Tip: Go bottom to see update for each week.
Thank you for anyone who is willing to donate to make these events
happen for summer of 2017.
Below is the recap of 2016 Summer Pop up events !
If you would like to donate for the 2017 events click on the paypal link!
Want to help Next meeting is MAY 13, 11 a.m. -- text 724 264 5846 if you want to attend
I am very thankful for such a wonderful
giving group of people.
We had over 150 different kids, 12 teenagers, 43 adults in 8 weeks over the summer came out to the pop-up events.
THANK you for donating 2 hours of your time, skills, resources, and services to make a difference in a kids life.
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Permission Slips - please print out and bring with you to each event. -- (Will be posted by Monday June 6 at 5 pm)
You can also pick up at Laughlin Memorial Library in Ambridge
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Volunteer have your clearances Act 153 & 34 clearances :
1) Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Record Check (volunteers are free)
https://epatch.state.pa.us/Home.jsp or PATCH Helpdesk 1-888-783-7972
2) Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance (volunteers are free)
https://www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis/public/home
1) Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Record Check (volunteers are free)
https://epatch.state.pa.us/Home.jsp or PATCH Helpdesk 1-888-783-7972
2) Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance (volunteers are free)
https://www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis/public/home
Week 1 BTW Pop Up: Just Jump
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We had a great time! Fifty kids, if you include my two youngest kids, came out to Just Jump and have a tough man contest. I ended dividing the group in to older and younger kids to give everyone time to enjoy the inflatables.
The contest was push up , sit ups, and squats for the older kids and just a basic dynamic warm up for the younger kids. We had 2 disagreements with the older kids but with love we were able to work it out. Big thank you for the adults who came out and watch their own kids and the adults who volunteered their time.
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Week 2 BTW Pop Up: Football and Cheer
The weather held out for us ! It stormed in the morning and stopped for us to have a rain free pop up event! Forty-seven kids come out to participate in a fundamental football camp and cheer camp. Bonus we had Ambridge Fire Station come over with a fire truck for the kids to jump for a tour, beep horn , and turn on
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the siren.
We also had one of the coaches from the nationwide tv show Friday Night Tykes Steel Country talk with the kids about the building blocks of greatness. Coach Rob Jones was one of the assistant coaches to 2015 BCFYL Central Valley Warriors champions. The cheerleader learned not only the basic movements and names of arm movements they also learned a cheer, thanks to Coach Olivia from Beaver Falls . I don't want to send any kids home but had three sent home.... next time we will work better as a community to correct behaviors. 
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Week 3 BTW Pop Up: Old Economy Village |
We met up at the local historic museum and learn about the Harmony Society . The rain had the ground wet so we were indoors
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Week 4 BTW Pop Up: Art in the Park
45 kids on June 30th came out to express themselves in different forms of art at PJ Caul park on merchant street .
Big thanks to Brian Strong and Shaundese Wilcox for helping this week Along with our teens who did an out standing job. Big thanks to Nadia for bringing the dances from Impact to teach our youth in Ambridge.
Special Thank you to Yvonne McConnell for donating Art supplies ! Ambridge Fire Station and Ambridge Library for your contriutions as well !!!
Feeling Blessed!! Next one July 7th at Ambridge Do It Best Home Center
Big thanks to Brian Strong and Shaundese Wilcox for helping this week Along with our teens who did an out standing job. Big thanks to Nadia for bringing the dances from Impact to teach our youth in Ambridge.
Special Thank you to Yvonne McConnell for donating Art supplies ! Ambridge Fire Station and Ambridge Library for your contriutions as well !!!
Feeling Blessed!! Next one July 7th at Ambridge Do It Best Home Center
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Week 5 BTW Pop Up: Surprize at Do It Best
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A few days after the 4th of July celebration 35 kids came to Ambridge Do it Best for at surprise mini carnival. We had five teenage volunteers along with three adults. Big thank you to Jesse, one of the kid's fathers, who volunteered to be in the dunk tank first.
Big thank you to Ambridge Do it Best for supporting this lunch time connection with our local youth. Next Pop Up will be on Thursday, July 14 focus Archery! Meet me at the basketball courts on 11th street 
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Week 6 BTW Pop Up: Archery
Hot day ? No problem! Thanks to the Ambridge Fire Department! They cooled the kids off with only the best way possible for turning on the hose but from above. The kids took turns from learning how to shoot a bow and arrow from Pennsylvania Game Commission Instructor James Blanrick and his wife Kathy. We started day with freeze tag, then archery , and played in the water!
We kept cool day with a few cases of Gatorade donated from Perfect 10 Gymnastics long with Ice to keep it cold. We had donation from a former fireman who gave us $50 so we reloaded on good character prizes.
The Good Character prizes go to kids who are just being good citizens. Something they did that caught the eye of one of the adult volunteers we awarded them with a simple thank you gift of their choice out of the prize bag. Fun Fore All in Cranberry donates a bunch of gift cards that made it in to the prize bag this week !
Next up Hockey with the Olympian !
We kept cool day with a few cases of Gatorade donated from Perfect 10 Gymnastics long with Ice to keep it cold. We had donation from a former fireman who gave us $50 so we reloaded on good character prizes.
The Good Character prizes go to kids who are just being good citizens. Something they did that caught the eye of one of the adult volunteers we awarded them with a simple thank you gift of their choice out of the prize bag. Fun Fore All in Cranberry donates a bunch of gift cards that made it in to the prize bag this week !
Next up Hockey with the Olympian !
Week 7 BTW Pop Up: Hockey
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BIG Thank you to two-time Olympian Brianne McLaughlin for coming off of the ice to play a game of street hockey with the kids in Ambridge. It was awesome to have you as ALWAYS!Rick Wyar thank you for coming and playing hockey with the kids and letting us know about the Ambridge Hockey team! Huge thanks to Kelly Sabol Fischer for getting us Hockey sticks donated!
BIG THANKS to Ambridge Police Department and especially Patrolman Zadock Dismuke for "breaking the divide" and helping plan the day with Community Resource Officer Jason Seng. The kids toured the police department and climbed in and out the police car turned on the siren and spoke into the microphone. Officer Seng thank you for answering all of the questions and bringing a welcoming face for the kids. Love that the Ambridge Fire department Donnie Larrick assisted with firing up the grill and cooking hotdogs for all the kids. Also for having a question and answer session about fire safety for the kids. Thank you to Una Bella Beauty and Wellness Studio for coming out and donating 2 hours of time to do fabulous tiny fingernails, adding extensions, braiding hair, and giving take home gifts to all of the kids who came to your station. Always LOVE given for my teen volunteers and thank you to the two new guys who helped out today. Thank you to everyone from Allison Park Church Becca, Ethan,Chris, Pastor Melodie Spencer Leake, and Alysha Neumann ( Alysha played Kickball with kids and invited kids to the upcoming VBS) who came out to support where they saw fit! Thank you Perfect 10 Gymnastics for the $50 donation to allow us to purchase gifts for kids who displayed good behavior and character. Great day. Great Kids. We are all learning to improve on behaviors each day -- even the kids who got in trouble spoke with me afterward to make things better. Love it when it feels like a community #takesavillage #bewhoyouneeded Side note WPXI-TV Pittsburgh Amy Marcinkiewicz was at the police station and took a few picture of active, positive activity in Ambridge. Not sure if it is considered newsworthy, we can just hope. #HelpChangeOurPreception Thank you for the donating two hours out of your day!#FeelingBlessed #livingInGod'sGrace See a quick video: https://www.facebook.com/briannemcl/videos/1460544533971292/ Click link to see more pictures : https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10154351520987806.1073741836.614572805&type=1&l=1c46ce0c43 |
Week 8 BTW Pop Up: Basketball
About 60 kids came to learn some basketball techniques from Edinboro University senior and Ambridge Graduate Katie Fischer. The kids learned how Katie worked hard in School and on the court to earn a full scholarship to college.
It was so cool to watch school board member Kelly Sabol Fischer not only assist with the drills with Katie, but when she started to play a game, it became wonderful.
Big Thanks to Pam Webb and AJ Mixter for coming out and helping with the memory station and Thank you area! The kids all were given pictures from over the past eight weeks of activities as a keepsake for the summer.
The teenagers held relay races for with the kids and also when the rain stopped they played kickball on the football field.
I am very thankful for such a wonderful giving group of people.
Over 150 different kids, 12 teenagers, 43 adults in 8 weeks over the summer came out to the pop-up events.
THANK you for donating 2 hours of your time, skills, resources, and services to make a difference in a kids life.
It was so cool to watch school board member Kelly Sabol Fischer not only assist with the drills with Katie, but when she started to play a game, it became wonderful.
Big Thanks to Pam Webb and AJ Mixter for coming out and helping with the memory station and Thank you area! The kids all were given pictures from over the past eight weeks of activities as a keepsake for the summer.
The teenagers held relay races for with the kids and also when the rain stopped they played kickball on the football field.
I am very thankful for such a wonderful giving group of people.
Over 150 different kids, 12 teenagers, 43 adults in 8 weeks over the summer came out to the pop-up events.
THANK you for donating 2 hours of your time, skills, resources, and services to make a difference in a kids life.
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