Volume 1 Issue 1 November 2019
In this issue... ★ New Club Activities ★ Staff Spotlight ★ Member Spotlight
Photo Spotlight: Boys and Girls Club and Latch Key Leaders at the Brownwood Education Foundation Gala in October
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What’s been cooking at the Club? Cooking classes are now available for youth 4th grade and up.
This summer, the Club tried out the idea of a cooking class. There were a few kinks in the system, but overall it was clear that members enjoyed cooking. This fall, we have taken our cooking class to the next level. Each month, members 4th grade and up (also known as the Lions group), have the opportunity to register for cooking. Members can pay $5 to participate in a cooking class each Friday of the month. Members learn to follow recipes, measure ingredients, handle kitchen utensils, wash dishes, and work together. In addition, members always get to eat whatever they have created. In September, members made pancakes, waffles, eggs in a basket, and breakfast smoothies. In October, members made quesadillas, guacamole, empanadas, charro beans, Mexican rice, and homemade corn tortillas. In honor of Thanksgiving, November will be the month of potatoes. Members who sign up for cooking will learn 4 different potato recipes.
Empanada Recipe Card: Dough: ½ cup Butter 3oz. Cream Cheese 1 cup All-Purpose Flour Filling: Fruit Preserves of your choice After baked, roll in: ⅓ cup White Sugar 1 tsp Cinnamon
Directions: ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Preheat oven to 375 Mix butter, cream cheese, and flour together for dough. Roll dough thin and cut with 3 or 4 inch round cookie cutter. Place small spoonful of jam in center of each round, Fold over and seal edges using a fork. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet 15 to 20 minutes. Immediately roll in cinnamon sugar mixture
Strike a {YOGA} pose! Girls yoga class begins in October.
In October, we began a girls only yoga class. One of the targeted program areas from BGCA is Health & Wellness. Girls learn a variety of poses that focus on muscular endurance, exibility, and relaxation.
Can Crushers at the Club Members become involved in Club recycling initiative.
Since becoming CEO, Katherine Palmer has been making many small yet important changes. One of those small changes was beginning to recycle cardboard. By summertime, Palmer had equipped each room with its own recycling bin. Members are now encouraged to recycle cans, plastic bottles, paper, and cardboard. Each week, members are given the opportunity to help sort through the recycling and earn Club Bucks.
Staff Spotlight Ms. Rose Q: How long have you worked at the Boys and Girls Club? A: 5 years as of October 14th Q: What is your favorite part of working here? A: I like it all. I just love the club through and through. Being a part of it is what I love. Q: What are your hobbies? A: Reading, yoga, bike riding, tobogganing, and getting together with my family Q: If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? A: I think I’d go to Europe because I’ve heard how beautiful it is....London England I’d travel there Q: What’s the strangest job you’ve ever had? A: When I first moved here, I did painting and construction. I was out of my element because previously I worked for Bank of America for 21 years.
Member Spotlight Kid of the Month: September
Maribel Lara Q: What grade are you in? A: 1st Q: What is your favorite part of Boys and Girls Club? A: I like...the snacks Q: If you had 1 million dollars what would you buy? A: A honey bun Q: If you were an animal what would you be? A: A girae Q: What’s your favorite book? A: Fancy Nancy
Member Spotlight Kid of the Month: October
Kimi Burke Q: What grade are you in? A: 5th Q: Who is your favorite sta member at the Club? A: Ms. Bethany Q: If you had 1 million dollars what would you buy? A: A 2-story house and a Jeep Q: If you were an animal what would you be? A: A wolf because wolves are awesome Q: What’s your favorite book? A: Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
THANK YOU to our 2019 Supporters
CLUB OF BROWNWOOD P. O. BOX 322 BROWNWOOD, TEXAS 76804
Katherine Palmer, CEO
Hank Hunter – Board President Tim Espinoza – Board Vice President Debbie Johnson, Director of Operations Tiffany Rumfield – Treasurer Vanessa Castaneda, Special Programs Director Charlotte Huseman – Board Secretary Rose Wallace, Hospitality Greeter James Stroope – Safety Committee Chair Marisha Stidom – Personnel Committee Chair Taylor Beane, Youth Coordinator Joey Smith – Finance Committee Chair Kashtyn Eoff, Youth Coordinator Carolyn Zapata – Board Member Bethany McClure, Youth Coordinator Andrew Chisholm – Board Member Josie Pebsworth – Board Member Wesley Alexander, Youth Coordinator Donnie Ivey – Board Member McKennah Randall, Youth Coordinator Paul Coghlan – Board Member Jada Jones, Youth Coordinator Diane Winn – Board Member Ferrah Ford, Youth Coordinator Jeanette Lancaster – BISD Representative