy while still stay financially solvent!!! (they are non-profit & I believe they are partially funded by the city of Chico). I have never taken any of their classes, but I give CARD the highest rating for their athletics program. They do a great job. read more

I married the man of my dreams last Saturday, and we couldn't be happier with our choice of the CARD Community Center as our venue. They recently built a BEAUTIFUL rose garden, and we used it for our ceremony. It was perfect. Room for up to 150 seats, but we only had about 60. We used their main hall for our reception, and the staff were great - they set up tables and moved chairs when we needed, and provided a security guard for the event as well. All of the guests loved the venue, and the price was reasonable for us as well! More reasonable than some of the larger, more extravagant venues in Chico. Get in touch with them for your next big event! You won't regret it! read more

Kung Fu through Master Vince is wonderful!!! It's been so great for our children and he's the perfect combo of strict and fun!

USE CAUTION when paying anyone to play on one of the softball teams. I grew up on the softball fields in Chico watching my dad play. CARD is not what it used to be. I paid to play softball this season and due to my work schedule was unable to play before the season even started. I asked the team "manager" for a refund and they refused to pay me back. The managers told me to find two people to replace mine and my boyfriends spot in order to get our money back, when I did they made it extremely difficult. Refusing to let the girl I found play on their team and telling the guy replacement that if they paid me back anything more then $27 that he would be playing Catcher for the season. I called CARD and explained the situation, I emailed the supervisor and left a voicemail and never received a response. I was told by the secretary that CARD doesn't get involved with these things. This is the second time I have been ripped off. CARD needs some type of system to deter people from behaving so poorly and insure that money is being properly handled. I sure do miss how CARD Softball used to be. read more

CARD is run like A dictatorship. I have had a very bad experience the last 2 years. Quick background, I have been involved with CARD progrms for 12 years. Both managed and played on teams. I have never had any problems until last year. It started in a baseball game and there was a play that was clearly the base umpires call and the guy missed the play and started yelling at the home plate unpire. Right then he stopped the game to yell out loud at the home plate umpire. I have never seen anything like it in my 20 years of playing baseball. Very unprofessional. After a series of bad calls made in the field I told him after the game he needed to get his head out of his a**. Not one of my finer moments. After I left the field he went into our dugout and started screaming at my coach. This is adult baseball mind you. Anyway, the next day I get a call from my coach and he said CARD wanted to suspend me for threatening the umpire and that I need to call the office because they wanted to hear my side of the story. I called and talked to a guy that already had his mind made up of my suspension. That umpire went back to his boss and told him that I said I was "going TO KICK HIS HEAD UP HIS A**." I had no defence it was his word aginst mine. I got a 2 game suspension along with Rick. ( The base umpire ) This year he has an axe to grind. He is out to get me and my team. I have never been one to beleive one player or one guy can lose a game. I mean it when i say we have lost 3 games this season because of this guy. In short, he made a call this last game that took a win away and ended the game in a tie. After the bad call I told our pitcher to play his game and not to let these jokers win them the game. Rick told me I needed to shut up. I looked at him and told him not to talk to me like that. He threw me out of the game. My team was angry, and we were all confused as to why I was getting kicked out. Our manager came out and was asking why I was getting kicked out. All he could say was "unsportsman like conduct" I have never heard such a thing. I left the game and went to the parking lot. After the game my brilliant wife went up to Rick with video and have him caught in a lie and contradicting himself. That video will be released in my interview with Chico ER next week. Rick seen me in the parking lot afterwards and told me "nice game" with that smile we all know. He sent me off the deep end with that snide comment. Needless to say I got a message from my coach the next day saying I was suspended and to call the office because they want to hear my side. They can read my side on here and hopefully in the news paper. There is one guy that sits in the office and is making all the disciplinary decesions strictly off of what his employees say? I already know my word means nothing. Does he forget who pays his salary? Who is he accountable to? read more