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COMMUNITY NEWS
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You can help support the
West After
School Center
every time you shop at
your local Krogers. It's simple. Just sign up and every time
you shop and have your Krogers Plus Card scanned, a portion of the
amount comes to the West After School Center. Encourage your friends to
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TO USE THE KROGER
COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAM:
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Pick up a copy of the registration form
from the WASC. It has the scanbar code on it.
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Simply take the form to the Customer
Service Desk at your local Kroger store. They will scan it and your
Kroger Plus Card, and with 72 hours a percentage of everything
purchased at Krogers comes to the WASC - between now and April 30,
2010.
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A new partnership coming in August, 2009.
Waldenbooks in the River Valley Mall will
conduct a book drive during which patrons can buy and donate children's
books to the West After School Centers. Watch here for a start date to
be announced soon. Support our local bookstore and our afterschool
programs at the same time. |
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JOIN
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH
Over 30 local residents
attended an
informative community meeting held at the WASC about forming a neighborhood watch. Tim Huston, WASC
Emeritus Board Member, is the driving force in making this community
service become a reality. For more information to learn how you can form
a group in your area,
call Chris Kuttler at 740-653-5678 or Tim Huston at 740-746-8876.
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The West After School
Center is a provider for the Ohio Benefit Bank. If you are in need of
assistance related to childcare, food, health coverage or home energy
needs, please call the WASC at 653-5678 and set up an appointment to do
a quick check to see if you might qualify for help. |
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Our local
Information & Referral of Fairfield County has just received
notice of their designation as a
2-1-1 Call Center!! They have much work to do
switching phone lines to be compatible with
2-1-1, but the bottom line is
hopefully by August, local residents should be able to call
2-1-1 in Fairfield County and
get I&R.
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School Supplies Give-a-Way &
Free Immunizations (spread the word) |
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Community
Healthfest
Saturday, August 8th, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Fairfield Christian Church/Academy, 1st floor
1965 N. Columbus Street
800 packets of school supplies will be given to children (of school age)
in attendance, while supplies last. This all depends on the grant
approval and price availability.
The purpose of the Community Healthfest is to encourage attendees to
participate in health screenings (all free) at the same time as
receiving supplies, giving them some health feedback for healthy
lifestyle changes. Free screenings should include glucose, cholesterol,
vision, hearing, height and weight, color blind test, blood pressure,
bone density and possibly others. Immunizations will be given (as long
as attendees have their records with them) free of charge, thanks to a
sponsor and Fairfield Department of Health.
There will be some inflatable activities out by the playground to
encourage fun exercise. This too, will be free. There is usually a small
child's craft and face painting. The hope is to have fire trucks and
other exploring opportunities for children available.
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Salvation Army
Salvation Army will be
taking applications for school supplies on Thursday, July 16 and Friday
July 17, 2009
9:00am to 11:00 am and 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Salvation Army, 228 Hubert Avenue |
Victory Hill Church
Sunday, August 9th from 3:00 – 5:00 pm at West Elementary, 625 Garfield
Ave
500 Book bags filled with basic school supplies will be given away on a
first come, first served basis
Children receiving the book bags need to be present
No verification is required
There will be carnival games and free food |
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First United Methodist Church will be
supplying book bags filled with basic school supplies to students at
South Elementary
Charity Newsies will be furnishing supplies
to area schools. Please check with the school office for further
details.
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BACK to SCHOOL IMMUNIZATION CLINICS
Children may receive their school shots at no charge!
Sat.,
August 8, 2009 at the Community Healthfest
Fairfield Christian Church
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Fun and Prizes for the Kids!
Follow-Up Clinic
Sat., August 15, 2009
Fairfield Community Health Center
1155 E. Main Street
(Kroger Shopping Mart)
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Bring your child’s shot records. For more information, please ask your
Family Doctor.
Made
possible by United Way of Fairfield County, Lancaster Rotary, Fairfield
Medical Foundation,
the
Community HealthFest, and the Fairfield Department of Health
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SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAM
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PICK a SITE
JOIN US FOR LUNCH
and
EXTENDED SUMMER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES |
WEST AFTER
SCHOOL CENTER IS THE AREA PROVIDER for the
FEED OHIO SUMMER
LUNCH PROGRAM
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Feed Ohio pictures from one of our
existing sites
at South Elementary School |
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The Daily Stats for the Month of June
19 days of service - June 4 thru June
30
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West After School Center - 1161
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Robert K Fox Family Y - 1272
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East
Elementary School - 1521
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Tallmadge
Elementary School
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Cedar
Heights Elementary School - 551
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South
Elementary School - 3000 (included Summer School)
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Medill
Elementary School - 475
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Lancaster
Club Apartments (Sanderson area)
- 454
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River
Valley Apartments - 531
Total for June, 2009 = 9770 lunches
or slightly over 500 per day |
see the program in action HERE |
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The West After School
Center's Summer Lunch Program is supported by a Feed
Ohio grant
from the Governor's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (GOFBCI),
mini-grants from the Children's
Hunger Alliance and Lancaster's First Presbyterian Church, the Lancaster
Sherman Rotary, and the Ohio
Department of Education.
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lunch at the South School site draws an average
of 75 children each day. |
Commendations to Julie and Michael
Bibler for the good work developing and maintaining participation
at this central-city site and engaging kids in social activities and the enrichment
program. |
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SUMMER EXTENDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES |
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SIGN UP NOW!!! |
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Next week is Art Week at the
East Community Learning Center!
Don't miss this great learning opportunity. |
Hey Parents! Think your kids might be
bored after a few weeks of summer vacation? You know they will be
and they'll miss their friends. Help extend their learning this summer
by enrolling in the East Community Learning Center's three week summer
enrichment program at East Elementary School. |
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July 13-17 - Art
July 20-24 - Ancient Egypt
check out this past week's science activities HERE |
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Sessions run from 9:00 a.m. -
11:30 a.m.
Free Lunch available on
East School Playground - see it HERE
Click
HERE to Learn More |
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Mr. Roger Grossenbacher,
a retired
Lancaster High School
teacher,
helps students learn
about and launch rockets
at the East Community
Learning Center
Summer Program.
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Summer Childcare is available at the West After School Center for a
modest weekly or partial week fee.
Sign up now and
enjoy the rest of the summer engaged in a variety of fun learning activities!
free lunch, safe,
air-conditioned, structured learning activities, nurturing staff, fun
outdoor activities, walking field trips.
See our kids computer class time HERE |
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Learning basketball skills with members of the LHS Golden Gales team at
the WASC during the summer childcare program. |
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COMMUNITY
PARTNERSHIPS |
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enjoy this book at your local library |
We thank Connie Smith,
OSU Extension Program Assistant in Agriculture/Natural Resources, for a
follow-up lesson with students in our Early Learning Initiative (ELI)
classes about the nutritious benefits of popcorn. Mrs. Smith and her
Master Gardeners are maintaining a small field of popcorn in our WASC
gardens which will be harvested later this summer and used in another
lesson related to popcorn.
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see Connie Smith's lesson HERE |
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We thank the OSU
Master Gardeners for their great work with a gardens and flowers |
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SPOTLIGHT ON OUR
SUMMER STAFF |
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Julie Bibler
Enrichment
Program Leader
South Elementary
School |
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Julie Bibler is managing
the South School lunch and enrichment program site for the second year,
assisted by her son Michael. During the school year, Julie is the site
director for the after-school program at the West After School Center.
South School is one of our busiest lunch program sites and Julie and
Michael are kept busy when the school is the site for district summer
school, Safety Town and kindergarten camps. The principal and staff of
South School praise Julie for her work with this special program for
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Michael
Bibler
Enrichment
Program Assistant
South Elementary
School |
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Michael Bibler is a
2008 Lancaster High School honor graduate
and has completed one
year of studies at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland with a
4.0 record! This is his second summer to work at the WASC with the
summer lunch program. In addition, Michael works at Lowe's during the
summer months. |
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PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT and COLLABORATION |
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Dr. Jeromey Sheets,
Principal of Cedar Heights Elementary School, and Dr. Paul Young,
Executive Director of the West After School Center, presented a
concurrent session for nearly 50 Ohio principals and attendees at the 52
Annual OAESA Professional Conference and Trade Show this past week in
Sandusky. This resource is also becoming part of a training workshop
being planned by the National Association of Elementary School
Principals and the National AfterSchool Association to promote
collaboration and the development of extended learning opportunities for
children across the country.
published
by School-Age Notes
click
here to see more books and
resources from SAN. |
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FITNESS, NUTRITION and HEALTHY
LIVING for KIDS
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Watch
Healthy
Living for Kids
weekly on the
Lancaster Schools Televison Network |
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The Goals for
our Television Program:
1. Create and sustain a community dialogue
and awareness campaign that helps every individual learn to make healthy
choices about what and how much they eat as well as how much daily
exercise they get.
2. Encourage children to engage in healthy
and productive extra curricular activities at home and at school.
3. Teach families how to prepare meals and
economical family meals and snacks.
4. Showcase the wealth of community
resources and personnel that can help kids and families develop healthy
lifestyles.
5. Demonstrate the positive impact and
benefits that participation in before and after school programs can have
on children's mental health and social development. |
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Hear the Lancaster City Schools
Superintendent, Dr. Denise Callihan, talk about the summer lunch
program HERE. |
Learn about the summer lunch program in Lancaster, meet "kids you should
know" and discover great art ideas you can do with kids at home -- all on the current
playing episode of Healthy
Living for Kids. |
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WASC BOARD OF
DIRECTORS COMMITTEE MEETINGS |
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Healthy Living for Kids Planning Meeting,
Monday, July 20, 10:00
a.m. - 3:00
p.m. at the OSU Extension
WASC Education and Vision Committee Meeting,
Monday, August 3, 10:00 a.m.
WASC Education and Vision Committee Meeting,
Monday, August 17, 10:00 a.m.
WASC Board of Directors Meeting, Thursday,
August 20, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
WASC Education and Vision Committee Lunch with
Principals, Tuesday, September 8, 11:30 a.m. |
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MON
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WED -
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THU-
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FRI -
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ELI Classes, Rm. 1 & 2 -
8:30-3:15
Childcare Program
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ELI Classes, Rm. 1 & 2 -
8:30-3:15
Childcare Program
OAN Licensing Work Group,
10;30-11:30 - Dr. Young
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ELI Classes, Rm. 1 & 2 -
8:30-3:15
Childcare Program |
ELI Classes, Rm.1 & 2
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Childcare Program
Aligning the Learning Day Training - Washington DC - Dr. Young
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Childcare Program |
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| 11:00 a.m. |
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21st CCLC New Grantee Administrator
Orientation,
1:00-2:30 |
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THU-
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FRI -
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| 6:00 a.m. |
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Childcare Program
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ELI Classes, Rm. 1 & 2 -
8:30-3:15
Childcare Program
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ELI Classes, Rm. 1 & 2 -
8:30-3:15
Childcare Program
NAA
Board of Directors Meeting Washington DC - Dr. Young
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ELI Classes, Rm.1 & 2
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Childcare Program
NAA Board of Directors Meeting Washington DC - Dr. Young
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Childcare Program
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Childcare Program
Healthy Living for Kids Committee
Planning Session, 10-3 at OSU Extension |
Childcare Program |
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Childcare Program
Lancaster Festival Begins
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Childcare Program |
| 11:00 a.m. |
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Extended Learning Opportunities Advisory
Comm. Mtg. 10-2, Columbus |
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CONTACT US |
To learn more about
activities at the specific program sites sponsored the West After School
Center, contact:
Mrs. Julie Bibler, Site
Administrator - West After School Center, 620 Garfield Avenue,
Lancaster (740-653-5678)
jbibler@westafterschoolcenter.org
www.westafterschoolcenter.org
Mr. Rob Libbee, Site
Administrator, East Community Learning Center, 751 East Wheeling
Street, Lancaster (740-687-7197)
rlibbee@eastsidecfs.org
www.eastsidecfs.org
Mr. Moses Garcia, Site
Administrator, Cedar Community Learning Center, 1515 Cedar Hill Rd.,
Lancaster (740-475-8243)
eaglesparrow@earthlink.net
www.cedarclc.org
Tallmadge Community Learning Center, 611 Lewis Drive,
Lancaster (740-475-9229)
westafterschool@westafterschoolcenter.org
www.tallmadgeclc.org
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