STAFF REPORT
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DANVILLE
May 09, 2008 10:48 am
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There are still several openings for the Boys & Girls Club’s summer program.
The club is accepting applications for the 10-week summer program which begins on June 9 and continues through Aug. 15.
The club is accepting applications for 200 members for the program, ages 6–18, breaking into 40 members in each of the following categories: first and second grade; third through sixth; and seventh through 12th grades.
Applicants must be at least 6 years old (by June 9) and entering the first grade to be considered. Applications can be picked up at the club, 850 N. Griffin St.
Parents and or guardians are responsible for transportation. Northeast students will have bus transportation to the club once school resumes.
Regular programming hours will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The early bird cost for the program is $125 for the first child and $75 for each additional child in the same family, to be paid in full by May 16. Late registration cost is $175 for the first child and $125 for each additional child in the same family, to be paid by June 6.
There will be an early drop-off option starting at 7:45 a.m. and a late pick-up option until 6 p.m. Each option is $50 per family for the duration of the program.
During the summer program, members enjoy programs such as SMART (Skills, Mastery and Resistance Training) Moves, which is designed to teach against the influences of drugs and violence, as well as good decision-making skills, and Youth for Unity, which teaches the importance of appreciating diversity.
Other activities include daily building bridges educational exercises, arts and crafts, computer programs, sports and recreation activities, bi-weekly fieldtrips, weekly swimming at Garfield Park Pool and an end of the summer field trip. All activities are included in the initial membership fee.
The club also partners with other local agencies such as the University of Illinois Extension, Boy & Girl Scouts of America and the Women’s Care Clinic to provide supplemental programs to members such as gardening, Boy Scouts, Girls Scouts, knitting/crocheting, abstinence, etc. A hot lunch and snack will be provided daily.
For more information about the summer program, contact Program Director Amy Williams at 446-4315.
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