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Children FIRST Club a success

To the editor:
Youths, parents and volunteers rated the fall Children FIRST Club a huge success.
The Children FIRST Club is an after school program for North Branch youths in grades four through eight.
This fall we averaged 116 youths per session. Children stay after school for a snack and sign-up for a session led by a volunteer.
These sessions involve games, cooking, crafts and hobbies.
A huge thanks to this sessionís volunteers: Sue Humble, Betty Hestekin, Nancy Charpentier, Jim Opine, Joan Audette, Loretta Anderson, Jackie Scheldorf, Rachel Anderson, Gigi Schmeling, Jessica Cash, Bob Waldron, Cyndi Carroll, Hope Moulton, Mary Schmitz, Linda Rambow, Barbara Jensen, Sue Drabek, Ted Alliegro, Mark Person, Rita Steinhagen, Dan Vlieger, Wendy Stenberg, Dave Ertl, Doreen Snell, Greg Kerola, Rodney Elmstrand, Andrea Mabry and Dan Meemken.
Thanks to the Chisago County Extension Office for organizing and providing snacks.
We also thank North Branch Community Ed staff members Jeanne Leland, Joan Audette and Gigi Schmeling and North Branch Middle School for hosting Children FIRST Club.
And huge thanks to the kids for attending and the parents for picking their children up on time and continuing to make this project a great success.
The Children FIRST Initiative works to create a community where adults care about young people and all youth feel valued by adults.
Alicia Brezany
Program Coordinator
Community Partnership with Youth & Families

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