February 2023
It's a Good Time to Be Kind!
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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!
February Events:

*President's Day (PCK closed) 2/20 Monday

*Valentine's Day 2/14

*FUNDAY Fridays!
7:30am-2:30pm
2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3

*Pizza Camp at Rosati's! 5 PCK students will become Pizza Master's each on 2/17 and 2/24

*Movie day with Super Dave 2/24

*Northern Arizona Youth Advisory Council Fridays 9am-11am

*Birthdays 2/22

*PCK Store 2/13

*House-Competitions are now in full swing!
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.
*Remote Learning Days/Snow Days mean PCK is Closed*

PCK's schedule follows the Payson Unified School District Schedule, and does not operate if there is no school.
Parents/Caregivers should be sure to sign up for alerts from the school district.
Help us continue to have a robust program to serve the children in Payson. 

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

PCK
PO Box 1856,
Payson, AZ 85547

Call for more information 
928-478-7160.
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 February, we want to celebrate Ms. Beth!
Ms. Beth consistently shows up every day. She is here, rain or shine, always outside meeting the bus when the kids arrive from school.
She likes playground duty, watching over the children as they are playing outside. Ms. Beth has been volunteering at PCK for 5 years, and we appreciate her more than words can ever say!
Black History Month
This month, in recognition of Black History Month, we have a couple of crafts planned!

Children will be making Microphones to celebrate the Jazz Singer Billy Holiday.

Children will be making Traffic Lights to celebrate the inventor Garrett Morgan.
Our quarterly newsletter was mailed out in December, please watch for it in your mailbox! if you do not currently receive the newsletter please let us know by replying to this email, or send a separate email with your name and the subject: "newsletter."

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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.
As part of building positive and healthy characteristics in the children, weimplemented 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

2023 Spring Distribution Calendar
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