The Beacon
A Light of Hope in Over-the-Rhine
November 2019
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Join the WCMC Family for Thanksgiving Dinner
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We would love to have you share in celebrating the work our students have been doing this year. Listen as our youngest students present the things they are thankful for, our middle school students recite scripture verses they've memorized and our high school students lead the audience in prayer and worship.
Our Thanksgiving Program is Tuesday, November 26th at 4:00 pm in 76 East McMicken Avenue. Come hungry as the program will conclude with a delicious meal for our staff, students, volunteers, and families.
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Enthusiasm for our Saturday Tutoring Program is Growing
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Our STAR Club program is up and running again. This one on one tutoring program happens each Saturday morning when Cincinnati Public Schools are in session. Students enjoy a nutritious breakfast prior to engaging in academic instruction. Each student is assigned a volunteer tutor; so the more volunteers we have, the more students we can invite. This means that the only way to grow our program is to increase the number of volunteers each week. Please consider taking a couple hours out of your Saturday morning to build into our students. STAR Club volunteers sign up each week according to their availability. Don't forget that WCMC is located right in Over the Rhine. So you can always invite a friend to volunteer with you and then head to Findlay Market for lunch, or go down Main Street to visit Mannequin Boutique and do a little shopping. What a fulfilling and fun way to spend a Saturday!
Contact us if you're thinking about getting involved.
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Volunteer Spotlight: Cole Karnes
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Hometown:
Washington Court House, Ohio
Education:
3rd year Accounting and Finance student at the University of Cincinnati
Hobbies:
Skiing, Weightlifting, Video Games, Watching Sports
I've been with WCMC since August 2017, so around 2 years. I found out about WCMC when my pastor at Sugar Grove UMC, Todd Wallace, recommended that I get involved in the program. A few weeks later, I began working with WCMC. I enjoy working with the kids and it has been such a blessing to see them learn and grow over the years.
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WCMC Staff member Heads to Scotland
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Mandie Meyer has worked with WCMC for the past year. She loves and cares for our students with deep passion. Although she is still working in our 3rd-6th grade program three days a week, Mandie is currently preparing for her next adventure in Glasgow, Scotland. While there she will work with RE:Hope, a multi-campus church starting a new church plant. The new church will be in Royston, one of the 10 most impoverished communities in the country. Mandie's role will be as a Community Worker where she will bridge the gap between the church and a community where 49% of the children live in poverty and 50% live in single parent homes.
The 3-year visa Mandie will be traveling under does not allow her to be paid by the church in Scotland, which means she is raising support to serve in that community. Previously, Mandie worked in Glasgow with the Navigators and God truly gave her a passion for this people group. She is excited to step out in faith and see how the Lord works through her.
Please join us as we prayerfully support Mandie on the new adventure for which God has called her. If you would like to receive her newsletter or offer your prayers or financial support, please reach out to her at (
419)906-1368 or email her at
meyer.ae1@gmail.com
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Staff Spotlight...
Janine Shelborne
Position:
High School Program Assistant & STAR Club Assistant
Hometown:
Cincinnati, OH
Church:
Greater St.John AME Zion Church
Hobbies:
Crafting, bowling, and party decorating
Education:
Purcell Marian High School
Inspiring Verse:
Devote yourselves to prayer being watchful and thankful. Colossians 4:2
A little about Janine:
WCMC had everything I was looking for in a job. It provided me financial, spiritual and social support. It also has allowed me to experience things in ways I wouldn't have at any other job. I'm happy. I just want to say thank you WCMC for being a blessing to me and the families we service.
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Mrs.Kate Hawkins and Mr.Lon Kaylor began our Reading Club three years ago. Each week, these two faithful volunteers come into the program and pull out a small group of third or fourth grade students. They read through a chapter of a book, asking questions and filling in a workbook along the way. Students summarize what they read and then work to identify the themes.
Typically, Mr.Lon is our resident handyman around WCMC. He has found a way to utilize his skills for Reading Club. He graciously builds each reading club student a small shelf with the idea that by the end of the school year, they each have a shelf full of books at their reading level.
Mrs.Kate and Mr.Lon found something they are passionate about doing with our students and have committed to it. We are so grateful for the time they have spent teaching our students to read. What a blessing they are to our organization!
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Saturday, Nov.2nd- STAR Club
10:30am-12:30pm
Tuesday, Nov.5th- No Program
CPS Closed
Saturday, Nov. 9th- STAR Club
10:30am-12:30pm
Super Saturday 12:30pm-3:00pm
HIghland United Methodist Church
Monday, Nov.11- No Program
CPS Closed
Saturday, Nov. 16th- STAR Club
10:30am-12:30pm
Saturday, Nov. 23rd-STAR Club
10:30am-12:30pm
Tuesday, Nov.26th-Thanksgiving Program 4:00pm
Nov.27-29th-No Program
Thanksgiving Break
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Students Cheer on Cincinnati Runners
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On Saturday October 12th, our Builder's Club and Key Club joined forces with the Downtown Cincinnati Kiwanis Club to cheer on the 5,000 runners in the Queen Bee Half Marathon. Six students from our high school program and ten from our 3rd-6th grade program supported the runners by passing out Vaseline and tissues while cheering them on as they ran by. It was a fun day of community building for all those involved in this city wide event. For arriving at 6:45 am on a Saturday, students were rewarded by the Kiwanians with hot chocolate and breakfast treats. We are grateful for our Kiwanis partnership which develops our students into tomorrow's leaders. The Queen Bee will also reward our cheer team's efforts with a financial donation to the Builder's Club and Key Club. They will use the money to buy supplies for their service activities throughout the year.
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To simplify your purchases we have put together an
Amazon Smile Wish list
. Just follow the link and you will see the items from the wish list below. If you choose to purchase an item elsewhere, feel free to mark it off our list. Thank you for your continued support!
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General Supplies:
- Copy Paper
- Paper Towels
- Painter's Tape
- Handsoap Refill
- Handsoap Dispensers
- Batteries, AA & AAA
- Refrigerator
DVDs:
- The Book of Daniel
- In the Beginning
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School Supplies:
- Colored Pencil Sets
- Backpacks
- Regular Pink Erasers (not pencil tops)
- Glue Bottles
- Glue Sticks
- Index cards - 3x5
- Rulers
- Colored Pencil Sets
- Dividers with tabs for 3 ring binders
- Pocket Dictionaries
- Filler Paper-College + Wide Rule
- 2 Pocket Folders with + without clasps
- 1 Subject Notebooks-Wide Rule
- Gently used picture books for PreK-K
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