McKenna and teacher Anthony Mortimer to discuss a potential maker fair collaboration in April.Ĥ:35 pm – Abbie pivots the program plan for Adapted Art & Activities when we are rained out at Emerald Necklace Marina.ĩ:00 am – Ellen watches a webinar about creating a recurring gift program with donors.ġ1:15 am – Jen industriously researches grant opportunities for rock climbing programs.ġ:30 pm – Lisa and Mackenzie connect with LGBT Community Center on Zoom about collaborative staff trainings for our respective agencies.ģ:25 pm – Driving Wanda the Honda to the program in Lorain County, Olivia answers Disney trivia questions with participant Eva.Ĥ:45 pm – Mackenzie, on all fours, digs through the brush at South Central Park in North Ridgeville, trying to find missing arrows after a round of archery.ħ:30 am – Laurel and Chris meet at YC before picking up Sara at her apartment, then head to the Cleveland FBI office for a presentation.ġ0:30 am – Jimmy scours the internet, researching how Cerebral Palsy affects joint movement relative to exercise.ġ2:00 pm – Jimmy works in the fitness center with Alex, prepping her for para powerlifting competition.ģ:30 pm – Carolyn and Jen visits Patton Painting’s monthly employee happy hour to talk about YC and the upcoming Painter-for-a-Day fundraiser.Ĥ:54 pm – In Highland Heights Community Park, Laurel leads a Ghosts in the Graveyard game during Spooky Sports.ĩ:02 am – Ken works on repairing the broken accessible water fountain in the main lobby.ġ0:43 am – Winner! Ken Kasler 1, Water Fountain 0.ġ:00 pm – Chris returns from the storage garage with a van full of hockey equipment for Sunday’s Ice Breaker event.Ģ:30 pm – Laurel returns a call from St. It isn’t hard to see why YC is most commonly and appropriately referred to in the context of “family.” For those who ever wondered what happens with our family behind the external walls at 800 Sharon Drive, fasten your seatbelts and hold on to your hats, because your head is about to spin!Ħ:00 pm – Ellen packs her bag for tomorrow’s YC alumni overnight retreat to Cuyahoga Valley National (CVNP) Park.ġ0:30 am – Ken feverishly works on 2024 preliminary budget.ġ2:00 pm – Chris, Lisa, and Ellen arrive at CVNP’s Stanford House with YC alumni.ġ2:30 pm – Abbie, Olivia, and Laurel meet to discuss lesson plans for this week’s Urban Community School “Academy” session.ġ:00 pm – Carolyn and Benefit Committee members meet to discuss menu and tasting for 2024 Annual Benefit & Auction.Ħ:15 pm – Laurel and Carolyn discuss potential group volunteer opportunities at annual Halloween Party.ĩ:30 am – Angelica and Jen meet to discuss grant funding opportunities in Lorain County.ġ0:30 am – Abbie sends out Volunteer Training information to prospective teen volunteers.ġ2:00 pm – Megan submits an application to be a host site for Accessible Expressions Ohio 2024 Art Show.Ĥ:00 pm – Chris and Angelica meet with St. The development team is often engaged in lending a helping hand at programs so they can best understand organizational needs.Įveryone pitches in, and no task is too small. Spanning Greater Cleveland from Shaker to North Ridgeville, this “typical” week on the program side includes traditional programming for kids and teen volunteers, individual and group sessions for alumni, and outreach engagements to a wide array of entities. We embrace the roles that keep us moving forward, helping each other to be the best version of ourselves every step of the way. ![]() It’s cliché to say that we all wear a lot of hats, but there is both monumental truth and profound pride in that statement. The scope of services far surpasses a run-of-the-mill recreation menu. The only thing typical about a week at YC is that it is never typical. Posted in Uncategorized Inside the Dynamic World of YC: A Week Beyond the Ordinary The Women’s Fund – an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Lorain County The Raymond and Rita Foos Family Charitable Foundation Northern Ohio Golf Charities Foundation, Inc. ![]() ![]() Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency Lakeland Community Foundation Endowment Fund, held by the Community Foundation of Lorain County Stolier and Louis Stolier Family Foundation Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame, Jack Herrick Youth Sports Fund The Community Foundation of Lorain CountyĬuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities Information on summer sport opportunities is available on the North Olmsted High School Athletic website.Thank you to those who provided grant support in 20!
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