Most of my summers were spent there. I would like to take some of their ideas and put them into the Youth and Community Center in Adair County, Kentucky.
My husband and I sat down and wrote down what we would really like to open up if we had a massive budget and could make our dreams possible.
1. Paper Membership Cards with ID
Everyone will have a packet guardian/self to fill out with important information. Example: Emergency Contacts, personal cell phone number, allergies, family doctor, and etc.
2. A large kitchen and court to serve afternoon snacks and dinner during school days and during the summer: Breakfast, mid morning snack, Lunch, afternoon snack, Dinner. The members will have to apply for free meals. Everyone else will be able to buy for a low amount.
3. Basic Cooking Course during the snack times.
4. Ag Shop made from Pole Barn to teach people that want to be taught something to do with their hands and have skills for future, even if it has nothing to do with college.
5. A community Garden at least that is at least 1 acre with a greenhouse.
6. Two playgrounds. One in the back for older kids and one in the front of the building for babies and toddlers.
7. A lobby in the front of the building with windows for parents to wait to pick up their children. We want to enforce this for safety reasons. Everyone MUST be checked in and checked out with a supervised adult if under the age of 18. The person working at the counter will make sure they look in the packet for "approved" pick up personal and will look at drivers license.
8. Two Main Bathrooms downstairs and two upstairs. One in Lobby and one in the "break-room" so 6 in total!
9. Break Room for Volunteers, small room to hold about 10 to 15 people. We will have a mini kitchen with sink, microwave, and full refrigerator. Nothing fancy. There will be a TV for Local Announcements and Weather.
10. Front Desk will be in front of Office. Detail will be written on separate Post.
11. Five Tutoring Rooms - which will be one huge space with wall dividers. These will have basic tables and Chairs with plug ins for laptops. These spaces are used for group study, GED help, and etc.
12. Large Rec Room/Library for older children and adults. This space should be quiet. This space will be dedicated in respect of the personal's great grandma's house.
13. Two large Meeting rooms - free for use. There will be a dry erase board (with locked cover) to add who is using the room and during what times.
14. Art/Craft Room. Enough Said. (Only kidding) We want to provide a space for local artists to have another "studio" outside of College or outside of Home. Sometimes my best ideas came from being in a strange place among even stranger people.
15. Two large courts with simple activities to start with and build onto more advanced activities.
16. Concussion stand open during tournaments or weekends.
17. Stage attached to Court for drama and Talent Show. RESPECT THE ARTS!
18. Not set in stone but we would like to add in a pool (not huge) but one that people should respect like a grand hotel. We want people to have fun and respect the building and each other like one huge family (without the Thanksgiving fights)
19. Bouncy house or Two for Fundraisers and Birthday Parties. At the Beginning of Each Month we will have a celebration for all the Birthday Members. I remember growing up I Had a friend that told me she loved it when our Elementary Teacher had a monthly Birthday party because that was the closest thing she would ever get to being part of a celebration. With the economy not doing that well. I want to make sure that everyone gets to have fun and smile even if it is only for a short while.
20. Fire protections and Video Surveillance.
The vision for Future:
1. Adding a small workout gym for adults over 18.
2. Electronic Membership Cards. Another way to enforce security measures.
3. More variety to Sport Equipment.
4. HUGE copy/fax Machine
5. Larger playground equipment
6. More library books and computers
7. 15 passenger van (like a church van/bus) to take people home.
8. More equipment for fundraising.
9. Advanced Ag equipment to do a "children's workshop" with supervised adults.
10. Advance Art equipment (maybe Pottery?)
To my extensive craziness. I have looked up shops I would like to buy from as well as businesses I would love to take part of.
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