SVELC eNewsletter - Springing into Storytime and Startlines

April 2026

About Us

Impact of Funding Cuts

Splash of Color

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Mark your calendars, our 4th Annual Splash of Color is right around the corner! On Saturday, June 13, 2026, at Garvin Park, we invite our community to join us for a morning full of fun, movement, and meaningful impact. Splash of Color features both a 5K Run/Walk and a 1-Mile Family Fun Walk, making it an inclusive event for participants of all ages and activity levels.

This is more than just any race. Splash of Color is a celebration of community and connection. Along the course, participants can experience bursts of colorful powder to add an additional layer of fun! Beyond the race itself, guests can enjoy a variety of vendors and activities, including a pre-race warm-up station, coffee, face painting, and more, making it a full morning of fun for the whole family.

We are incredibly grateful for the generous support of our sponsors and community partners who help make this event possible. Their commitment to our mission allows us to create an experience that is not only fun and memorable, but also deeply impactful.

Most importantly, every step taken supports the mission of St. Vincent Early Learning Center. Proceeds from the event help provide high-quality early childhood education and expand opportunities for young learners at a time when it is needed more than ever. By participating, volunteering, or sponsoring, you’re helping ensure that all children have access to the childhood they deserve—while adding a little extra color to your summer!

Registrations will be guaranteed to receive a T-shirt on or before May 27, 2026. After that date, shirts and sizes are not guaranteed to be available on the event day.

Literacy Week Recap

March 2nd–6th was an incredible and joy-filled week for SVELC! We were thrilled to welcome more than 70 amazing volunteers who generously gave their time to visit our classrooms and share the gift of reading with our students. Each day was filled with laughter and meaningful moments as stories came to life across our school.

This year’s theme highlighted our new Core Values, Reverence, Connection, and Growth, which were beautifully reflected in every classroom interaction.

To make the week even more special, every student went home each day with their own copy of the featured book—five books in total—to help build their personal home libraries and encourage a lifelong love of reading.

We are so grateful to our volunteer readers for making this week unforgettable. Your enthusiasm and kindness brought so much joy to our students and helped nurture the next generation of passionate readers. Thank you for being such an important part of our community!

Growing Readers, Growing Families

Thanks to the support of the Forward Together Grant, we are proud to launch our Growing Readers, Growing Families initiative, an exciting new way to deepen literacy experiences while strengthening the connection between school and home. This program is designed to nurture not only a love of reading in our students, but also to empower families to engage in meaningful, shared learning experiences.

Each quarter, every classroom hosts a unique, Reggio-inspired literacy event built around a book that reflects the children’s current interests. These events transform reading into an interactive, hands-on experience, inviting families into the learning process in fun and creative ways. Every student receives a personal copy of the featured book, helping to build their home libraries and encourage continued exploration together.

Our literacy events have already brought stories to life in incredible ways. Children and families have explored the meaning of their names through letter recognition-focused art, painted on canvases suspended from the ceiling to create something from a new perspective, and experimented with wind to better understand the world around them. Other experiences have included creating constellation-inspired artwork as a family and even writing and illustrating original books, giving children the opportunity to see themselves not just as readers, but as authors and storytellers!

Through Growing Readers, Growing Families, we are reinforcing the powerful role that families play in the early learning journey.

Mail Donation to:

St. Vincent Early Learning Center

730 W. Delaware Street

Evansville, Indiana 47710