Greetings friends! The children have been busy at the center with our after school tutoring program and other activities. They especially love Thursday afternoons because that's when volunteers from the Ophelia Project join us to put on the STAR program. STAR stands for Self esteem, Teamwork, Attitude and Respect.STAR is an Ophelia Project mentoring program which teaches character building and anti-bullying lessons to children. Fun, arts, crafts and games help the children learn and remember the STAR lessons each week . Guest speakers are also part of the program. On Thursday, May 6, Sonya Arrington, the mother of a young man who was a victim of violent crime, will speak to the children this week. If you would like to volunteer to work with the children as part of the Ophelia Project's STAR Program, you can contact Lora Caldwell,Volunteer Services Manager for The Ophelia Project, at 814.456.5437 - Toll Free at 1.888.256.KIDS or 814.455.2090 - http://www.opheliaproject.org/ or lcaldwell@opheliaproject.org. The Youth Development Center is always in need of donations and volunteers. Thanks to all who have been so generous in the past. We encourage more of you to come forward and join us in the future. God bless you today and always. Remember I love you all very much.
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