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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNewsletter 1994 Fall Enfield Community Currents• Enfield Community Fall 1994 URRENTS Published three times annually. Editor Jessica Connors In to the Streets Volunteers Team up with Local People October 1, 1994 Under the supervision of Greg Kirchgessner, four Cornell students, Bethany Godsoe, Andrea Madringrano, Mike Jauad and Eric Shih from the Into the the Streets program joined local volunteers Debbie Boynton and Martha Criss to spruce up the community building. The volunteers painted, scrubed replaced lights and cleaned freezers in the food storage area. These youth are excellent examples of a revitalization of community service. They willingly engaged in all the chores no matter how dirty, with wonderful smiles and great attitudes. They even offered to return. Working together it seemed like they accomplished a lot and appeared to be a good experience for all. Hats Off to all!! Enfield Harvest Festival 1994 The Enfield Harvest Festival will take place the last weekend in October. The celebration will start off on Friday night with an auction, both new and old items will be on the black. Saturday the Harvest Festival will kick off at 10-00 am with something far the entire family!! For more details takes look at the flyer inside. A,; terschool and Enrichment program There are still openings for children in the afterschool daycare program at Enfield School. The program runs from 2-5:30pm M-F. The enrichment program will be starting soon there will be three programs offered; Eye on Art will promote children to use thier imagination using a wick range techniques Mr. Israel will lead this program. Sandra Corriero will be working with drama and puppets. The class will focus on learning to write skits, make puppet characters and vocal work Richard Pardiciem will be running a sports program focusing on different sports each season. The first unit will be soccer. Inside: -SENIOR CITIZEN NEWS -UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN -HARVEST FESTIVAL -MUCH, MUCH MOREM" Preschool News The preschool at the Enfield Community Building will be starting on 9112194. It will held on MWF mornings from 9-12noon. Cathy DelSignore is the director and is assisted by Laura Owens. The only requirement is that your child MUST be, potty trained. If you have any questions you can contact Cathy at 387-6756. Enfield Youth Program We are once again starting up a program for youth ages I 1-18. The first phase will only include Dewitt middle school students. The ECC in cooperation with the Ithaca Youth Bureau will run the Enfield Adventure Program. This activity will take 12 middle schoolers and do various activities in the surrounding areas. Activities can include camping, auto repair, arts&crafts, canoeing and trips. We are hoping to start the drop -in center by the end of October, we will be recruiting at all area schools in the next few weeks. Jessica Connors will be the Youth Worker in Enfield. Cr Q UNITED WAY of Tompkins County sfij� G The summer camp program was a success. We served a total of 138 children through the five week session. The average attendance was 85-100. Thanks to all the wonderful dedicated staff under the direction of Linda Hubbell. All contributed to a positive experience for both the children and staff. The quilt is ready to be raffled off!! So buy your tickets fast. The tickets are available at the local convenience stores and various community members. We would really appriciate any volunteers from the community to help with the Harvest Festival. A lot of work goes into the planning and the event itself. If you are interested contact Fredi Shapiro, 277-6360. JOB oPENIN0911 • We at the Enfield Community Council are always looking for people who enjoy working with children. We often have openings for staff members in out Afterschool, teen, preschool and summer camp programs. There is an almost constant need for substitutes when regular staff cannot work. We are also seeking individuals willing to teach in our Enrichment Program. If you have talent in areas such as Dance, Music, Drama, Gymnastics, Languages or any other subject and are willing to share it with the youth of Enfield, please call Marnie at 272-2241. Enfield Community Council Is an equal opportunity employer. Editors Note. The newsletter is always looking for ways to improve and new features to add. Since it is only a quarterly publication, it is very important we most the communication needs of our community. We have set the next deadline for JANUARY 6, 1995 If you have anything to submit, any comments or would like to volunteer to assist on the publication, please notify me in writing; 1029 Bostwick Road, Ithaca NY 14850. Jessica Connors Editor �J • ENFIELD COMMUNITY COUNCIL The Enfield Community Council is pleased to offer Karate instruction with SHIHAN OLEN LANE on Tuesdays from 2:00 pm until 3:30 pm in the Enfield School gym. The fee for each six -week session is $30.00 per child. You must pick up your child at 3:30 or make arrangements with the Afterschool Program to keep your child until 5:30. To do that you may call Linda Hubbell at 272-5034 or send in the registration form that was included in the Opening of School Newsletter mailed home in August. The part-time fee for Afterschool is $7.00 per day. Classes in the first session will run October 4, 11, 16, 25, November 1 and S. We expect another six -week session to begin the following Tuesday and continue throughout the school year. Children should wear comfortable, loose -fitting clothing. If you would like to enroll your child, please send the registration form below, with payment of $30.00, to the school, "Attention Afterschool." Please make checks payable to "Enfield Community Council." ---------------------------- DETACH -------------------------------- Child' s name Grade Parent(s) name Daytime telephone Alternate name & telephone (in case you cannot be reached): Enfield Mother looking for dayeare for 3 year old from 6:30am- 4.30pm, M-F. 7Wo additional after school. please call Roberta Drake 277-6283 it interested. The Small Business Project (SBP) at Tompkins Cortland Community College provides workshops, individual consultations, and support to potential and current entrepreneurs in Tompkins and Cortland • Counties. The SBP was created for individuals who have an idea for a small business venture but because of socioeconomic constraints are unable to pursue their ideas. Candidates who have limited financial resources or are receiving social support are given first consideration. SBP encourages women, minorities, displaced workers, people with disabilities, and rural entrepreneurs to apply. For more information contact Valerie Kennedy, Coordinator of the Small Business Project, Tompkins Cortland Community College, 170 North Street, P.O. box139, Dryden, NY 13053- 0139 Telephone 607-844-8211 ext.4299. September, 1994 Dear Neighbor: I know this looks like just another appeal for money - hard-earned money that keeps getting more scarce in these hard times. However, this is an appeal for a donation to the United Way of Tompkins County. Your contribution to United Way does so very much to help meet the needs of members of our community. As a business owner, I am bombarded with requests for donations for causes that appear to be worthy. However, I do not have the time nor the resources to check up on these groups to be sure that they do in fact spend my contribution appropriately. I know from personal experience that United Way tracks its funding dollars to • ensure that your donation goes to the programs directly, rather than toward "administrative expenses" or salaries for people not directly connected to the programs themselves. My own personal involvement with United Way is through the Enfield Community Council which provides programming for local youth. We run a Preschool, an Afterschool Daycare, an Afterschool Enrichment, a Teen, and an Adult Education program. United Way is one of our primary fund sources. The volunteer work that we do for Enfield residents would be diminished without financial help from United Way. Would you please consider a donation? Any amount, regardless of size will help us in our efforts to create responsible, stable adults of the youth of Enfield. Please fill out the enclosed pledge card and mail it directly to the United Way in the addressed envelope. Thank you. Please accept my apologies if you already contribute to United way through your employer. Sincerely, I(Z f e �� ednM Rose Pellegrino • United Way Fund Chair • • 0 ENFIELD COMMUNITY COUNCIL AUCTION Friday October 28 0 6:30 PM Featuring many NEW ITEMS from local merchants plus: Antiques Furniture Appliances Tools Collectibles Toys Anything & Everything ALSO DOOR PRIZES Auctioneer: Bruce Lott Auction will be held at Enfield Community Building (Rt. 327, 1 mile south of Rt. 79). Contact Carol Barriere at 277-3843 for more information. AND r ' ylM HARVEST FESTIVAL �? �'•' Saturday October 29 ld:00 AM to 4:00 PM LUNCHEON: 12 PM Chicken Barbe—e provided by the Enfield Fire Company Festival will be held at Enfield Grange and Community Building Come have a fun time - take a chance on a beautiful quilt made by the Enfield Senior Citizens Crafts Pumpkin Contest Hay Rides Games Baked Goods Haunted House Enfield History Fire Truck Rides Apple Cider Cake Wheel Blood Pressure Clinic Ping Pong Drop AND MUCH MORE! Proceeds will benefit the Enfield Youth Proarams NOTES FROM THE TOWN OF ENFIELD SUPERVISOR • JEAN OWENS - 273-8256 - HUD Grant progresses. 24 low income home owners are receiving assistance through this federal program. The work is being completed with great results. - Second HUD Grant request has been submitted. We should hear around mid- October if we will receive another grant. - Junk Car Law. A public hearing was held on August 25th. September 7 has been set as the Board meeting to determine if the law is adopted. Copies are available at the Town Clerk/Supervisors office. - Enfield Senior Housing Unit. I'm searching for a site in conjunction with Better Housing to get the project off the ground. - Records Inventory Clerk begins work. The Town has begun indentifying what records we have which is the first phase of developing a records management system with proper storage of the records. - Enfield seeks identity. Responding to a letter I sent to the Postmaster General addressing the concerns Enfield residents have brought to my attention(because of four different postal districts serving the Town) the Ithaca post office is discussing how we may better be served as a comity. - Town Budget for 1995• The Town Board will be discussing the budget at the October Board meeting and adopying the finalized budget at the November meeting. The tentative budget I am presenting includes a 2% increase. I was proud that we were able to trim 3% off the budget during the last two years but we are faced this year with a choice of an increase or possibly cutting some service. Town Board meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Enfield Community Building. A letter of graditude: Zn fiefd(Community Counei[,=SummET#'Loyzam, jjj p / ' VVE woa d Lii2E to tlp2ank th/e ejouneif foz inviting t& / fn iELppd �EnioT Citizens to t&ET/ End of lalnmEItP to o/�9 Eamf and `TE TE1/ZmEnt3.. Euviyo/�ne enjoyed it l7E(T�,�/�/�mpG.Cl2/.� (C q LOt /of /� {2iatavzE1 wvte ta%2en✓gg tl2E SEniozl. 'VVE Look i4oEwaTd of di1 EVETy year. o�{gain, ifiiank you vETy much. l .6ePP Ua ,�&2ydez znfizd cSenioz CitizEn3, iza. 0 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF ENFIELD C located at 374 Enfield Main Rd. • 277-6301 Rev. Michael Kremem bs - Pastor All are welcome to join us for any or all of our activities. Sunday School Sunday 9:45 a.m. *Worship Sunday 1G:45 a.m. Bible Study Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Choir Practice Thursday 6:3G p.m. Youth Group Time varies ( call 273-8268 ) *child care provided The summer months have been extremely busy ones including Vacation Bible School, three special Christian music concerts held at the church, Creation and Kingdom Bound 0-4 day long outdoor music/worship camping experiences), many youth activities, a dinner and other fund raising events working towards the planned T. Roger Brown Fellowship Hall, baptisms in the church baptismal, an outdoor baptism, etc. We are looking ahead to the upcoming season. The choir invites anyone to join us. In the next few weeks we will be getting together another exciting Christmas Eve celebration for our Candlelight Service. It is a camunity event with members of other church choirs joining us. All who enjoy singing are welcome. Although our church is American Baptist in name, those in our church family come from many Christian backgrounds. We are continuing to learn how to respect and understand each others beliefs and practices. Please join us! Pi ENFIELD FOOD DISTRIBUTION located at 182 Enfield Main Rd. 277-0266 or 273-5682 Located at the Enfield Community Building in Enfield Center, the distribution serves baked goods and produce on the first Monday of each month at 3:30-5:GG p.m. On the third Monday product from the food bank is distributed from 3:3C-5:GOp.m. About 25 volunteers provide their labor and vehicles. All Enfield residents in need are welcome. If you are out of food, crane to the Camunity Building on Saturdays between 9:GGa.m. and 3:00 p.m. for emergency service. Each year, the food distribution provides gifts for kids who might not other wise receive any for Christmas. Last year that amounted to over 120 children. Between now and December 10, if you are able, please consider buying an extra toy, game„ etc., for a needy child. You can drop it off at the Camunity Building Saturdays 9:00 - 3:00. You have our thanks. On October 9th at 12:30pm there will be a land dedication ceremony, where the Baptist church will be moved in the future. This is a piece of land just north of the church that the JacksorVWillis family donated. This will be where the T. Roger Brown hall will be constructed. Please join us in blessing this land. ENFIELD COMMUNITY COUNCIL PRESCHOOL APPLICATION Child's Name • Nickname Birthdate Parent's (Guardians') Name Address Telephone `lames of other Children in home Age School Attending Emergency numbers, if you cannot be reached Doctor Name Name ADDITIONAL NOTES about the child which would be of help to the teacher, including any allergies and disabilities: Do you have any hobbies, skills, or interests that you would be willing to bring into the program and share with the children (i.e. woodworking, sewing, plant propagation, • international cooking, crafts)??? Mother Father At least one member of each family is expected tp participate on one or more of the preschool's committees (Fund Raising Organizer, Telephone Committee, Special Events Organizer, Fall and Spring Clean Up Organizer, or Executive Committee members which consists of President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer). Which committee(s) do you prefer? Committee choices will be made at the first meeting. Parents Agreement- t agree to enroll my child in the Enfield Community Council Preschool for the year . I understand the tutition is to be paid on a monthly basis. I also agree to assume my share of the responsibilities of assisting the teacher, if needed, providing snack for the children in the preschool, or serving on one of the organization committees and participating in fundraising. There will be occassional meetings that are very important for parents to attend to help make decisions that affect the preschool. Name Date Date received