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<br />, <br /> <br />To: Director of Administrative Services, Lori Johnson <br /> <br />From: Boys & Girls Club of Elk River <br />Executive Director, Duane Howard <br />Director of Operations, Lana Huberty <br /> <br />Re: Youth in Community 2005 Quarterly Report <br /> <br />Dates: January through March 2005 (13 weeks) <br /> <br />First, allow us to begin by saying thank you for believing in our mission to serve more <br />teens in Elk River and by donating money to this program. It would not be such a <br />success today had you not given us this opportunity! <br /> <br />History: <br /> <br />Our Youth in Community Program began with the hiring of Carrie Bufford as our Teen <br />Coordinator. Carrie is an Elk River graduate who went on to the University of Minnesota <br />to obtain her BA Degree in Psychology. Carrie had worked two summers for the Boys & <br />Girls Clubs of Elk River during college and was a natural "hip" fit for our new mission of <br />reaching more teens. <br /> <br />During the months of January through March the following objectives were met: <br /> <br />1. Establishment of a program title that would attract teens. Therefore "Youth in <br />Community: was changed to "Hang Time". <br /> <br />2. Program hours and dates were set. These are Mondays and Wednesdays <br />5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (Carrie also offers teen options during regular Club <br />hours as much as time allows.) <br /> <br />3. Marketing materials were established and distributed. (please see attached <br />flyer.) Marketing proved to be a challenge, as we were not allowed to <br />advertise through the schools. We did hang flyers around town and sent flyers <br />to the Counseling Departments of each middle and high school in the district. <br /> <br />4. Specific facility space was dedicated to the program staff and participants. <br />The Teen Room was cleaned out, repainted and furnished with donated <br />furniture including 2 couches, tables, a TV and Sega game system. <br /> <br />5. Program ideas were discussed with teens. We wanted to offer a safe, <br />supervised place where the teens could come and participate in programs they <br />liked. Carrie spent a lot oftime with the teens talking about how they wanted <br />to see Hang Time to evolve. She has had an active group of teens working <br />