CLUB Quarterly Report Vol. 2, 2023 W H A T ' S N E W T H I S Q U A R T E R ! Summer Kick Off! Spring Girls Volleyball Wrap Up CRW Construction Project & New Furniture! ALTRUSA Partnership
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In what has become a tradition in our community, 500 plus youth registered to participate in the summer camp program at Ralph Wilson Youth Club. The summer long program provides full day programming for youth between the ages of 5-13.
Youth have access to a variety of on-site programming such as basketball, kickball, soccer, video games, cooking, computer lab, and arts and crafts, just to name a few. Youth also have access to 50 field trips to various venues throughout the Greater Central Texas area.
Not only does Ralph Wilson Youth Club offer structured and safe programming for our youth, it also ensures that our kids are properly fed during the summer months. All youth receive free breakfast and lunch through the program. This is made possible by the partnership between the youth club and Temple Independent School District. In addition, any youth in the community are welcome to breakfast and lunch to receive a free meal.
Trip Trip Trip
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The RWYC kids will embark on 50 field trips this summer all across Central Texas. Check out some of their exciting destinations!
Temple
Jaycee Park & Splashpad
Xtreme Jump
Wheels Family Skating Center
Miller Park & Splashpad
Spare Time Fun Center
West Temple Community Park & Splashpad
Draughon-Miller Airport
Killeen/Harker Heights
Mr. Gattis Pizza
Tap Tap Art School
Hallmark Lanes Bowling
Mayborn Science Theater
Waco
Cameron Park Zoo
McLane Stadium
Dr. Pepper Museum
Other
Kyle Field - College Station
Camp Triumph - Copperas Cove
Mother Neff State Park - Moody
Slice of Heaven Farm - Holland
AT&T Stadium - Arlington
Bell County Museum - Belton
Wildcat Mentors End of Year Bash
Ralph Wilson Youth Club partnered with Temple ISD and the Wildcat Mentor Board of Directors to host the end of year celebration for the Wildcat Mentors program. The Wildcat Mentor program partners community members with at risk youth at elementary and middle schools within Temple ISD. This year’s program had slightly over 100 youth participants who were paired with willing volunteers from our local community. The end of year celebration allows mentors and mentees to enjoy a fun filled excursion at the youth club. The group got to play basketball, video games, bounce houses, pool, ping pong and various other activities offered at the youth club. In addition, the RWYC Cook Team provided hamburgers and hot dogs for everyone in attendance. The event provided an exclamation point on a program that has a tremendous impact on our youth. If you know of anyone interested in being a mentor in the Wildcat Mentors program, have them contact Yara Thomas at yara.thomas@tisd.org.
Fellowship of Christian Athletes Make Annual Visit to RWYC
Every summer, the local chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes visits the youth at Ralph Wilson Youth Club. The group of Christian athletes conduct outreach ministry as a part of being selected to participate in the various Victory Bowl games. The Victory Bowl games showcase athletes from various central Texas schools that are recognized not only for their outstanding athletic ability, but more importantly, their Christian values. Ralph Wilson Youth Club is blessed to have the Fellowship of Christian Athletes visit the youth club and serve as positive role models for our youth.
2023 Spring Girls Volleyball League
Ralph Wilson Youth Club wrapped up the 22-23 Athletic Season with the Spring Girl’s Volleyball League. The program continues to experience growth from its initial season in 2018. 448 players and 47 teams comprised the Spring Girl’s Volleyball League. The players competed in 8U, 10U, and 12U divisions of play. Ladies competing in 10U and 12U divisions advanced to tournament competition for the right to be crowned league champions. Ralph Wilson Youth Club is extremely proud of the continued development of our area female volleyball athletes. The Fall Girl’s Volleyball League will start in September. Register soon at rwycsports.org
12U Champions Wilson's Warriors
12U Runner Up Re-Bath of Central Texas
10U Champions
Camo Boy's Tile
10U Runner Up Bedrich Services
Champions
Second Place You Got Served
8U
Today's Car Wash 8U
Staff Spotlight
Name: Makayla Kelley
High School: Academy HS
College: Temple College
Field of Study: Business
Why she enjoys working at RWYC? Makayla enjoys all the learning opportunities she gets from her interactions with the youth. And more than anything else, she loves the fact that no two days on the job are the same at RWYC.
Fact of the Matter: Although Makayla is in her first summer at RWYC, she has not hesitated to take on a increased role. Makayla has accepted the challenge of implementing two programs for the Summer of 2023. She has planned and implemented a floral design and cooking class for our youth. The floral program teaches youth how to cut, prune and arrange flowers in vases for presentation. The cooking class has taught our youth how to make pizza, spaghetti, cookies, and various options for breakfast.
CRW Construction Playhouse Project
Ralph Wilson Youth Club was the beneficiary of an in kind donation from CRW Construction. The in-kind donation was free labor on the construction of two 12x12 playhouses located within the youth club. The youth club was able to work with CRW Construction to design two different playhouses to service the male membership and the female membership. The playhouses provide a form of traditional playing for our youth that is within the climatized environment of the youth club. Due to the generosity of CRW Construction, the youth of our community have access to two clubhouses that promote physical activity and interaction with other youth.
New Furniture Purchase
The youth club takes pride in providing a welcoming and modern environment for our youth. As a result, the youth club needed to replace the furniture in several rooms throughout the youth club. The furniture was replaced in five areas of the youth club. The replacement furniture ensures that our youth are comfortable while watching movies, playing video games, or interacting with friends.
RWYC Feeds Local Altrusa Club for Annual Event
Ralph Wilson Youth Club continues to support the local club of Altrusa by hosting their biweekly meetings. By allowing use of the youth club free of charge, the group can increase their financial leverage to benefit needy groups / organizations throughout the community. To show appreciation for the local impact that Altrusa has on our community, Ralph Wilson Youth Club fed the groups entire membership at their April meeting. It has become a tradition that the youth club cooks their renowned 'Fajitas with All the Fixins' for the group at the meeting. The April meeting is special because it is the meeting where the Altrusan's recognize their Altrusan of the Year. Ralph Wilson Youth Club is honored to be able to host the Altrusans throughout the year, and even more honored to be able to provide the meal for their marquee meeting of the year.
Look at US....together WE can do anything!
Summer Meals Program
Ralph Wilson Youth Club is proud to partner once again with the Temple Independent School District's School Nutrition Department to provide summer meals to all children attending the RWYC Summer Program. Free breakfast and lunch is served each day by a dedicated staff of the School Nutrition Department. The Summer Meals Program is an extremely important value and service to youth of the Ralph Wilson Youth Club. Over 3,500 breakfast meals were served in June, and over 6,900 lunch meals were served in June.
Temple ISD and Wilsonart International have partnered to host a Nutrition Feeding Ministry on July 21. The event will be held at the Temple Public Library. The Nutrition Feeding Ministry will be distributing 500 bags of food to students from 12:00p.m. to 1:00p.m. Each student is limited to one bag of food on a first come, first serve basis.
2023 Summer Staff Orientation
Spring Fire Drill
Boy & Girl of the Month
April May
Boy & Girl of the Month
Recognizing a Boy and Girl of the Month is something that brings great joy to the Ralph Wilson Youth Club family. A constant emphasis on how to be a productive youth at home, school, the youth club, and community is something that is extremely important to Ralph Wilson Youth Club. The award is a reminder to our youth that good behavior is always rewarded. We are proud to share with our loyal supporters the winners of the award for April & May.
Ava Givan
Josaias Losoya
Emma MacKrell Palmer Hall
