Thursday, June 5th is the last TBoys this school year
*$-6,520 The picnic cost started with the first order of awards and souviners. Remember, this cost is for the children to feel honored, have fun and get lots of good memories!!
NEW!!! First Thursday CHANGES - Pertains to everyone!!!!!
PARENTS - FYI - You are invited to everything even if your child is not - catch a look at the program - feel free to jump in, help or just be a kid and play!!
PROFILES - Make sure one is turned in on your kid(s) - For Safety & an Emergency!! If something happened to your child, how would we know to call you without it???? We need one on each child if have more than one.
DONATIONS- Help when you can - This is a community financed group now. Funds are needed for Leadership hats, gifted shirts, first picnic orders, KWD, mailouts-bday cards-stamps, security shirts/jackets, new cones, flour/socks, balls, snacks & candy for play day-meetings-Dad/Kid play... It really adds up...
This is our community group - let us together make it ~ROCK~!! NL
LOVING THE LIVING - See Community Service Page
(ask friends, family and neighbors to help - again, discuss the needs of others to the kiddos)
MEGA KWD Month - Kayaking, bowling, putt-putt, fishing, feed the ducks, zoo, eating, working. Great "male" bonding for these kids. Our donations help support this needed time for these kids/...wonderful program
SPONSOR OPPORTUNITY - Security Jackets for security officers. Officer T-shirts; Rolls of Stamps.
CARING CLOSET - Much better!! Thanks for the donations!! Canned food - meats, stews, etc always needed.
RAIN OUTS - Don't forget Black Caps & siblings go bowling on rain outs. Must have shirt, hat and whistle.
CHECK-OUT - Please follow check-out procedures & communicate with me who is picking up your child.
1) child shakes my hand & tells me who he/she is going with 2) get three pieces of candy (for following the rules - siblings may partake, but keep it to three so everyone gets some 3) get paperwork
T-BOY BUMPER STICKERS - All pick up vehicles should have one on it - take pride in our group!! ;-)
RED CAP CLASS - This class is the introduction to the world of large group leadership for a Thursday Child!!
This is a kid run group - but they need a ride to class!! ;-) Wear T-Boy shirt. Let's get those heads red!!
BLACK CAPS- Have your shirt, hat and whistle in order to get cokes for snack time and any special privileges. Work at packing the trailer at least twice a month or unpacking in the morning at 7:00am. Attend Security Meetings - check the monthly calendar - where shirt/hat.
PROUD! - I am extremely proud of the leadership, mentoring and teaching that is transpiring.
YFTC - My job is simple... to Love your kids almost as much as you! Let me know how & when I can help!
ITSOO - Thursday Boys is a school and community service organization. Help us make a difference all year! (In The Service Of Others)
KWD - (Kids Without Dads) or (Kids Wildest Dreams) If your child needs some one-on-one with a Dad, I'm your guy. Sign up is easy. Spaces are limited and pre-scheduled.
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Account Balance:
$ -6,520*
Did you know only 9 Red-Caps started as Kindergartners?
Did you know 16 trees/shrubs in park dedicated
to T-Boys?
Did you know
there have been 910 Red Caps?
Leadership is only 12% of our kids? A Big Job!!
Did you know T-Boys has 3,100 Alumni & 461 Actives?
Did you know we have had 22 Green Caps? (Pre-K)
Thursday Boys "Little Guys & Gals" Day
CHANGES: We're all subject to them. Change is good, right? My personal opinion is that a lot of changes aren't and the constant movement to make things easier eliminates some very worthwhile concepts, conditions and programs.
When the school district planned the shotgun 3:00 dismissal last year, things were a lot more complicated. The hour that I had with the K thru 2nd grades to instruct, play gentler games, teach songs and prayers and to devote to them in general disappeared.
Now, kindergartners in particular are thrown into artillery and an older focused program with no real special time allocated to just their needs and development. It also has created a less informed and trained bottom half of our group. While miraculously fallout has been less than ever before, the program has been weaker and less sensitive to our younger members.
After a year plus of trying to absorb and reconfigure the change into a positive solution, I have decided to make some changes of my own. The following outline will be followed beginning in February 2008. This will be on a trial basis until further notice.
1. The first Thursday of each month will be for K thru 2nd grades only.
2. Any Black or Red cap (Leadership) who wishes to work and mentor on this day are welcome to serve. Leadership will not be allowed to play and should come with service and security as their priority.
3. All blue caps that are 3rd, 4th or 5th grade will go home.
4. If the day is rained out, Black caps and siblings will still go bowling, but you must have your shirt & hat.
5. All working Black Cap Leadership must wear all 3 items of their uniform: shirt (yellow if have), cap & whistle.
6. All other Thursdays in the month we will function as normal. (even if 5 weeks in a month)
7. All "little guy" features will return to the first Thursday. Prizes for individual "Kick It" champs, song and prayer time, youth snacks, special candy, instruction in the Thursday Boy ways and Buddy Day match-ups with mentoring, leadership, rest time, rings, circle ball and special events.
8. KWD members are exempt from #3.
9. Staff members' children are exempt from #3 but should cover their shift or duties if planning to miss the first Thursday of any month.
This change is to place value on our future which is our "little guys & gals", not to take anything away from anyone else. In fact, to those with the right mind-set of Service and Leadership ambition, this could be the best and most rewarding program ever!
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Extra!! Extra!! Read all about it!! The Fort Worth Star-Telegram published a wonderful article about T-Boys. David Casstevens really captured Thursday Boys & Mr. Redwine. It is a lovely article set.
Video in Demand!! Watch the AWESOME news story done by Paige McCoy Smith of the "The ^Not So Perfect Parent" with WFAA, Channel 8
