VICTORY VIRAL NEWSLETTER
NEW SCHOOL YEAR - NEW PARTNERSHIPS - NEW FAMILIES SERVED
Edition: 1
FALL 2022
Dear Victory Partners:

We are excited to introduce and share our Victory Kid Sports Newsletter, Edition 1. We are humbled to have made it through COVID-19, when so many organizations had to close their doors.

FY2022/23 has launched, and remarkably, it is our most productive year to date. We have introduced new after school programs, we developed brand new partners, we received more funding than in previous years, and (drum roll please)...... we are saving to acquire property, which enables a more sustainable business model.

Take a quick look to see what is new at Victory Kid Sports.

Meet Dre Wills

Dre is our FIRST full time Director of Program Management. We are excited to have him onboard to manage and evaluate staff, attend meetings, and develop relationships with prospective partners.

Dre relocated from Indianapolis, where he worked in a variety of management and supervisory roles. Dre was a scholarship Division I basketball player at the University of Vermont.

If you ask Dre his favorite part about being in Des Moines he will unapologetically tell you that he loves Hy-Vee!

You can connect with Dre via telephone: 800.307.3459
Or by email: iowa@victorykidsports.org
DES MOINES PUBLIC SCHOOL
PROGRAMMING FOR THE 2022/23 SCHOOL YEAR
As COVID-19 dissipated, we were able to begin serving our school partners in person. This year we launched two programs:

Victory Day Sports Program: Looking for more sports? Try out our Victory Day Sports Program. A customized program lead by a sports coach that aligns with the department of education’s PE standards. The program helps children understand the fundamentals of a variety of sports that feed into middle school and high school sports. The Victory Day Program connects the dots by infusing a customized social emotional learning model to developing children on the field and in the classroom, encouraging them to have Victory In Life.

**NEW** Victory Scholars Mentoring & ST.E.A.M. Program: The Victory Scholar Mentoring Program is a one of a kind interactive educational experience. Elementary and middle school age children journey through Victory’s version of STEAM: science, technology, engineering, art, and math, with biweekly experiments infused with Ed tech, multimedia, and modern music in a small group format. The mentoring program ends with physical literacy which includes sports and fun. The Victory Scholar Mentoring Program will ensure an exciting and educational opportunity for your students.


Victory Day Sports Program
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Victory Scholar Mentoring & STEAM Program
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THANK YOU PARTNERS & DONORS
We could not have launched without help from all of our partners and donors.
BUILDING A MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

Victory's financial model includes a three-tier approach to developing funding in order to foster financial and programmatic growth sustainably.

This model consists of donor funding, grants, and tuition based payments.

Victory is ready to acquire property in the Des Moines suburbs in order to create a year-round funding strategy. This approach provides full time jobs for Des Moines staff and limitless opportunities to meet our families where they are.

Our Facility Wish List:
-Under 800K
-Zoned as a school or childcare center
-Minimum of 5,000 square feet
-Green space for a playground
-Key communities: West Des Moines and Ankeny


What Will The Facility Offer: Wholistic family programming that impacts every stage of life

-Victory Academy Childcare Center (Victory currently operates two centers: infant to preschool)
-Camp Victory After School Program (school age)
-Camp Victory Winter, Spring, & Summer Program (STEAM, sports, and weekly fieldtrips for school breaks)
-Programming for seniors
-Weekend rental space for faith communities
-Weekend rental space for events

How Will We Accomplish Our Goal:
-Developing new partnerships and strengthening current partnerships
-Saving money
-Fundraising



WE NEED YOUR HELP

Contact Victory to learn more about how you can help Victory Kid Sports impact kids through sports and education!

Email: info@victorykidsports.org
Phone: 800.207.3459
We appreciate your support!
VICTORY KID SPORTS
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Mailing Address: 2800 University Avenue
West Des Moines, IA 50265

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