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Quarterly Report Summery
January—'March 2008
Enfield Teen Program
Program-Manager- Beth Bannister
Number Served in this quarter:44 youth (unduplicated/new 10; Duplicated 34)
There have been many programs offered to Enfield Youth in January to March 2008
both old and new Ongoing program have included Youth Employment,Primitive
Pursuits(including a February break overnight), and Rocket Building. Additionally,
there have been-several new programs t1is year Write On!Is a writing/teen magazne
program offered to Boynton Middle School students. Also at Boynton is Storytelling
Power! A program combining storytelling,acting,and exploration of personal life
experience. World of Work is a high school program giving youth skills in resume
building,interviewing skills and general work ethics. Upcoming programs-include
Monday Makers,a craft and community service program,and Photography for Enfield
5th graders
Enfield"Current"Newsletter
Editor.Deborah Teeter
Numbers Served: 950 Households
The next edition of the Currents will-be mailed in April 08. Our Summer Day Camp
Application will be enclosed. This newsletter will be a new and expanded publication.
Debbie Teeter will be our new newsletter editor. Ellen Cole will step down as editor as
she will be a senior this year Ellen did a great job for us as editor-
Summer Camp
Director, Vera Howe-Strait
The Summer Day Camp dates are July 7-August 15, 2008. Once again it will be held at
the Enf eid ElementarySchofll---- Staff training will be held on June 30,200& This year
we have posted for a drama specialist position and three new positions; Trip Leader
(supervises all bold tips,follows the Health Department-regulations concerns trips and
the Ithaca City School District Food Program regulations,oversees the campers and staff '
and tends to first aid),-After Camp header(supervises the after camp m regards to `
attendance, activities,and campers)and Assistant Director(oversees the collection of
parent fees,all attendances,paperwork for the Food Program,and medical-issues. The
goal this year is to have 100 campers including the CITs (Counselors-In-Training),within
5-6 groups. Each group consists of the Sr and Jr_ Counselor and 12 CITs.. Each group
has no more than 18 campers. Another goal is to incorporate more field trips and
activities for the-oldest campers-. The trips would consist of more swim trips to
Taughannock and Treman/Buttermilk;Falls, movie at the Watkins Glen Theater,
Sciencenter,Animal Sanctuary in the Watkins Glen area,Berry picking in the F_Ae1J
area,Zoo and/or Museum in Binghamton. In process is arranging for weekly activities
for the oldest with the Drug/Alcohol Council-(teamwork,peer pressure/self-csteem)and
Boyce Tompson Institute from Cornell (science).
Annual Meeting—March 6,2008:
On February i lth officers were appointed for the year 2008. Ann Rider submitted the
following slate of officers: Carolyn Tschanz President,Ann Rider Vice President,
Carol Givin—Treasurer. Our Secretary position is currently open. Each nominated
person was willing to hold these offices in 200& ,All was in favor_
On March 6, 2008 we held our annual meeting at the Enfield Elementary. School in
collabo-ratian with the.Star Lab,presented by the-Sciencenter_ WJ -Provided an
information table for anyone interested m4 knowing what the Enfield Community Council
was all about. We were able to get a few names and address of people who wanted to
help at the Festival this year and well as be added to our Newsletter master list. There
were about 3 0-40 people that attended the Star Lab
Administrative:
See attached profit and loss statement for bookkeeping, insurance,general supplies; and.
misc.expenses.
Prepared on 4/25/08
By Carol Giv*Treasurer
Attachments:
Profit&Loss Statement 0anuary-March 08)
Teen Program Manager's Reports (.►anuary-March 08)
3:38 PM Enfield Community Council, Inc
05/01/08 PTADf{t,& LOSS
Accrual Basis January through March 2008
Jan-Mar 08
Income
4110 United inlay 3,740.25
4120 Town of Enfield 9,760.83
41M Camp BEF,AFT �68.00
4189 Donations 90.00
Total-Income '13;659 08
Expense
5214 Camp_Supplies-&-Expenses -247.06
5912 Bookkeeping 600A0
5913 General Supplies&Expense 1.31
s91 4 Newstetter€xpenses -609.60
5915 Fund Raising Expenses 31.6f
5918 Miscellaneous Expenses 1,461.88 .
5919 Insurance-All Programs 3;893.00
5920 Coop-Ext Teen Program 2,794:09
-5921-Coop Ext4Guth-E-r►r ohment -647
6923 Municipal Job Fund 2,276.54
Total Expense 11,821.96
Net income 1,037.12
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Youth Program Manager Report
January 2008
-� Beth Bannister
High School Jobs:5 youth: 5 unduplicated,0 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 work world
Youth have been working.in Enfield Youth Programs;Monday Makers,Primitive Pursuits;
writing as well as helping at the.trifield After school. Two youth will be assisting in the
Storytelling Program as.well..
Primitive Pursuits: 8 youth: Unduplicated, I Duplicated.Enfield Elementary School
Youth learn ancestral diving skills and nature awareness while building self confidence through
Primitive Pursuits programs. .Youth have opportunities to learn problem solving.skilts, to work
together as a team to meet-challenges, and to also set personal goals and challenge them
personally. Working with Tim Brown of the Primitive Pursuits Program,I continue to include.
group process and teambuildmg into this program.We again created with you a"working `
agreement"to give youth a voice m wilding rules to live.by m the program.In 2008;we decided
to take on along term craft with this-groupmaking bows This has been very successful;not,
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only are they learning a skill,but tley have also gained patience and enthusiasm. Or °worries
that they might become bored with a protect that would take several months was unfounded in"
fact every day when we clean`up at`5:45 they say they wish it eoixld go longer:
Primitives groups are part of an evaluation, which I call the `"Top 10 List" Youth atahe
beginning of the program make a list of 10 items they would want with.them oni a
wilderness experience. Included in first lists include 4i ods, a illow, mouse traps,.P lj as, a P
guns with 1 or 2 bullets. At the end of tie po.gram, we will have..hem make a list a"gain
to see how their perspectives hand chdnged aver learning some survival skills.
Enfield Elementary Rpcket,Program:;....YOU th,�j Unduplicated, 0 duplicated. Enfield
Elementary.. Another stew program set to.,help 4th and 5th graders unalerstand the tivays that
rockets are launched,;the.purposes:o�`rocketry- and to be.able to us.e their hanals and creativity to
create their own rockets. In.January;participants had the;opportuni to build several kinds;of
simple rockets,using paper for rockets and launching them with;strings and balloons;as well as
straw launchers.In order to both introduce aerodynamics,as well as work with youth on
following intricate directions;.we`also made paper airplanes
Write On!:2 youth: 1 IJnduphcated(new); 1 Duplicated(m previous programs)Boynton Middle
School In this program,youth will be creating a agazine for the Boynton co
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P St" - mmunity.
Participants will strengthen'their writing skills, learn about editing, layout,and publishing, and
will work as a team to decidewhat will be in the magazine. Youth in the program will also be to
charge of publicity and sales of their magazine. The group met only onetime in January,as a
program called Write On! As a writing program,I was having a.hard time recruiting, so I
reevaluated the program.It is another lesson learned for me, in terms of the importance of a
name! I went back into the 4unchroom and began recruiting for a Teen`Zine program,hoping to
get many more participants.Sure enough;there:was-significant more interest in.a Teen Zine`
program. '•
Youth served in January "�20 Unduplicated(New):20 Duplicated(In previous programs) 0
Note: I did have a Monday progranipet until the Storytelling Program began,but cancelled it due
to health issues:
Upcoming Programs:WinterTrimitives(middle school and elementary),Storytelling Alld
Acting,Girls Group(Dewitt),World of Work(High School),February Winter Primitives
Overnight.
Youth Program Manager Report
February'2008
Beth Bannister'
High School Jobs: 5 youth: 0 unduplicated,5 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 work world.Youth have been working in Enfield Youth Programs;Monday Makers,Primitive Pursuuts;
writing as well as helping at the Enfi
ol. Two youth assist in the Storytell
eld AStorytelling
Program as well,and:one assists in:-the Write On!/MagazineProgram.
Primitive Pursuits:9 youth: 1 Unduplicated,8 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 chdllenge them
personally. .Working with Tian Brown of the Primitive Pursuits Program,I continue to mclude
group process and teambuilding into this program.We again created with youth a"working
agreement"to give youth a void n►b-ulding r ales,,to live'by n the program s 20Q8,we decided
to take on along term craft with this gtoupnaku?gbows. This has been very successful;not
only are they Iearnuig'a skill,.but they have also gained patience and enthusiasm: Our"worries
that they might become bored with a project that,would;take several months was unfoundecl�in
fact every day when we clean up at :45 they say they wish-it could go longer= In"February,a+e
also had a bit of snow tor ilea to bu>Zd some shelters,and even go snowshoein :
Primitives groups are part which r call the;of an evaluation, " 'op 10 List". I'outh at the
beginning of the program make u list.of.1 items they would leant wit h them on a
wilderness experience.Included'in first lists include'ipods a pillow, mouse- in.
guns wke
ith l or 2 bullets. At the end ofga
the prograrit, we wfll have them Ind
to see how their perspectives have changed after'learning some survival skill.
Enfield Elementary Roc kd Progani: 7 youth: 0 U>iduplicate ,7 duplicated: Enfield
Elementary. Another new program,set#o help 4th and 5th graders understand the ways that
rockets are launche ,the purposes of rocketry,.and to-be able to use their hands and creativity to
create their own rockets. Unfortunately in February we only metwithhhis °e:our rockets,as well as "
testing and snow days. We spent this valuable day beginning
to ass "
build simple rockets with soda bottles;tubes and paper
ton 1V6ddle
Write Onl:9 youth: l iJnduplicated(iiew);. 1 Duplicated(in previous programs)Boys
School In hispmg!{ th will be creating a magazine for the Boynton Community
Partieipants will strengthen#heir writing'skills, learn about editing, layout andpull ado b "
will work as a team to decide what will be in the magazine. Youth in the program
charge of publicity and sales of their magazine. The group met only one time in January,as a
program called Write On! As a writing program,I was having a hard time recruiting, so I
reevaluated the program.It is another lesson learned for me,in terms of the importance of a
name! I went back into the lunchroom and began recruiting for a Teen`Zine program,hoping to
get many more participants;Sure enoiig
Mere was-significantmore interest in a Teen`Zine
program;in feet the program increased in size from 1 participant to 9 participants. So far we
have.a fashion Column,horoscopes,anadyice column,a short story,interviews,pictures,photos,
and music reviews.
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Primitive Pursuits Winter Overnight: 2 youth: 2 duplicated. Overnights he Pr m.&,11
opportunity for youth to practice and evaluate what they have learned
Pursuits Program and put their skills to use. Youth often build their own shelters to
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in, need to make fires in.order to eat,a equired to use outdoor safety precautions
such as staying dry in cold weather. Two_y.,outh from Enfield joined youth from Dryden
on a cold overnight in Willseyville;there were 2 cancellations due to weather and
sickness. Our group was given a challenge of a snowless day—so we had to build a
shelter with no-snow as insulation._ The result was a sirnpk shelter with a tarp to keep us
dry—which it did,as it snowed overnight. One youth decided to challenge himself with
a solo shelter,which he built under the supervision of Primitives staff. It was his second
solo winter shelter,and he was a bit overconfident at first. He stayed warm,however
some snow entered his shelter overnight, so he had to reevaluate the amount of debris
needed to effectively cover a shelter.
Storytelling Power!: 7-youth:2 Unduplicated,5'duplicated. Boynton Middle School. This
program is led by an.Ithaca College student,:assisted by another student, the JYC Youth Program
Manage, Monica,anal myself. 'The idea isd ericiiurageor�tli fo empower themselves'through the
telling of their ownpersonal stories;that are to be acted out by the group. Skills learned are
media awareness,.improvisational sla71s, acting experience, storytelling, teamwork and
exploration of cultures. Our meetings in February were quite full of many activities,including
watching short TV clips to get youth talking about families,a TV family"Jeopardy"type game,
improv games,decorating journals with family pictures and much discussion of the media and
how families are often portrayed. The faciliatators,-Monica and I are learning too how to work
together and communicate as this new program is being developed,and have found weekly
meetings inperson or by phone to be essential to making the program flow better.
Youth served in February: 29 Unduplicated(New). 9 Duplicated(In previous programs):
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Youth Program Manager Report
March 2008
Beth Bannister
licated The Louth Employment program gives
youth'. 1 unduplicated,5dup
High School lobs:b y el and the Ithaca area, to learn work skills and
opportunities to work inEr¢ft
youth 14 and older opp . oinote a sQnse of confidence in the work world-
se
job appropriate behavior,and td P� Makers,-Primi
Youth have been working in Enfield Youth Programs;Monday ellng
"ti as well as help ng:a-the Enfield hfter`school Two youth'assist.in the Storyt
Program as well,and one assists in the Teen ZmeProgram. School.
youth:2 Jnduplicated; l0 Duplicated.Enfield Elementary
Primitive Pursuits: 12 3'
al living sden
kills and;nature'- 'Q4`eness while rbulloblem soloing skills,to��'O k
Youth learn ancestr. g or-unities to lea p
Primitive Pursuits Programs.- Youth halve-oPP_
r as a team to meet challenges,-tend to also set personal goats and Ihalnjinue o include
together Tiro Brown of the Prunitive pursuits Progam, youth a"working-
personally. _Working Mm.We again'created with y i 08;we decided
rocess-and teamb into-this prog
group p rules to hoe by m the pS not
eve uth a voice m building ;h -bv 'Phis"has been very successful;
agreement"to g, Yo with ffiis group worries
to take on a long term craft have alsp gamed patience and enthusiasm.
only are they learning a skill, ' that would take several months was unfounded—in
t become bored With a-projectsa the wish it could go longer.,In March,youth
that they nigh at 5:45 they y y bow string out of string and wax
fact every day when cleanup ffieir bows,as well as making 'five Pursuits
worked on sanding and"finis mg on vacation,with another Prima
This program continued duri>l$the 2 weeks l -
staff taking my place. Enfield
oh, l � uplibated,0-duplicated. c
e pursuifs i2'Y enthusiasti group
4th/5th Grade ' o works` vi li thig-group`.This very
Elementary School: .' " $towels
eager to get out. We were-able to work:onom m snow '
rushes up to us every day, o the beauty of an ice storm,play s
as well as do some��, J _Y sticks. This program also continued during
es and learn.-about throwing Pursuits staff taking my place.:
and awareness gain
the 2 weeks I was on vacation,with another Primitive ,� 1 Q Lis
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guns with I or 2 bullets. At xhentof. '
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Rocket Program:• 7 youth:0 Unduplicated;7 dup
ciders understand the tiycrys that
Enfield Elementary set to help 4th and 5th gr. creativity to
Elementary. -Another new program, and to be'able use their hands and
purposes o rocketry, ust a few days assembling
rockets are launched, the - o =., uth-worked hard in just i d with-Linda Schoffel
create their own rockets. In the rockont me.one weep and brought a
and decorating their TM Faye a$ oin the-group.
leadin and bringing a gueS Carl Sti1eeker,a rocket scientist,J
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resentatinn on real:rocl
p - evious programs)Boynton the.
u heated{new}, 5 puphcated{in pr ton Community.
pyrite Oil: 7 youth:2 ,p a nag fdnd
azine or the Boynton teblishi
outh will be creating' 1 ut,nd p
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charge of Publioity cuzal Sales Of i � � e.-re was some stories,pros.
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postcard that inspired them oitY c1 pile; g for teit� iCOp£C0l13
and beautiful ply. Ue group also sl eet a soiud day
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fashion articles,and some shot stones
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program is ied by antiaco College: ttt assisted by .another'
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