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Latest Youth Volunteer Corps Newsletter
YVC Welcome
By Donna Galloway
Program Coordinator
H old on!
this summer is off to a supercharged start! The team leaders have
been working on plans and new team builders. We will have
orientation for the Team Leaders the week of June 9th (sorry -- you
are doing exams!) The "super secret celebration" is brilliant, in
more ways than one. Mark your calendars. We start on June 23 and
will be working on our garage sale fund-raiser for the 27th and 28th
of June. Parents are invited to help this week and to have you clean
out the garage for those old (but useable) toys games and clothes.
We are accepting large and small items, and will pick up furniture
and other useable household items. The Celebration and Recognition
will be "Star Studded" - save the day and be there! We have a new
team this year called the Campus Corridor team. This team is a new
idea and one that we hope takes off. We have some new projects in
SOS camp and encourage you to be a counselor. The Team Leaders will
be at AHS and TBJHS in the next week to get you to sign on for the
summer. Please be sure that you pick up your summer forms in my
office in F- House. I’m sure that as you read this you will notice
that we have repeated ourselves, we can’t help it, this is going to
be the best summer ever, the only reason that it won’t be the best
is if you aren’t here with us! Remember you don’t have to come every
day all day for each session. Volunteer around work and other events
like driver’s training! We understand, just join us!
 Team
leaders from left to right: Back row - Hans, Sarah, Steve,
Elvis, Donna, Lisa, Sarah. Front row - Elissa, Becky.
Team Leader Salute
W e are so
excited for you to start the best summer of your lives! Plans are
already underway for new and exciting projects plus a surprise
celebration! Here are some of each team leader’s plans for the
summer:
Sarah Musynski: "Our team will constitute the
Presque Isle Branch of YVC. We will be doing a variety of things
such as organizing group birthday parties for area senior citizens.
Expect to be outside often! Start looking forward to the end of
summer celebration!"
Becky: "Past projects for the Human Needs Team have included
volunteering at the Senior Center, St. Bernard’s Friendship Room,
The Youth Center and Pied Piper School. If you enjoy helping others
and working with people of all ages, then this is the group for
you!" Lisa: "This year we have a new team called Campus Corridor. We
will be going to help out with the Alpena Youth Center, cleaning up
Woodward Avenue plus we will do a variety of projects around ACC. It
will be lots of funky fun!" Steve; "The Summer of Science Program
will run in two one-week sessions. The theme for this year’s
programs is ‘Imagination Takes Flight.’ To go along with this theme
we will be taking field trips to the Yankee Air Museum, the
Planetarium and one more site that is yet to be decided. There will
also be fun activities like building model airplanes, the high ropes
course and the use of bikes or canoes." Elissa; "The Randomz (mix)
group will be kickin’ this summer in all the hippest volunteer
spots. Plus, we will help plan the Intergenerational picnic, Senior
Birthday Party and work at places like the Youth Center, area
shelters and soup kitchens. Don’t forget our end of summer
celebration which
is SWEET and very much a surprise! Trust
me, Randomz is the way to be."
Hans: "The environmental team will be working at
the island replacing and repairing steps and platforms to make it
safer for the public. We will be helping with the setup of the Brown
Trout Festival and doing many more fun outdoor projects!"
YVC Staff
Donna Galloway - Coordinator
Age: Old enough to be alive.
Favorite animal: Bush baby
Favorite breakfast cereal: Honey Nut Cheerios
Worst movie: The Postman Always Rings Twice
Best flavor ice cream: Mackinaw Island Fudge
Favorite quote: "The butterfly counts not months but moments and
has time enough." --R. Tagore
Hobbies: Gardening, woodworking, reading, playing with my
grandchildren.
Favorite food: Fried ants (really!)
Steve Lockwood - Science Camp
Age: 20
Third-year student at Adrian College
Favorite animal: Lion
Favorite breakfast cereal: Frosted Flakes
Worst movie: Stephen King’s It
Best flavor ice cream: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Favorite quote: "The great thing in the world is not so much
where we stand, as in where we are moving." --Oliver Wendell Holmes
Hobbies: Reading, fishing, biking
Favorite food: Donkeys
Becky Kropp - Human Needs Team
Age: 21
Fourth-year student at Saginaw Valley State University
Favorite animal: Brindle Boxer dog
Favorite breakfast cereal: Captain Crunch Red Berries
Worst movie: Crazy Beautiful
Best flavor ice cream: Superman
Favorite quote: "You see things and you ask ‘Why?’ -- I dream
things and ask ‘Why not?’" --G.B. Shaw
Hobbies: Skiing, reading, swimming
Favorite food: Tacos
Lisa Marie Kraft - Campus Crew
Age: Old enough to know better, young enough to still have fun
ACC graduate
Favorite animal: Terrier/sitzumix dog
Favorite breakfast cereal: Cheerios with berries
Worst movie: People of the Forest
Best flavor ice cream: Edy’s Black Cherry
Favorite quote: "A real friend is one who walks in when the rest
of the world walks out."
Hobbies: Photography and interior decorating
Favorite food: Anything Mexican
Sarah Muszynski - Presque Isle
Age: 20
Returning student from lots of time off. (Took 2 years to go
hiking...)
Favorite animal: Sea Turtle or Big, Happy Dogs
Favorite breakfast cereal: Count Chocula
Worst movie: Batman
Best flavor ice cream: 1 scoop peanut butter, 1 scoop chocolate
chip
Favorite quote: "If you’re going to look back and laugh at it
someday, why not laugh about it now."
Hobbies: Backpacking, kayaking, biking, rollerblading, playing
the bagpipe, crafting, painting & cross-stitching.
Favorite food: Mushroom and pepperoni pizza!
Elissa Englund - Randomz Team
Age: 19
Third-year student at Michigan State University
Favorite animal: llama and pink flamingo
Favorite breakfast cereal: Special K Red Berries
Worst movie: Life Size with Tyra Banks
Best flavor ice cream: TCBY White Chocolate Mousse
Favorite quote: "Life’s a garden...dig it." --Joe Dirt
Hobbies: Reading, writing, photography and being really really
cool all the time.
Favorite food: Burger King Veggie Whopper
Hans Parker - Environmental Team
Age: 27
Paraprofessional at Fairview Area School
Favorite animal: My dog "Rocky"
Favorite breakfast cereal: Frosted Flakes and Waffles
Worst movie: Tadpole
Best flavor ice cream: Vanilla
Favorite quote: "Enjoy every minute of life. Never second-guess
life."
Hobbies: Basketball, fitness, golf and movies
Favorite food: Chinese
Sarah Bertrand - Program Assistant
Age: 18
Second-year student at Saginaw Valley State University
Favorite animal: Koala Bear
Favorite breakfast cereal: Lucky Charms
Worst movie: All the Pretty Horses
Best flavor ice cream: Ben & Jerry’s Phish Food
Favorite quote: "Shoot for the moon -- for even in landing short,
you’ll find yourself among the stars."
Hobbies: Spending time with friends and family, reading, music
Favorite food: John A. Lau jalapeno fries
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