PAL Spring Newsletter

SPRING 2014
PAL AROUND WITH US THIS
SPRING
SPRING YOUTH CENTER HOURS:
Monday-Friday 2:30-6:30PM
PAL’S BREAKFAST CLUB:
PAL members can attend PAL all day (8:30-5:30) on
certain non-school days, $5 per day.
Spring non-school days:
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Friday, May 23
Beaverton PAL Closures:
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Friday, April 25
Monday, May 26
TO BECOME A PAL MEMBER:
Applications are now available online and at
our youth center! This school year we will
be implementing an annual fee that's good
for the FALL 2013 - FALL 2014. The
annual membership fees are $100 or $60
(with proof of free or reduce lunch at
the schools). Memberships will be honored for the after school program and summer program of that respective year. Payments plans are available.
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June 11!
2nd PAL Dinner & Auction a Success
On April 5th, the 2nd Annual
Dinner & Auction was held at the
Tiger Woods Nike Center. This
year’s theme was Cowboy/Cowgirl
Western theme.
With over hundreds of auction items and many participants the
auction raised over $30,000 to go
towards the PAL Center and youth.
Some of our PAL members
performed to the ‘Watermelon Crawl’
and also got some participants to join
in on their ‘Happy’ dance.
Executive Director, Jocelyn
Simpson, said the people were raving
about the kids and their dance abilities. “We raised a lot of money to go
towards the kids and our program! It
was a huge success!”
PAL dancers practicing for their big day.
PAL dancers at the Nike Headquarters.
Beaverton Police
Activities League
12500 SW Allen Blvd
Beaverton, OR 97005
503-469-9137
palbeaverton@gmail.com
www.beavertonpal.com
PAL’s Girls Club created their own museum at PAL, featuring women who fought for equality and justice
for women in history. They’ve also included their own stories on how they make the world a better place.
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Lill’s Kitchen Gets A New Makeover
PAL was a recipient of a Bimbo Bakery grant that gave the kitchen an
upgrade of appliances. PAL received a new refrigerator, dishwasher, double oven stove, microwave, popcorn machine and a new
counter top to be done on April 25th.
These new appliances will help provide
more meals and to help PAL be more updated with
the current health codes. A feature that will also be
included to the new makeover, is back splash of
tiles that are individually painted by PAL members,
volunteers, and donators!
Double oven to cook more
meals for PAL programs.
Bimbo Bakery has also provided PAL with
numerous snacks and food items from their bakery
and partners. “I was excited to hear that we would
get new appliances for our kitchen, because the
ones we were using were falling apart,” says staff
New fridge with more space, its own
members Vickie Aguilar.
lock and thermometer system.
BOXING TEAM UPDATE
Garden Club
In the month of March, the team has participated in about 20
matches. The team has many more bouts upcoming,
including their Boxing Show on May 17. The team plans to
compete for National Titles in Oxnard, California and
Mesquite, Nevada in June and July 2014.
PAL has partnered with Beaverton’s Garden Club to
revamp the PAL garden in the back. The garden was
tilled over and now has a trellis, and a few raised
garden beds. “We planted radishes, red potatoes,
blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries”, said PAL
member Claire Carter. “I joined the club to help make
the plants grow and then to eat them after”, said PAL
member Divine Crane.
Angie Ornelas 17, spars with one of the male boxers in the ring.
The PAL Garden.
Jojo Guzman 8, joined garden club
because it’s fun and interesting.
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PAL PROGRAMS:
Weekly Programs &
Homework Club:
Activities at a Glance:
Homework Club
2:30-5:15
Homework Club offers PAL members help and tutoring with their homework.
PAL members can earn treats and field trips depending on how many times they
participate in the Homework Club.
Game Room Open
2:30-6:20
Peer Court:
Girls Day In Clubhouse
2:30-6:20
SNACK
3:50-4:20
Peer Court
4:30-6:15
Beaverton Youth Peer Court is designed to give youths the opportunity to participate in the criminal justice system as well as to provide a cause and effect system
for them to understand and accept responsibility for their actions.
Outside
5:00-6:00
Girls’ Club:
Homework Club
2:30-5:15
Game Room Open
2:30-6:20
Girls' Club thrive to empower the young women at PAL. During Girls' Club meetings, the youth develop skills to help them better deal with peer pressure, establish
self-worth and confidence, create short and long-term goals, and focus on optimism.
Clubhouse Open
2:30-6:20
SNACK
3:50-4:20
ALL PAL MEETING
4:20-4:30
Cooking
4:30-5:30
Youth Leadership
4:45-6:00
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Homework Club
2:30-5:15
Game Room Open
2:30-6:20
Clubhouse Open
2:30-6:20
SNACK
3:50-4:20
Hip-Hop Dance
4:30-5:30
Outside
5:30-6:30
Thursday:
Homework Club
2:30-5:15
Game Room Open
2:30-6:20
Clubhouse Open
2:30-6:20
SNACK
3:50-4:20
Zumba
4:15-4:45
Chess Club
4:30-5:00
Friday:
Learning Center Open
2:30-5:15
Game Room Open
2:30-6:20
Clubhouse Open
2:30-6:20
SNACK
3:50-4:20
Chess Club
4:30-5:00
Outside
5:00-6:00
Dance Classes (Hip-hop & Zumba):
HIP-HOP: Learn some choreography and dance to current songs played on the
radio.
ZUMBA: Join in on the Latin-inspired dance fitness program. You'll learn choreography and dance moves from salsa, samba, merengue, and mamba.
Youth Leadership:
To be a part of the YLT, you must be 12-18 years of age, pledge to be drug, alcohol, and tobacco free, positively represent Beaverton PAL, be a positive role model, conduct meaningful community service projects, be part of the National PAL
Youth Leadership Program, develop and enhance skills in our monthly leadership
trainings.
Chess Club:
Learn to play chess or improve your chess game and learn new tactics from experienced players. Players will also have an opportunity to participate in tournaments.
Garden Club:
Come watch the plants of the PAL Garden grow and blossom. Participants will
learn new skills like: planting, watering, weeding, and maintenance.
Cooking:
PAL members will learn how to prepare and cook various treats and eat them afterwards.
Boxing:
Boxing practices every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 6:00pm-8:00pm;
Tuesdays & Thursday 5:00-7:00PM.
“Beaverton PAL is a safe and affordable kids program aimed
at building partnerships between youth, police, and the
community through recreational, educational, and enrichment
programs designed to encourage and develop good citizenship and improve the quality of life in the community. Our
programs have proven to reduce crime and improve relationships between kids, cops and the entire community.”
BEAVERTON PAL
12500 SW ALLEN BLVD.
BEAVERTON, OR 97005
BEAVERTON ACTIVITIES
CENTER
PHONE: 503.469.9137
FAX: 503.644.4616
PALBEAVERTON@GMAIL.COM
WWW.BEAVERTONPAL.COM
SUMMER CAMP!!!
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Summer Camp starts June 16—August 15.
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Hours are 8:30-5:30 PM.
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Breakfast, lunch, and a light snack will be provided.
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Field trips are available to PAL Summer Campers.
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Summer Camp is $65 or $45 if you qualify for free or reduce lunch
for the whole week… $15 for one day for current PAL Members.
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Pay for 8 weeks and get the 1 week for free.
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To become a PAL Member, you will need to fill out a current PAL
Membership and have paid the Membership fee, $100 or $60 if you
qualify for free or reduce lunch.
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Sign-ups for Summer Camp begin May 1st!
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For those 11 years of age and up we will be offering a Teen Technology Camp. Learn different programming and software in our
Intel Computer Clubhouse.