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News & Notes
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Lead by Example
Cierra Richmond, is a work-study student at the Shawnee Club. She attends Brown-Mackie College and is working towards a degree in Pharmacy Technology. Cierra helps out at the Club several hours each week with her main area of focus on teens. Pictured below, Cierra helps Club member, Tammerick, complete an online financial aide application for college.
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Volleyball Lessons
Volleyball lessons started in February at the Shawnee Club! Club staff along with volunteers from the community are teaching Club kids the basic rules and techniques of the game. Shawnee Club kids are having a blast being active while learning a new sport!
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Meet Jayden B.! He is 6 years old and attends the Shawnee Club. He has been full of energy from the first day he walked through the door. You can find Jayden playing in the gym, coloring the sidewalks with chalk or goofing around with his Club friends. Shanta M., Club work-study student said it best that “to be around Jayden is a joy. You can always count on him to give you a good laugh.”
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 Under the guidance and leadership of Santanna Lea, Shawnee Club Attendance Clerk, the Shawnee Club launched a monthly newsletter! Club members help contribute stories and photos about their Club experiences. The newsletter highlights inspirational quotes, birthdays, Club kids and programs. Click here to read the Shawnee Club October newsletter!
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Parent Appreciation Dinner
The Shawnee Club hosted a special night to give thanks to Club parents on Nov. 18. Entertainment was provided by the Jamey Aebersold Jazz Band. Two Club kids joined the band for one song! Jamey is an award winning jazz musician and provided a sensational vibe to the celebration.
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The Shawnee Club kicked off their ACT preparation courses in September. Long time volunteer, Keith Jones will be leading the classes till the end of May 2012. Each participant’s school grades and ACT scores will be tracked. We want to help prepare our Club members for success!
Click here for more information about the five key elements for positive youth development.
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New Nutrition Classes
Every Friday Club members learn about nutrition with Shawnee Club’s chef, Alexandria Vincent. Classes include oodles of fun games and prizes. The kids are very thrilled about the opportunity to prepare foods in the newly renovated kitchen.
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This year the Shawnee Club provided over 90 kiddos with supplies to start school off on the right track. The annual School Supply giveaway party included a game of kickball, basketball and several fun board games. The Club kids also enjoyed some delicous treats! Fun was had by all!
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The Shawnee Club is helping reduce the number of kids that cannot read at grade level through the Every 1 Reads program. This summer 86 Club members participated in the program and 26 were teens!
Did you know that approximately 9,000 students enrolled in Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) cannot read at grade level? By implementing the Every 1 Reads More initiative, we are hopeful to make a huge impact in the lives of these children.
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Art Anyone?
What fun experiences our Club kids are offered on a regular basis, not the least of which take place in our Art Rooms! Recently, Shawnee Club members created ceramic masterpieces with help from local artisan, Susan Hatcher. Special thanks to the Kentucky Museum of Art & Craft for their partnership with the Shawnee Boys & Girls Club. And thanks to the Norton Foundation for helping make this partnership possible!
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Shawnee Club members were left in stitches by volunteers from The Speed Youth Apprentiship Program on June 29th and 30th. The Speed Art Museum’s program involved skits by the volunteers as well as lessons in stitching and quilting. Club members each created their own quilted square and canvas bags using their new patterning and stitching skills.
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On June 14th, the Shawnee Club kicked off its Every 1 Reads Summer Reading Program. It's designed to provide members with support, resources and encouragement to continue their reading during the summer and to keep them on track for school in the Fall. Participants will take at least 3 fieldtrips a month to local libraries and book stores to facilitate their hunger for more books! With this program, 70% of participants will read at least 10 books over the summer. This summer the Shawnee Club is really preparing Club kids for great futures.
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E. Leland Taylor Park (aka Jewell Park)
317 N. 38th Street
Louisville, KY 40212
Phone 502.774.5437
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