January 2023
New Year
New Adventures
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January Events:

~Return to school and PCK reopens on 1/9/23!

*Martin Luther King Jr Day (PCK closed) 1/16 Monday

*FUNDAY Friday returns!
7:30am-2:30pm

*Northern Arizona Youth Advisory Council begins

*Birthday's 1/25

*PCK Store 1/23
(3rd Mondays-adjusted because 16th is a holiday)

*New House Competitions are Begining!
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 January:


*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
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.
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Help us continue to have a robust program that serves the children in Payson. 

Make your tax creditable donation today by check to:

PCK, PO Box 1856, Payson, AZ 85547

Call for more information 
928-478-7160.
PCK staff and volunteers (not all are pictured)
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.

Dinner is provided daily by local restaurants, organizations, individuals, or through private donations.
Service Spotlight
For the month of January, we want to express how grateful we are for our Marketing Director Inga Chouinard, and her husband Rich. Inga works night and day as Marketing Director, to support PCK's meal program, Christmas programs, and myriad other areas of PCK. She and her husband also give enormous amounts of their time for the meals for kids at PCK (cooking, serving, cleaning, helping guide the kids through the lines) as well as preparing the floats for the Rodeo Parade, and the Christmas Electric Light Parade.

Inga, you are a part of the very fabric of PCK, and we know that you live and breathe for what PCK is. We appreciate you so very very much.
Christmas Assistance Program
Annually, PCK provides Christmas gifts for many of families in the community as well as families attending PCK.

This requires much planning and organizing.

We want to extend our gratitude to the many organizations and individuals who came together to make the holiday season special for hundreds of children in the community. Shop with a Cop, Bikes for Kids, providing holiday meals, gifts, and hosting Angel Trees, all of these things made for a beautiful and exciting Christmas for kids who would otherwise have gone without.

In addition to Cheri and the Copper State Credit Union for collecting toys for donation to PCK, we would like to thank the following for their contributions for the holiday season of 2022:
*Old Bastards MC
*Payson Police Dept
*Gila County Sheriff's Office
*Coyote Automotive
*Aliberto's of Payson
*Prana Vitality & Wellness
*St Philips Catholic Church
*Edward Jones - Chris
*Common Grounds
*The Pinon Cafe
*Mtn Bible Church
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PCK is something our kids really look forward to and appreciate. While there is a focus on completing homework and growing scholastically, we also work to make sure the kids build positive characteristics and make positive memories.
Some of the fun memories we shared with our PCK kids in 2022:
*Deuker Ranch brought their sheep to visit
*Gila County Sheriff's Department brought their K-9 unit for a demonstration
*We had a FUN water day
*We tie-dyed shirts as part of our end of the school year celebrations for school year 2021-2022
*Gila County Animal Control came and educated kids on their role in the community
*Payson High School Soccer team spent a day with our Friday group
As part of building positive and healthy characteristics in the children, we implemented an on-going competition.

Sorting the children into 4 separate teams, into what we call "houses," the houses compete each quarter, by doing positive things:

-their homework
-cleaning up after themselves
-respecting the PCK facility and the Volunteers and Staff who make PCK possible.
-Bonus points can be earned by demonstrating their house-specific traits
-additional points can be earned through extra "chores" around PCK helping to keep our facility clean and orderly.
Community Events

Katie's Closet
Jan 25, 2023
Payson Community Kids www.paysoncommunitykids.com