Kids Club Visits the Nursing Home at Christmas

An email from a volunteer sent to Dawnielle and Emily after visiting the nursing home – Video of Visit to Nursing Home It really did work out, against all odds.  I took one look at that room and I thought, aye yi yi! Our 5th grade Josefina is absolutely fearless...

Kids Club Adds Service to Trick-or-Treating

Kids Club took an alternative approach to Halloween this year.  There are many things about Halloween that can be scary for these little ones. However, at Kids Club we talked about how the holiday can be a fun community building time and it can be an opportunity to...

See, God Can Do Miracles!

It was a Monday morning when we received the news that the 12-year-old daughter of a Casa Chiri board member had suffered what seemed to be signs of a stroke after a soccer game.  An email announcement came out and we all began praying.   We prayed for this precious...

Giving What I Have

We were pleasantly surprised when 20 parents showed up to our first 2010 Kids Club parents meeting on October 22nd.  We explained to parents our disciplinary approach as well as introduced them to our new curriculum, asking for reinforcement in the home.  We talked...

Mrs. Vivian Miller – November 2010 Volunteer of the Month

Mrs.Vivian Miller shows up to Kids Club three days per week to help students with their homework and work on their reading skills.   Mrs. Miller has resided in the city of Alexandria for 48 years and has been a member of Beverly Hills Community United Methodist Church...