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MYC After School Program - November 2018!
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The month of November will bring some great new and old programs to the Youth Center! As the weather gets colder, we will have some great options available to keep kids active indoors! We will revamp our boxing program that was once truly loved as well as add a new program called Alateen! For those interested in a drama and comedy club, there will also be sign ups in the lobby of the youth center for an "Creative Kids Comedy TV Show" group that starts in December! Check out the full calendar for program offerings
here
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The Milford Youth Center has become the focal point for the children of Milford. It hosts many different activities and events throughout the year for the youth of Milford and/or the Milford Schools. The Milford Youth Center's after school program is open for youth ages 8-18, free of charge, from 2-6 pm, Monday through Friday (check monthly calendar, website and social media for any changes due to weather, holidays or vacation weeks).
All Youth members must be picked up by time of closing (unless they walk home).
Pick up is outside of the building on 24 Pearl St. Please visit our
website
for both our
weather policy
and
traffic control plan
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All participants must fill out a
registration form annually to be a member. Once this form is completed and returned to the Center, the member will be provided with a key tag and ID number. (if they are new members to the program). This will be how the Youth Center staff will track attendance. Therefore, all members are required to bring in their key tag in order to enter the facility. If key tag is lost, the Center will charge $1.00 for replacement.
The game room, lounge and gymnasium will be offered daily. There will be structured programs that participants must sign up for to participate in. Members are also able to use our washer and dryer, free of charge during operation hours. The Center also offers a free snack and dinner program, due to the collaboration of CACFP, Hockomock Area YMCA and the Milford School Food & Nutrition Services department.
Volunteers are always welcome to assist with the after-school program or during the morning hours! We are always looking for help during the after school hours, 2-6 PM. You may also run a program/activity during the after-school program. We also need volunteers for our monthly evening events. Please
contact us
here if you would like to volunteer.
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MYC Welcomes a New Program Coordinator and AmeriCorps Member!
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We are so excited to welcome Marissa and Amanda officially to the Youth Center and the community! Amanda joins us as our new full-time Program Coordinator and Marissa is our new
Social Capital Inc.
AmeriCorps member!
"My name is Amanda and I am the new program coordinator here at the youth center! I was raised in Hopkinton, MA where my passion for working kids with was born! I am so excited to m
ake some community ties and to continue the great programs that The Youth Center has to offer, while also adding some new and unique programs to the schedule! In my free time you can find me at Hopkinton State Park with my husband and two golden retrievers or racing dirt bikes all over New England! I look forward to meeting you all! Do not hesitate to contact me if you have a program that you would be interested in seeing on the schedule!"
"My name is Marissa Urella and I'm the new SCIAmeriCorps Youth Leadership Coordinator serving at the Milford Youth Center! I am 21 years old and I'm from Webster, Massachusetts. As the MYC Youth Leadership Coordinator I hope to inspire as many young adults as I can to develop a strong work ethic and a desire to involve themselves in their community through various community-based events throughout the 2018-2019 school year. I also aim to inspire the Youth Council to take action as leaders and inspire younger kids in the community as positive role models."
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The Milford Youth Center is very excited to announce the relaunch of our once loved BOXING PROGRAM! Many thanks to John Geffert and the Ruggiero Family for the generous $1,470 donation from a Golf Tournament that was created in the memory of Branden Ruggiero. Because of community member like them, we are able to start the program this month!
The program will start on November 6
th
, 2018 and will run every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30-4:30PM! Joining us as volunteers are Mark Castiglionie and Shalton Soto! This program is designed for ages 8-18 and will focus on boxing fundamentals and having some fun!
About the volunteers: Shalton was born and raised in Milford, MA! He started martial arts at the age of town and hasn't looked back since! Shalton's goals for the boxing program are to make martial arts more readily available and to help kids fall in love with the sport! His long-term goal is to own his own studio so he can teach as many kids as possible! He loves the golden age of boxing and idolizes Muhammed Ali and Dewan Singh!
Mark Castiglione is a school resource officer, though he does great work with youth in this aspect, he would like to be able to build stronger relationships with the youths of the community and make younger children aware that he is here to help! He was raised in Hopedale, MA and first started boxing in college. He trained at the PAL in Framingham as well as the Worcester YMCA! Through working at the youth center, he hopes to be able to bring boxing to more kids in the area and draw more kids in for after school activities! His goals are to make sure that kids spend their time being productive and not destructive while working towards favorable attitudes and efforts! He considers Mickey Ward and Arturo Ghatti to be his boxing idols!
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Looking for Donations for our After School MYC Thanksgiving Dinner!
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We are reaching out the community to help us prepare a Thanksgiving meal for our After School program on Tuesday, November 20th! Every year, with the help of our MYC Youth Council members, staff prepare a meal full of turkey, sides, desserts and drinks for our After School members. Last year we fed over 100 youth!!!
We are looking to the community (individuals, families, organizations, businesses, restaurants) to donate an item for our meal!?
If you are interested in
participating
, please contact us and we can schedule a time to pick up the item!
Phone: 508-473-1756
Thank you in advance!
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Waters Corp. Invites MYC to Pats Game!
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We would like to thank Waters Corp. and their staff for inviting members of the Youth Center to attend the Patriots vs. Dolphins game! Milford Youth Center staff, along with eight After School members, attended the game at Gillette Stadium! The group was able to enjoy a day full of activities: brunch, games, photos at the Hall of Fame and to meet some Patriots Cheerleaders! Finally, we got to enjoy great seats near the end zone and a great game! Thank you again Waters, for allowing us to take part in such a fun day!
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Halloween Party at the MYC!
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Our Halloween party this year was one for the books! The kids have continued to tell us how much fun they had and that is all thanks to the amazing volunteers who helped to make the day special! We had the blow up jumpee out, being run by David St. Laurent, who even wore a Halloween mask for the kids! Thank you to Lisa, who runs our Cardio Dance Jam program every week for making a special edition Halloween themed dance class that the kids loved! We also had an arts and crafts
table that was a huge hit, thanks to Linda Abrams, Donna Arthur, and Susan Schiavi, of ERA Key Realty Services, who all painted faces and did crafts alongside the kids! Some extra special thanks go out to Kim Wach who not only had the daunting task of running donuts on a string, but also made over 50 sugar cookies for the kids to decorate after dinner!
Thank you to Joseph Vettese, from UniBank, for hanging out and playing games with the kids both in the game room and gymnasium! Thank you to Mike Walsh, Town Selectman and Sandra Caproni, Youth Commission member, for stopping by and visiting! Thank you also to Ron Taylor, board member, who helped us break the entire party down within an hour! Finally, thank you again to Sonia Benjamin and members of the MYC youth council for making candy bags for the kids and to the United Way of Tri-County for donating glow sticks to pass out as well! We really and truly could not have these special events without the help of our community volunteers!
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Alateen Group Starting at MYC
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Alateen will be meeting at The Milford Youth Center starting this month. Alateen, a part of the Al-Anon Family Groups, is a support group of young people whose lives have been affected by drug and alcohol abuse.
The meetings will be run by Hank Matthy and Paul Miyares, who run Alateen meetings regularly. Weekly meetings will start Thursday, November 29th at 4:00! The last meeting will be Thursday before winter break, December 20th. In order to attend meetings, you must be registered with the Milford Youth Center. Forms are available on our website or at our front desk!
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MYC Kid's Play Group (0-5)!
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Come join our MYC Kid's Play Group! This is a children's play group for parents and/or guardians to bring their kids to play, craft and socialize! The groups will run every Tuesday afternoon from 12:30 pm to 2:00 PM. Each session will include activities such as circle time, free play, crafts, snack, story time and clean up! There is a requested donation of $5 per family per session, so the MYC can continue and expand groups and programming. Come on down and bring your child to run and play while adults socialize and meet other families in the community!
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MYC Indoor Walking to begin in November!
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Starting in November, as the weather gets more cold, the Milford Youth Center will be open for indoor walking! This program will be available, free of charge, from 9 to 10:30 AM, Tuesday and Thursday mornings. This is open for all Milford residents to use the gym for walking (we have coffee and tea too)!
For November, the Center will be open during those hours for the following dates:
- Nov. 6th & Nov. 8th
- Nov. 13th & Nov. 15th
- Nov. 20th
- Nov. 27th & Nov. 29th
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MYC Thanks Community for Donations:
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The Youth Center would like to extend a very appreciative thank you to the following list who donated items and/or their time this month to the Center:
- Liz Fernandez-donated arts and crafts supplies;
- Mike Volpe & ANP Bellingham & Nydam Landscaping-donated landscaping services to clean up the front of the building;
- Hopedale Community House-donated 12 basketballs;
- Beverly Hart-donated arts and play group supplies;
- Linda Knopp-donated DVD's;
- Frank Tirrell-donated a flat screen tv;
- Vermont Mutual Insurance Group Charitable Giving -awarded a grant of $1,000 to be used for our nutrition programing;
- The Way Church-donated 25 trash buckets and folders;
- Carol Hiller-donated printer and office supplies;
- Susan Schiavi-donated clothing;
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 Evan Copeland-donated donuts for our Halloween party for the kids;
- Board Members, Lisa White (RN) and Sandra Caproni (JD, LICSW)- for volunteering to run a Girls Group for the month of October.
The Youth Center relies on donations to help sustain our programs! Please contact the Center if you would like to donate!
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"Help the Youth" Basketball Tourney!
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Join us for the 4th annual "Help the Youth B-Ball Tournament" at the MYC. On Sunday, November 18th, Jay Resto and Jay's Classic Barber Shop will host a basketball tournament in our gymnasium at 1 PM.
The registration fee is $250/per team and team members must be 18+ to participate. To register a team, contact Jay at 401-207-1121. All proceeds will go back to the programs of the Milford Youth Center!
We would like thank Jay Resto for all his work putting together this event to benefit the Milford Youth Center!
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Adult Open Gym will begin in December!
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Adult Open Gym will be back for December, Wednesday nights from 9pm-10:30pm! This is only open to adults (18+). You will have to fill out a waiver your first time participating, along with providing a license and/or ID. Milford residents will be charged $3 each and out-of-town participants will be charged $5 each week. For any questions, please call Center at 508-473-1756.
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Healthy Weight and Your Child
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The Hockomock Area YMCA has received a grant from CHNA 6 to offer the Healthy Weight and Your Child Program to 10 children and their families in Milford.
Who: Seeking 10 children with BMIs >95% . Must be 7-13 years old and accompanied by parent/caregiver.
What: Participate in a 15-week physical activity and nutrition program that meets two times a week for 2 hours each session (Mondays and Wednesdays)
When: Starting December 3rd at MYC from 6:30-8:30pm, must attend Family Information Session on Monday November 26th at MYC at 6:30pm.
All program costs will be covered by the grant. There will be no cost to the participants. ($400 value). All families will receive a complimentary YMCA membership while enrolled in the program. ($300 value).
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ALS/Scholarship Dinner Fundraiser!
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We hope you can attend this year's ALS Holiday Dinner Fundraiser: Saturday December 16th from 7pm-12am at the Hoboken Club, 252 Central Street, Milford!
- Date: Saturday, December 1st
- Location: Hoboken Club (Milford)
- Time: 7:00pm - 11:00pm
- Ticket Price: $40/person
Info: Food, drinks, music, raffles and silent auctions to benefit the fight against ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) and fund the memorial scholarship at the Milford Youth Center in memory of Paul F. Seaver - given to two graduating members of the MHS Class of 2019.
Tickets are $40 per guest and are available at the door the night of the event or by mailing a check to "HOOP Crew LLC" PO Box 106, Hopedale, MA. 01747. Proceeds from the Holiday Dinner will help fund the MYC Scholarship in memory of Paul "Wally" Seaver along with supporting the ongoing research in the fight against Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS).
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NEW Teachers Driving Academy (TDA)
Registration Info:
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 The TDA is accepting registrations for the 2018-2019 school year! The Milford Youth Center is pleased to partner with Teachers Driving Academy to offer students a great program, at a reasonable price, with added convenience of taking classes right at school!
We are very grateful for this collaboration and support!
- This classroom registration price INCLUDES the fee that must be paid to the RMV for the teen's driver's education certificate. THIS IS A FEE THAT THE RMV MAKES ALL DRIVING SCHOOLS COLLECT ON BEHALF OF THE TEENS who complete driver's education.
- You are now able to pay the $119.00 fee here! We not longer collect payments at the Youth Center.
- For more information, please visit the TDA website here.
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Rentals Available at MYC!
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The Milford Youth Center is available for rental purposes. The rooms we have available to rent as of right now are the gymnasium and/or stage area, conference room and batting cages. We do require an application to be filled out 3 weeks prior to your event and must comply with our rules and regulations. All information required must be submitted prior to the approval of your request. Please contact Assistant Director, Katie Covell,
here or at 508-473-1756 for more information. All booking for rentals are by appointment only!
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Milford Youth Center
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November 2018
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