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Home My WebLink About2007 Enfield community Council Enfield Community Council Quarterly Report Summary .duly — September 2007 Summer Day Camp Director: Vera Howe-Strait Number Served:93 The Enfield Summer Day Camp was held at the Enfield.Elementary School from July 2—August 10. Enrollment this year was consistent with attendance in 2006 There were 5 groups of campers that were divided by grade level. See attached a Summer Camp Financial.Report: Enfield Teen Program Program Manager:Beth Bannister Number Served in this quarter22 Youth: 5 Unduplicated, 17`Duplicated Once again the summer programs in July and August were organized as art of the Summer Day Camp. Details of these programs can be found in the attached Summer Day Camp Director's Report. Youth Programs for the school year began in September. This fall a fifth grade"Primitive Pursuits"program was continued at the elementary.school. Youth helped prepare for the Harvest Festival developing and preparing flower pens for sale and as a project at the Festival. Youth were also very involved with the.physical set up of the Festival. See attached Youth Program Manager's reports: Community Yard Sales ECC Sponsored Held at the Enfield Community Building August 11,2007 This is the second year the event was sponsored by the ECC. Based on feed back from the sale in 2006 the ECC decided to offer space at the Community Building. Tables were rented for$10.00 each to Enfield citizens and the first floor of the building was a busy . place. ECC accepted donations and held their own sale as well as operating a concession stand. This is not huge fund raiser but rather a way to connect with and build community. Harvest Festival Number Served: Approximately 500 attended The Harvest Festival was held on Saturday, September l5,2007 from 10 am 4 pin. The events included a hayrides cake wheel, youth games and prizes,youth crafts, a wood craft donated by Lowe's of Ithaca; silent auction,due to windy conditions,the annual ping pong ball drop was accomplished by dropping the balls from the roof of the school gym. Additionally the Enfield Volunteer Fire Company, Bangs Ambulance, and the Sheriffs Department all had vehicles on site. Both a concession stand and the chicken barbeque provided food to Festival attendees. A detailed financial report is attached. Enfield "Currents"Newsletter Editor: Ellen Cole Numbers Served: 960 households The Summer 2007 newsletter was mailed in August to 960 households in the Enfield Community. The newsletter included community and local organizations news from the Town of Enfield, local churches, Enfield School Age Program and the Enfield Youth Programs. This quarter the ECC contracted with MAILBOX of Ithaca mail service to distribute the newsletter. The ECC updated addresses and requested a return of newsletters that were not deliverable in an effort to create a more accurate count of printing and mailing expenses. Prepared,by: s , Carolyn Tschanz, President Carol Givin, Treasurer Attachments: Summer Day Camp Director's Report Teen Program Manager Report July-September 07 Summer Day Camp Financial.Report Harvest Festival Financial Report Profit& Loss Report July—September 07 Enfield Community Council Summer Day Camp Report 2007 The 2007 camp season had 93 campers: 10 Counselor's - in — Training 14 4 - 5 year olds 18 6 -7 year olds 36 8 - 9 year olds 15 10 — 13 year olds There were 5 groups of campers that were divided by grade level. The trips taken were: 2 trips to Watkins Glen to swim at the pool; 3 trips for each group to Taughannock Park to swim; Sciencenter; Recycle Center; Hangar Theater At camp we had: Tin Can Fantasy Factory do a performance; Gardening; Primitive pursuits; Entrepreneurial group; Water day; Ice cream sundaes; Sno cones; Peanut hunt The individual group times with specialists were: Sports: we played organized sports games Drama: games, songs, performances on August 7�h for families Arts: craft activities and recreation of art forms from great artists and the traditional tie dye. Science: The groups made Catapults and tested them out; Nano smores and photo lithography(the groups made smores with heat guns and learned how computer chips are .made); Bird feeders; Simple circuits; Silly putty; Slime; Lemon batteries; Bird adaptations and Sun prints The older groups also made: Wood covered journals; Sun catchers; Boogie monsters; Aluminum paintings; Sand wrist bands; Wood models; Electrical tape art and Western art Youth Program Manager Report July 2007 Beth Bannister CIT Program: 12 Youth; 10 Unduplicated, 2 Duplicated. These youth worked with the Senior and Junior Counselors, to observe, assist, and learn skills to be possible future Junior and Senior Counselors. The CITs also work on some sort of community service projects as part of their time at camp. In July,CITs assisted the 5 camp groups,as well as the special activities(art and science, sports, and drama). We had several trips to Taughannock for swimming and hiking, where CITs learned the importance of water safety and special water supervision.Participants in the CIT program spent several days weeding and mulching in the Enfield Memorial Garden as: part of their community service for July. Primitive Pursuits: 9 Youth: 1 Unduplicated,8 Duplicated. Youth learn ancestral living skills and nature awareness while building self confidence through Primitive Pursuits programs. Youth have opportunities to learn problem solving skills, to work together as a team to meet challenges, and to also set personal goals and challenge themselves personally. Summer gives many opportunities for outdoor activities—including stream life exploration,mud camoflage,and wild edible gathering(berries!). The group even made several black cap pies from gathered'. .. berries to share with the camp. Entrepreneurial Group: 7 Youth: 7 Duplicated. Summer Camp participants were able to sign.. up for this weekly program. The focus was on learning crafts that could be sold as a fundraiser at the Enfield Harvest Festival. Youth not only learned some new crafts,such as jewehy with Sculpey Clay,but also had the opportunity to think about the time/material costs and whether it was cost effective to make certain crafts. Summer Camp 07 Aftercamp Staff: 25 youth attended: During after camp time(2-5:30).1 led activities,crafts, and outdoor programs for youth who stayed at aftercamp.I also prepared snack with them and facilitated clean up of the room at the end of the day. Summer Camp 07 Trip Leader: 90 youth attended: i was a trip leader for all groups at. Enfield Camp.I was waterfront director at the swim site,which meant I was in charge of the buddy boards and buddy checks,and gave the ok when it was clear to reenter the water. balsa... lead hikes at Taughannock and Watkins Glen. Youth served in July:23 Youth:Unduplicated(New):11;Duplicated(In previous programs): 12 .. Also,the youth in the general programs-aftercamp and on trips(25 and 90 youth) Youth Program Manager Report August 2007 Beth Bannister CIT Program: 12 Youth; 10 Unduplicated, 2 Duplicated. These youth worked with the Senior and Junior Counselors, to observe, assist, and learn skills to be possible future Junior and Senior Counselors. The CITs also work on a community service projects as part of their time at camp. In August,Youth continued assisting the head counselors,helped with special projects such as gardening and cooking, and worked packing things up for the end of camp clean up. Our community service project was to plant flowers in pots at the Enfield Community Building which brightened the entrances to the building. Primitive Pursuits: 9 Youth: 1 Unduplicated, 8 Duplicated. Youth learn ancestral living skills and nature awareness while building self confidence through Primitive Pursuits programs. Youth have opportunities to learn problem solving skills, to work together as a team to meet challenges, and to also set personal goals and challenge themselves personally. Summer gives many opportunities for outdoor activities—including stream life exploration,mud camoflage;and wild edible gathering(berries!). We had a 13-striped water marmot(watermelon)"hunt"—where youth used tracking skills to find the watermelon,used throwing stick skills to knock it over,and ended in youth having a delicious and healthy snack at the end of the day. Entrepreneurial Group: 7 Youth: 7 Duplicated. Summer Camp participants were able to sign up for this weekly program. The focus was on learning crafts that could be sold as a fundraiser at the Enfield Harvest Festival. Youth not only learned some new crafts,such as jewelry with Sculpey Clay,but also had the opportunity to think about the time/material costs and whether it was cost effective to make certain crafts. Many youth participated in jewelry making in August; both at the Entrepreneurial Group as well as at aftereamp. Backpacking Trip: 5 youth attended.(4 unduplicated, 1 duplicated) Youth prepared for and attended a backpacking trip in August. This was done as a program with the Dryden Youth programs, so youth were able to meet youth from another town. The trip was a huge success, with many youth pushing themselves and getting to feel successful from a big challenge. We met at the top of the hill in the Finger Lakes National Forest. We walked several miles the first day through the Forest,headed toward the Finger Lakes Trail.The group found a suitable location that was dry for our first night,not too far from the Horse Campground. We-headed out in the morning when the weather cleared,and walked several more miles toward a lean-to. As we walked into the area of the lean-to,the sky opened up and it poured;we made it just in time! The last day's hike was just over a mile to our parked van. There were many opportunities for problem solving—including planning the setup of dry areas during rain, and finding potable water. Youth were also part of deciding how far to hike and where to camp on the first day. Youth served in August: 28 Unduplicated(New): 15 Duplicated(In previous programs): 13 Also,the youth in the general programs-aftercamp and on trips(25 and 90 youth) Youth Program Manager Report September 2007 Beth Bannister Harvest Festival Preparations: 16 youth: 5 Unduplicated(new); I I Duplicated(in previous programs)Helping in both the preparation and the work the day of thefestival,youth are an important element to the success of the Harvest Festival. Youth were very involved in helping prepare for and work at the Harvest Festival. Several helped on 2 days preparing crafts to sell at the festival.. On Friday night youth helped prepare for the festival moving tables,setting up tents,moving hay.On Saturday morning, a few youth arrived very early on their own to enthusiastically help set up games,move hay, and move supplies. Throughout the day,youth helped at the craft table and sale table, led games in the games tent, helped in the concessions tent by giving out food,taking money and giving change,and helping to clean up after the festival was over. Several youth stayed quite late helping break down the cake wheel booth and the concessions area.. High School Jobs:3 youth: 0 unduplicated,3 duplicated The Youth Employment Program gives youth 14 and older opportunities to work in Enfield and the Ithaca area, to learn work skills and job appropriate behavior, and to promote a sense of confidence in the workworld Youth have been working in Enfield Youth Programs;Primitive Pursuits,Harvest Festival Preparation,and Video Visions. Primitive Pursuits:4 youth: 0 Unduplicated,4 Duplicated.Enfield Elementary School. Youth learn ancestral living skills and nature awareness while building self confidence through Primitive Pursuits programs. Youth have opportunities to learn problem solving skills, to work together as a team to meet challenges, and to also set personal goals and challenge themselves personally. Video Visions: 4 youth: 0 Unduplicated,4 duplicated. Boynton Middle School . Computer Lab This new program offers youth the opportunity to take video clips and use school movie editing software to create movies with special effects. Participants learn to use the software, while working both on individual projects as well as a group community project. At our first meeting,youth participated in 2 activities whereby the advantages and disadvantages of group decisions and individual decisions could be seen and evaluated. The group also brainstormed ideas for individual and group projects(all of which was filmed), and then took this footage to the computers. Footage from that day was used as practice film pieces in the editing software so that youth could start using the program immediately. Youth served in September: 22 youth Unduplicated(New):5 Duplicated(In previous programs): 15 Upcoming Programs: Monday Makers, Girl's Group, Volunteer Opporuunties at the Enfield Science event, cleanup of the Stevenson Preserve and Enfield Halloween Party, Enfield Youth Event at the YMCA, and an 8th Grade Program 2007 Summer Camp Financial Report Income: (To use towards 2008 Budget) Camp Fees $ 7,035.00 BC/AC Fees $ 5,040.00 $12,075.00 Expences: (Spent from 2007 Budget) Payroll Gross $21,941.14 Taxes(Employer) $ 1,903.38 NY Surcharge $ 16.46 Paychex $ 242.02 CIT (MJP) $ 4,075.00 Transportation $ 1,490.00 Field Trips/Enrichment $ 769.00 Stipend - Employee $ 78.95 CPA/AEO Training $ 33.00 Cit Trip $ 151.98 ECC CIT Contribution $ 127.00 Misc. Supplies $ 1,330.15 Total $32,158.08 Field Trips/Enrichment: Taughannock Park, Watkins Glen State Park, Hangar Theatre, Recycle Center, Tin Can Fantasy, Sciencenter 2007 Enfield Harvest Festival Financial Report Activity Income Expenses P & L Yard Sale Gnomon/ Kinko's $ - $ 59.25 $ (59.25) Advertising $ - $ 90.00 $ (90.00) Another Mans Treasure $ 204.71 $ - $ 204.71 Concession Stand $ 146.85 $ - $ 146.85 Valley Corner $ $ 17.20 $ (17.20) Staples $ $ 20.22 $ (20.22) Tops $ - $ 16.90 $ (16.90) Sub Total $ 351.56 $ 203.57 $ 147.99 Harvest Festival Teen Crafts $ 18.75 $ - $ 18.75 Chicken BBQ $ 1,701.75 $ 880.67 $ 821.08 Quilt Raffle $ 683.00 $ - $ 683.00 Silent Auction $ 1,812.50 $ $ 1,812.50 Games $ 814.45 $ 134.55 $ 679.90 Vendors $ 30.00 $ - $ 30.00 Concession Stand $ 517.47 $ 140.27 $ 377.20 Cake Wheel $ 474.70 $ $ 474.70 Plants $ 77.00 $ $ 77.00 Donations $ 718.20 $ - $ 718.20 Sound Equipment $ - $ 100.00 $ (100.00) Gnomon/Staples $ - $ 182.81 $ (182.81) Advertising $ - $ 20000 $ (200.00) Pilot- Ping-Pong Drop $ $ 100.00 $ (100.00) Port-A-Potty $ - $, 140.00 $ (140.00) Musicians $ 200.00 $ (200.00) Bounce House $ 150.47 $ (150.47) Misc_ $ - $ 181.29 $ (181.29) Grand Total $ 7,199.38 $ 2,613.63 $ 4,585.75 3:06 PM Enfield Community Council, Inc. 10/27/07 Profit & Loss Accrual Basis July through September 2007 Jul-Sep 07 Income 4110 United Way 2,373.50 4120 Town of Enfield 9,291.18 4160 Fund Raising 7,176.38 4180 Camp BEFIAFT 3,539.50 4181 Summer Camp Fees 1,134.50 Total Income 23,515.06 Expense 5208 Camp Director Wages 4,200.00 5209 Camp Director FICA 321.30 5210 Camp Director FUTA/SUTA 43.04 5211 Camp Wages 15,366.66 5212 Camp FICA 1,175-55 5213 Camp Futa/5uta 157.51 5214 Camp Supplies&Expenses 2,414.39 5215 BEF/AFT Camp Wages 2,374.48 5216 BEFIAFT Camp FICA 181.65 5217 BEF/AFT Camp SUTA 24.33 5912 Bookkeeping 600.00 5913 General Supplies&Expense 8.20 5914 Newsletter Expenses 904-68 5915 Fund Raising Expenses 2,292.47 5918 Miscellaneous Expenses 54.25 5919 Insurance-All Programs 34.05 5920 Coop-Ext Teen Program 7,009.30 5921 Coop Ext-Youth Enrichment 131.84 5923 Municipal Job Fund 4,096.46 6924 NYS Inc Tax File Fee. 60.00 5925 CPA Fee 500.00 Total Expense 41;882.06 Net Income 18,367.00 Page 1