Community/ After-School

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Community/After-School

• Washington/Wilkes County,
• Georgia

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We are here!
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HOLLIDAY PARK
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We are adding a caretaker, Restrooms, a pavilion
and a courtesy dock total cost of 40-50,000
for materials only labor free.
Money is coming from SPLOST Tax. Labor is being
provided through Prison labor local state
prison.
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REESE BOOKER CENTER

• ONE OF OUR FIVE
• AFTER -SCHOOL SITES
• PRESENTLY HOLDING
• SUMMER CAMP FOR 175-200 SUMMER CAMPERS
• AGES 5-15

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Summer Camp is funded totally through Grant funds
through the Wilkes County Community Partnership.

• Younger teens are preparing for parents night to
  be held Thursday night.

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The kids are taught several lessons at once how
to organize a project how to start a business
and sell the product - how to manage their money
they use math skills to make it sound they
must be physically fit to use the equipment and
they must get along well with each other!!!
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• Food and Nutrition is one of the elements of the
  Summer Camp. The Food Pyramid is part of the
  challenge and food safety is emphasized!

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The Summer Camp averages around 175 kids per
day!!!
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The older teens even learned how to change oil,
filters and schedule maintenance and manage
money!!!
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The Camp Staff were students just a few short
years ago!!!
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LIBERTY STREET PARK
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10,000 Private donation for equipment, 10,000
from the City and about 5,000 from Parks Rec.
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All labor was donated from Kiwanis Club and
individuals from the community.
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Washington-Wilkes Parks Rec Department
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New Soccer field 1 We have about 150 kids in
the program now and they play twice per year
Spring and Fall programs.
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Football and Track FieldWe have about 120 kids
in Football and 100 kids in basketball, 30 Girls
in Cheerleading.
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New Baseball Field Full size We have about 300
kids in T-ball to Sr. League
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Future home of Soccer Field 2.
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Future Home of Tennis Court (Poles already lying
on ground!)
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Activities Building with Restrooms
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St. Josephs BuildingFuture Continuing Ed.
Building
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Ashley Park Baseball Park
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Three Baseball Fields
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Three different size fields
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Walking Track and Nature Trail at the Primary
School
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Walking Track and Nature Trail at the Primary
School
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Washington-Wilkes Primary School

• New Renovations

• New Playground Equipment

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No more running up Down the Hill for recreation
fun!!!!!
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Second Grade Nutrition Class
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Breakfast week at the school lunch rooms.
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The High School does a Health Fair each year and
all students and faculty participates!The Food
Service dietician is an excellent partner!!!
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We were asked to be part of the group who put
together the schools Foods Nutrition and
FitnessWellness plan we felt this was an
honor to serve with this committee.
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Kids Cooking school big success!!!
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We are fortunate to have a Pediatricians who
volunteer to help!
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Art contest at Hospital.
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Summer art contest.
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Trying new recipes in the grocery stores -
Also grocery stores as a walking track!
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Fitness Nutrition Classes
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Wendys gave away Turkeys for Thanksgiving at
Healthfair.
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A sugarfree Easter Egg Hunt!!!???!!!
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Rusher Street Rebuild
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From Drugs Crime to Hope and New
Beginnings!!!!!
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Washington-Wilkes Middle High Schools New Home
2009!
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Donna Hardy

• Phone
• 706-678-1362
• Email
• mmhardy_at_nu-z.net