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MYC After School Program - October 2018!
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We cannot believe we are already in our second month of the After School Program! This month we are excited to offer Cardio Dance Jam, Fishing, Quiet Zone, Girls Group, World Series Wiffle Ball, Crafts, PhotoVoice, Nutrition, Yoga and Nail Salon! We will also be having a Halloween Costume Party on the 31st, during after school hours!
For our October calendar, click
here
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The Milford Youth Center has become the focal point for the children of Milford. It hosts many different activities and events throughout the year for the youth of Milford and/or the Milford Schools. The Milford Youth Center's after school program is open for youth ages 8-18, free of charge, from 2-6 pm, Monday through Friday (check monthly calendar, website and social media for any changes due to weather, holidays or vacation weeks).
All Youth members must be picked up by time of closing (unless they walk home).
Pick up is outside of the building on 24 Pearl St. Please visit our
website
for both our
weather policy
and
traffic control plan
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All participants must fill out a
registration form annually to be a member. Once this form is completed and returned to the Center, the member will be provided with a key tag and ID number. (if they are new members to the program). This will be how the Youth Center staff will track attendance. Therefore, all members are required to bring in their key tag in order to enter the facility. If key tag is lost, the Center will charge $1.00 for replacement.
 The game room, lounge and gymnasium will be offered daily. There will be structured programs that participants must sign up for to participate in. Members are also able to use our washer and dryer, free of charge during operation hours. The Center also offers a free snack and dinner program, due to the collaboration of CACFP, Hockomock Area YMCA and the Milford School Food & Nutrition Services department.
Volunteers are always welcome to assist with the after-school program or during the morning hours! We are always looking for help during the after school hours, 2-6 PM. You may also run a program/activity during the after-school program. We also need volunteers for our monthly evening events. Please
contact us
here if you would like to volunteer.
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Special PhotoVoice Class Offered to
After School Members!
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The Milford Youth Center is offering PhotoVoice, starting this October, which is a unique blend of advocacy, research, self-discovery and photojournalism. It is a grassroots method involving the use of photography for social change. Groups of people that are rarely heard from are allowed to record their lives though their own eyes and use this information to promote positive change in their lives and communities.
This program runs for 8 weeks and the first hour of this class we discuss photos that have told a story or any photos taken by participants, and for the last half we eat pizza. This class is filling up fast! If you would like more info on this class please contact Katie Covell:
[email protected]
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MYC After School Positions
Available!
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Are you looking for a part-time position?! If so, come be a part of the Milford Youth Center team!
In these paid,
part-time positions, you will facilitate and monitor after-school programs for children and teens at the Milford Youth Center. This position will be utilized for the after school hours, predominantly between 2-6 PM.
Applicants must be at least 17 years of age with demonstrated interest/experience working with youth. The positions available are:
- Activities Supervisors - $11.22/hr
- Front Desk Monitors - $11.22/hr
Please send application, found
here and resume to Milford Youth Center, located at 24 Pearl St., Milford., MA 01757.
All applications are due by
Friday, October 26th at 5 PM.
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$8,000 Raised at MYC Telethon!
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The Milford Youth Center would like to thank EVERYONE that was involved in our Telethon on September 15, 2018, where we were able to raise over $8,000, of our $10,000 goal! The Telethon was such a fun and successful event! We would like to extend a HUGE thank you to Milford TV (Liz, Rob, Mike, Dan and the entire crew), who hosted and planned this event for us!
We are so grateful for all the volunteers, acts and performers who came out on a Saturday to support our cause: Superintendent Kevin McIntyre, Senator Ryan Fattman and Rob O'Keefe for participating in the dunk tank; Josh & Carley, Jenny & Johnny, Julia James and Mick Lawless for their amazing musical performances; Penguin Apocalypse & The Kids Improv with Mrs. Kelly for making everyone laugh; Thank you Ray Auger for your continued support and MCing the entire event with Yvy! Thank you to the Office of Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr., for their $2,500 donation from their Drug Forfeiture Fund! Thank you to our awesome volunteers: Milford Softball, Lisa White, Joanna and Mikayla Abrantes, Tori Williams, Sarah Freeman and
Michelle Zale!
Thank you to Signs Plus for updating our banner and Muffin House Mendon for donating 4 boxes of treats! Thank you to 495 Rental for donating the dunk tank (Ward Family for the truck and Chris Care for the hitch)! Thank you to the United Way of Tri-County for allowing us to use their MobileCause platform to collect donations! Finally, thank you to all the community members who donated towards the event!
We are so grateful for such an amazing community who continues to support our efforts! We are still accepting donations to try to reach our $10K goal! Click here for all the ways to donate! Check out the Milford Informer on Milford TV recap some of the highlights from our 2nd Annual Telethon!
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Thank you to our "Milfordy" Sponsors!
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We had such a fun time playing "Milfordy", a local spin on jeopardy! The board consisted of 6 categories with 5 different questions in each category, which increase in difficulty! We are SO grateful for everyone who contributed and completed the board, which we reached out to the community to sponsor each square! The squares ranged from $25 up to $250! Thank you to: ERA Real Estate, Homefield Credit Union, Gold's Gym Milford, Milford Hardwood Floors Inc., The Morais Family, Max & Jake Papuga, Community Impact Inc., The Embroidery Bar, Abrantes Building Company,
The Correia Family, Tamagni Wealth Advisors, Milford Girls Softball League, Lobisser Building Corp.
and Pinz Entertainment!
We would also like to thank Ron Taylor, Anton Luckett, and Kevin Rudden for participating as contestants in the Milfordy Game Show! Anton, an MYC After School member, won the game and prizes! Thank you to Liz from Milford TV for creating the board and Ray and Yvy for being the hosts of the game show! The game show itself raised $2.5K for the event!
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Milford Fire vs. Police Basketball Game!
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For our second annual Telethon we wanted to add some fun new events so we came up with the idea for a Milford Police and Fire Department basketball game! We are so happy with how it turned out and are so appreciative of all the officers and firefighters
who joined us! The Milford Fire Department ended up with the trophy but it was a
competitive
and close game until the very end!
We would like to thank Aaron Anniballi, who helped Milford TV commentate the game and our three high school referees: Steve Sutherland, Danny Corsini and Jordan Darling.
Thank you to Imprint Graphics Inc. for sponsoring the tank tops for the basketball game,
Bolio's Sporting Goods for donating the trophy and Pizza Palace for donating 15 Pizzas for the game! Thank you to all these great local companies for their generous donations of raffle prizes for the game: Gold's Gym Milford donated 2 months+2 months small group classes+2 personal training sessions; Teachers Driving Academy donated 6 hours of driving time; Doubletree by Hilton Boston Milford donated (2) one night stay + complimentary breakfast for two; and Consigli Construction Co. donated a bicycle!
 Thank you to Simply Orthodontics for sponsoring the half-time show, where Earl made 3 shots, which resulted in a $300 donation! Thank you to Gold's Gym of Milford for running a dynamic warm-up for the police and fire departments! This event and game was such an awesome opportunity to see the community come together for a great cause! Click here for Milford Daily News pictures!
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MYC Kid's Play Group Start in October!
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We are so excited to start up our MYC Kid's Play Group again this October! The first session of our 3rd year will resume this Tuesday, October 2nd! We look forward to seeing our returning kids and new faces! Spread the word! Tuesday's theme is "The Hungry Caterpillar"!
This is a children's play group for parents and/or guardians to bring their kids to play, craft and socialize! The groups will run every
Tuesday
afternoon from
12:30 pm to 2:00 PM.
Each session will include activities such as circle time, free play, crafts, snack, story time and clean up! There is a requested donation of $5 per family per session, so the MYC can continue and expand groups and programming. Come on down and bring your child to run and play while adults socialize and meet other families in the community!
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MYC Indoor Walking to begin in November!
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Starting in November, as the weather gets more cold, the Milford Youth Center will be open for indoor walking! This program will be available, free of charge, from 9 to 10:30 AM, Tuesday and Thursday mornings. This is open for all Milford residents to use the gym for walking (we have coffee and tea too)!
For November, the Center will be open during those hours for the following dates:
- Nov. 1st
- Nov. 6th & Nov. 8th
- Nov. 13th & Nov. 15th
- Nov. 20th
- Nov. 27th & Nov. 29th
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"Help the Youth" Basketball Tourney!
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Join us for the 4th annual "Help the Youth B-Ball Tournament" at the MYC. On Sunday, November 18th, Jay Resto and Jay's Classic Barber Shop will host a basketball tournament in our gymnasium at 1 PM.
The registration fee is $250/per team and team members must be 18+ to participate. To register a team, contact Jay at 401-207-1121. All proceeds will go back to the programs of the Milford Youth Center!
We would like thank Jay Resto for all his work putting together this event to benefit the Milford Youth Center!
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Lights, Camera, Action!!!
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The Milford Youth Center is excited to present " Creative Kids Comedy TV Show" with Improv Boston's Comedy School performer and graduate, Karen Kelly!
The program is open to any student in grades 2nd-10th grade and who are registered members of the Milford Youth Center. Rehearsal days are Tuesday and Thursdays from 3:30-5:00 pm at MYC starting in November (TBA ), if we get 6-8 people to commit to the program!
Students who sign up will become a part of a writing/ acting team that will create:
- Funny commercials
- Music videos
- TV show spoofs
- Movie trailers
- And much, much more ....
Parents/guardians will need to provide transportation to the Milford Community Media Center, 138 South Main Street Milford for taping day(s) and sign a release form for their child to be filmed for Milford Community Access television. If interested, please sign up at the front desk at MYC and/or email
[email protected]
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MYC Thanks Community for Donations:
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The Youth Center would like to extend a very appreciative thank you to the following list who donated items and/or their time this month to the Center:
- United Way of Tri-County- sponsored 50 kids to have backpacks and school supplies;
- Mike Volpe & ANP Bellingham-donated flowers for the front of the building;
- Tiffany Gomes-donated a fan to help keep cool in the humidity;
- Bob & Sue Syzmanski-binders for extra school supplies for kids;
- Big Y- donated money from their donation kiosk;
- Frank Tirrell- movies & a crockpot;
- Diane Olson-donated 4 Six Flags tickets;
- Karen Kelly-donated arts and crafts supplies;
- The Haigh Family-donated binders, folders and plastic silverware;
- Lisa White-donated reams of printer paper;
- Diane Stiber-donated a variety of paper and other supplies;
- Taber Grose and his family for choosing his Eagle Scout project to benefit the Milford Youth Center! Taber created 15 radiator covers for the building! We would also like to thank Van Millwork out of Bellingham and the Construction Technology department of BVT for their assistance with this project!
The Youth Center relies on donations to help sustain our programs! Please contact the Center if you would like to donate!
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NEW Teachers Driving Academy (TDA)
Registration Info:
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 The TDA is accepting registrations for the 2018-2019 school year! The Milford Youth Center is pleased to partner with Teachers Driving Academy to offer students a great program, at a reasonable price, with added convenience of taking classes right at school!
We are very grateful for this collaboration and support!
- This classroom registration price INCLUDES the fee that must be paid to the RMV for the teen's driver's education certificate. THIS IS A FEE THAT THE RMV MAKES ALL DRIVING SCHOOLS COLLECT ON BEHALF OF THE TEENS who complete driver's education.
- You are now able to pay the $119.00 fee here! We not longer collect payments at the Youth Center.
- For more information, please visit the TDA website here.
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Rentals Available at MYC!
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The Milford Youth Center is available for rental purposes. The rooms we have available to rent as of right now are the gymnasium and/or stage area, conference room and batting cages. We do require an application to be filled out 3 weeks prior to your event and must comply with our rules and regulations. All information required must be submitted prior to the approval of your request. Please contact Assistant Director, Katie Covell,
here or at 508-473-1756 for more information. All booking for rentals are by appointment only!
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Milford Youth Center
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October 2018
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