Investors Foundation sponsors new CYO gym with grant
July 29, 2019 at 12:37 p.m.
Children using the facilities at the Catholic Youth Organization of Mercer County Yardville branch can now play ball, thanks in part to a $15,000 grant from Investors Bank for the brand new gym.
The gym, which opened in the summer, gives the students enrolled at the facility’s preschool and afterschool programs a place to play sports and run around indoors when the weather is bad and during the winter months.
“We have been planning this for many years now, and we are thrilled to finally have a large indoor space for the kids to utilize year round,” said Tom Mladenetz, executive director of CYO of Mercer County. “We have a beautiful property when the weather is nice, but we can’t send the children outside for three months out of the year, so it’s a blessing to have this space. It elevates our entire program and takes it to a different level. Investors Bank was our primary donor, and we are truly appreciative.”
CYO of Mercer County applied for the grant from Investors Foundation, which supports non-profit organizations that enrich diverse communities served by Investors Bank. The $15,000 grant will be given in installments of $5,000 over the next three years.
“A child’s education should be about more than just reading books in a classroom; interactive play and physical exercise is an important outlet for young children with lots of energy,” said Linda Martin, a senior market manager for Investors Bank. “We are so proud to support the new gym at CYO of Mercer County, which will help hundreds of children in the area.”
The Monsignor Toomey Annex, a 4,600 square-foot multi-purpose space, will be used during the summer by the 300 children ages five to 13 who attend the CYO day camp, as well as the 60 children enrolled in the preschool program and 70 children in kindergarten through fifth grade who take part in afterschool activities in the Yardville branch. Children’s soccer and basketball leagues also will use the space.
The CYO preschool, which opened in 2004, is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. The school serves three-to-five year-olds in a clean, fun and safe environment, and follows the “Creative Curriculum” which focuses on the whole child. Children are engaged in beginning math activities, imaginative play, creative arts, emergent literacy lessons and more. The day camp, accredited by the American Camp Association, strives to give each camper a healthy, happy, summer while encouraging each child’s development in mind, body and spirit.
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Children using the facilities at the Catholic Youth Organization of Mercer County Yardville branch can now play ball, thanks in part to a $15,000 grant from Investors Bank for the brand new gym.
The gym, which opened in the summer, gives the students enrolled at the facility’s preschool and afterschool programs a place to play sports and run around indoors when the weather is bad and during the winter months.
“We have been planning this for many years now, and we are thrilled to finally have a large indoor space for the kids to utilize year round,” said Tom Mladenetz, executive director of CYO of Mercer County. “We have a beautiful property when the weather is nice, but we can’t send the children outside for three months out of the year, so it’s a blessing to have this space. It elevates our entire program and takes it to a different level. Investors Bank was our primary donor, and we are truly appreciative.”
CYO of Mercer County applied for the grant from Investors Foundation, which supports non-profit organizations that enrich diverse communities served by Investors Bank. The $15,000 grant will be given in installments of $5,000 over the next three years.
“A child’s education should be about more than just reading books in a classroom; interactive play and physical exercise is an important outlet for young children with lots of energy,” said Linda Martin, a senior market manager for Investors Bank. “We are so proud to support the new gym at CYO of Mercer County, which will help hundreds of children in the area.”
The Monsignor Toomey Annex, a 4,600 square-foot multi-purpose space, will be used during the summer by the 300 children ages five to 13 who attend the CYO day camp, as well as the 60 children enrolled in the preschool program and 70 children in kindergarten through fifth grade who take part in afterschool activities in the Yardville branch. Children’s soccer and basketball leagues also will use the space.
The CYO preschool, which opened in 2004, is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. The school serves three-to-five year-olds in a clean, fun and safe environment, and follows the “Creative Curriculum” which focuses on the whole child. Children are engaged in beginning math activities, imaginative play, creative arts, emergent literacy lessons and more. The day camp, accredited by the American Camp Association, strives to give each camper a healthy, happy, summer while encouraging each child’s development in mind, body and spirit.
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