May 2023
World Laughter Day
Mother's Day; Memorial Day; Last Day of School!
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We now have a registry, on-going, through Amazon.com. This allows benefactors to shop our current needs and have them directly shipped to PCK!
May-July Events:
*World laughter day 5/7
*Memorial Day 5/29
*Mother's Day 5/14
*Last Day of School 5/25

*Fun Fridays
5/12, 5/19

*Northern Arizona Youth Advisory Council Fridays 9am-11am
5/12, 5/26

5/25 Last day of school/PCK Water Bash

5/26-5/30 PCK Closed (for Memorial Day)

5/31-6/29
PCK summer program
7:30am-4:00pm
Monday-Thursdays

7/31 Start of the new (2023-2024) school year!

*Quarterly House Competitions results will be in before end of the school year!
Did you know that meals are provided to PCK Children every day they attend PCK?

*Thank you so much to the generous individuals and businesses who are providing meals for PCK kids for the month of March:

*Corinne Morgan
*Sheryl Walker


If you are interested in being a part of the PCK meals program, or supporting PCK in some other way, please contact Inga by email at pck.marketing.inga@gmail.com
Help us continue to have a robust program to serve the children in Payson. 

Make your tax creditable donation ($400 individual or $800 couple) by check to:

PCK
PO Box 1856,
Payson, AZ 85547

Call for more information 
928-478-7160.
Summer Break is a great time to take advantage of the "Every Kid Outdoors" program for 4th graders!
Service Spotlight
For the month of May PCK wishes to give their thanks to Brandon from Rosati's of Payson!
Brandon made it possible for the children of our Fun Friday program to become Pizza Makers! He hosted a total of 30 children over the span of 6 weeks at their Pizza Camp. The children had an outstanding time, receiving a t-shirt, and also getting to each eat their own pizza which they crafted themselves. Thank you so much Brandon for making this possible! Your heart for the children of Payson shows, and we are lucky to have you here in our community.
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Who or What is PCK?
Payson Community Kids offers a safe and healthy after-school environment for local children to stay on pace in reading and homework, as well as socialize and have fun.

Our mission: to promote the healthy growth and development of Payson children through an after school program.

Each day, homework assistance, literacy programs, outdoor activities, computer class, STEM class 4-H, AZYP, dance with Susan Gastineau, crafts and recreational reading opportunities are available.

As part of our Friday Program, directed towards teens, PCK now hosts the Northern Arizona Youth Advisory Council. This is a program for teens intended to help foster leadership skills. They identify different social issues, discuss the issue, and then implement projects towards addressing the issue. The council (nicknamed YAC) meets bi-weekly at PCK and has eleven middle-school and 5th graders.

Dinner is provided daily by local restaurants, organizations, individuals, or through private donations.
If you would like to volunteer
even just one day a week, we always need friendly adults and teenagers to:

*Help supervise children during outdoor activities
*Be a reading buddy during recreational reading time
*Help with homework
*Facilitate and/or supervise craft activities during craft times

*You can donate as much time or as little as best fits your life! Even if you are only available one 3-hour day each month, we would be grateful for your time!

We want to give a TREMENDOUS thanks to our volunteers, without whom, PCK simply could not operate.
Community Events



Kaitie's Closet Distribution Calendar (Click for more details)
5/24 next distribution, 7/26 Back to School Distribution
We are deeply grateful to the following businesses and organizations for their donations. Thank you so much for your support of PCK!
Payson Community Kids www.paysoncommunitykids.com