Dear Hamilton Family Center Volunteers,
Happy (late, but better late than never) New Year! We are up to issue two of our Volunteer Newsletter, and we have tons of new and exciting information to share with you. First and foremost, below you will find our calendar of events for February, including events scheduled for both children and teens. Please do not hesitate to contact the Children's Program Staff if you see any events you are particularly interested in volunteering for, even if they don't fall on your usual night!
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February Calendar
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MONDAY
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TUESDAY
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WEDNESDAY
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THURSDAY
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FRIDAY
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7-8pm
Star Night (HW help) in Room 325
7-8pm Space Night in Playroom
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7-8pm Drawbridge (Art Group) in Playroom
6:00- 8:45 pm PRECITA EYES: MURAL
Project for teens in Rm 325
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7-8pm Healthy Raps in Playroom
7-8:45pm Teen Movie in Teen Room
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12-4pm Teen Sports Field Trip
7-8pm Music Night in the Playroom
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1:00-2:30pm Afternoon Movie in 2nd Flr
Community space
6-7:30pm Family Fun Night: Animal
Assisted Therapy
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7-8pm Star Night (HW Help) in Room 325
7-8pm Jungle Night in the Playroom
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7-8pm Drawbridge (Art Group) in Playroom
6:00- 8:45 pm PRECITA EYES: Teen
Mural Project in Rm 325
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7-8pm Healthy Raps in Playroom
7-8pm Computer Lab ages 8-11 Rm 304 7-8:30 pm Teen Writing Class
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6-7:30pm Valentines Day Party in the
Playroom!
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6-7:30pm Family Fun Night:: Movie Night
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No programming in Honor of President's
Day
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7-8pm Drawbridge (Art Group) in Playroom
6:00- 8:45 pm PRECITA EYES: Teen
Mural Project in Rm 325
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7-8pm Healthy Raps in Playroom
7-8:45pm Teen Movie Night
7-8pm Computer Lab ages 8-11 Rm 304
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6-8pm Paper-Mache ages 8-11 in Rm 325
6-8pm Movie Night for Parents in 2nd Floor Community Area
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6-7:30pm Family Fun Night:: January
Birthday Party!
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7-8pm Star Night
(HW Help) in Room 325
7-8pm Weather Night in the Playroom
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7-8pm Drawbridge (Art Group) in Playroom
7-8pm Adult Craft Hour in 325
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7-8pm Healthy Raps in Playroom 7-8:30 pm Teen Writing Class
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6:30-7pm or 7-7:30pm Mandatory Community
Meeting
7-8 pm Science Night in the Playroom
ages 4-7
6-8pm Cooking Night in Rm 325 ages 8-11
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6-7:30pm Family Fun Night: Bingo!
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What's New?
Busy as ever, HFREC's Children's
Program has made more new changes!
The holiday season, from Thanksgiving to the New Year, was a great success and tons of fun for families and staff. In November, children
wrote letters of thanks to prepare for the holiday and helped to
decorate the playroom with turkeys, pumpkins, and pilgrims. December holidays came along quickly after that and the Children's Program
worked hard to keep the playroom looking and feeling festive with tons
of beautiful decorations and fun holiday-centered activities (even gingerbread house decorating! Yum!).
To top off the holidays, Children's Program had its annual Holiday Party for its families, which was extremely well attended by both volunteers and families! Children participated in fun activities like pin the nose on the snowman, marshmallow bobbing, face painting, and of course, limbo! Children had the opportunity to get their photo taken with Santa and were able to decorate ornaments of their own with their families.
After the holidays, January breezed by and we are already on our way into February! In January, we had the pleasure of adding a new staff person. Renee Coff, who began her work with us as a dedicated Wednesday night volunteer has begun working at Hamilton Family Center as the Children's Program Intern!
For the month of February, Children's Program will be hosting a number of events, both old and new. We are trying our very first Music Night on Thursday February 7th! It should be tons of fun as the kids experiment with rhythm and make instruments of their own! We are also starting a bi-weekly Teen Writing Class
beginning Wednesday, February 13th from 7-8:30 pm where teens will get
a chance to express themselves through the medium of writing--including
poetry, prose, and even some music lyrics!
A fun new February
activity for our 8-11 year olds will be taking place on Thursday,
February 21st, when the kids learn how to perfect the art of Paper Mache! Last, but certainly not least, we will be having a Valentine's Day Party
for our families, when else, but on Thursday, February 14th from 6:00
pm to 7:30! Please come join us for the celebration and show the kids
what love is all about!
Please take a moment to look over our February calendar for more information on any and all events, and let us know if you'd like to sign up for any extra times!
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Save the Date!
To celebrate our volunteers and their dedication to the mission of Hamilton Family Center, we will be hosting a Volunteer Appreciation Event!!
When: April 15th 6:30pm-9:00pm
Where: Picaro at 3120 16th St. (at Valencia)
Who: Volunteers and the staff who greatly appreciate them
What: HFC will cover food (but not drinks:)
Mark your calendars now and join us for the fun.
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Classifieds
HELP WANTED: Teen Job Fair! April 5th, 2008 10:00am-2:30pm
On Saturday April 5th, Hamilton Family Center will be hosting a Teen Job and Resources Fair at the Central YMCA at 220 Golden Gate Ave. If you are interested in learning more about this event or would like to help out, be sure to contact us! We will need help both with set up and break down. Also, if you would like to have a stand, let us know. We could use any time and help you can spare to encourage our teens!
Extra Help
If you are a regular volunteer, and see events on your night that you would like to bring ideas for, please feel free to do so! We welcome your ideas and continued help!
If you are a volunteer for a particular night, but see an activity you would like to participate in that is on another night, please contact us and sign up to help! We welcome your extra help any time!
Skills
Children's Program is looking for volunteers who are interested in sharing an interesting arts and crafts ideas and/or talents with the children. Particularly, we are looking for a yoga instructor to teach our younger children some yoga methods. We are also looking for anyone who specializes in hip hop dance who would be interested in teaching some moves and/or choreography to our children, ages 8-11. We would also welcome any ideas you may have regarding activities and/ or programs and workshops for our teens!
Items
Have any gently used children's clothes you would like to donate? Please let a staff member know!!!
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As always, thank you for all that you do and for your continuous dedication to our families!
Sincerely,
Audrey Muntz, Children's Program Coordinator
along with the entire Children's Program Staff
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Volunteer Rules and Reminders:
-Please, always be sure that you are dressed appropriately for volunteering. Don't forget:
A. Wear closed-toe shoes
B. Avoid wearing low cut shirts, innappropriately short skirts and shorts
-Sign in and out of the volunteer binder (purple cover) at the front desk whenever you enter or exit the building!
-While volunteering, wear a name tag. These are available in the front pocket of the volunteer binder.
-Don't be afraid to set limits with the children!
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Volunteer of the Quarter!
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Beth Lemon has been a dedicated and consistent volunteer for the Children's Program. Beth, a longtime and regular Thursday night volunteer, rarely misses a day and always comes with a smile on her face. The children adore her and so do we. She and fellow volunteer, Melea, recently hosted a mask making Mardi Gras activity for our kids. The children made Mardi Gras masks of their very own, sequins and all! It was a great success, and we look forward to the next activity that Beth plans for our kids!
Thank you Beth, and ALL of our volunteers for your continuous dedication!
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