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Sports camp a Mega hitagainVolume 2 August 2012

hat do you get when you add

together more than 100 kids,

45 volunteers, five differentcamp activities and a nationally

broadcast train derailment and

explosion? Urban Impacts second

annual Mega Sports Camp!!

Months before this years editionof camp, neighborhood kids and their

parents started asking, Are we having

camp again this year? The answer, of

course, was yes. And the good newswas, this years camp was bigger and

better, with five activitiesbasketball

flag football, soccer, step dance and

cheerleadinginstead of just three.

The new additions were big hitsand so were the camp T-shirts, daily

lunches, group huddle times and

special guests.

Were Mega thankful to everyonewho helped make camp possible this

year. Be sure to see the back page to

see our Mega Thank You list.

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Top left (clockwise): 1. Trevon; 2. CoachKurt enjoying some time with his huddleboys; 3. Coach Dan leads a pigskin strategysession; 4. Javion, his 1,000-watt smile anda few of his friends; 5. Alexceana flashesher pearly whites; 6. TJ heads upfield with alittle help from Latrell.

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Impact BriefsFlag-football league prepsfor inaugural kickoff

Registration is now under way for High

Impact Sports first flag-football season. The

NFL FLAG league will be the only youth-sports league in Weinland Park.

Gam es wil l be pl ay ed Sun da y

afternoons in Weinland Park, and there will

be four divisions: 5- to 6-year-old boys and

girls; 7- to 9-year-old boys and girls; 10- to

12-year-old boys and 10- to 12-year-old girls.

Children pay just $10 to participate,

with the second child in any family paying

$5. No family will pay more than $15.

Urban Impact, with donor and sponsor

support, will underwrite the remaining

league costs to make the league more

accessible. In addition, financial aid is

available to families who cant afford to

contribute. We need 100 athlete sponsors at

$75 apiece to fully cover the leagues costs.

Checks to help should be written to Urban

Impact and include High Impact Sports in

the memo line.

Student Impact readies

for after-school launchUrban Impacts first after-school

initiative will be up and running in a

matter of weeks. Well be working primarily

with 6th-g rad ers to assi st in thei r

transition from elementary to middle

school. The goal for the first year is a

modest 10 to 20 participants, with

additional growth targeted for subsequent

years. Theres a need for significant start-up

funding for this initiative, and well have

more to tell you about it in our next

newsletter. Checks should include Student

Impact in the memo line.

Urban Impact is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, serving Columbus Weinland Parkneighborhood and focused on community development. As a member of the ChristianCommunity Development Association, we believe the work of community development begins,first, with rebuilding communitythe relationships that form the bedrock of a healthyneighborhood. Because of that mindset, we are driven by a philosophy that is decidedlypeople-centric vs. program-centric. Our program development grows organically from the soil ofthe relationships weve cultivated, and our work in the neighborhood seeks to empower anddevelop our neighbors, friends and the people we serve.

Changebegins

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Mega ThanksWith more than 100 campers, MegaSpo rts Camp is an inc red ibl eundertaking. Its four days of sportscamp at a public park, and its alogistical maze.

We dont often get to thank the keypeople who make things like MSChappen, so we thought wed do justthat here. Urban Impact is truly a groupeffort, and our volunteers make us go.

Thanks to these groups and people:

Kroger and Wendys: Krogerprovided lunch for a day of camp, andWendys donated free Frosty couponsto use as gifts and rewards for the kids(and for Mr. Brett)!

Our church partners: All Nations andVeritas. Thanks for loaning us yourinterns and people. And thanks for

providing lunch. We appreciate you.Rich and Harlan: Thanks for keepin itreal. You can hang in our hood anytime.

To Louis Berry for throwin down sometuneage and cutting hair. You da man.

To Bryan Redic: You can posterize usanytime. Have a great 2012-2013season terrorizing the GMAC.

To the Householders: You guys fit likean old pair of shoes. Thanks so much!

To our Kansas team. Thanks for makingit happen guys. This isnt Kansas

anymore, is it?

To our Garden Church familyandespecially Jeff Huff. Just 11 months toget ready for next year!! Thanks forbeing the best group of volunteersweve ever seen in action.

To all the individual volunteers andcoaches who gave up free time,vacation time and air-conditioning toserve in an evacuation zone and loveon kids: You ARE Urban Impact! Thanksso much for all of your help.

Clockwise, from left: a) Mr. Parker and Mr. CErnie Clinkscaleshare a smile, a laugh andenjoy some popsicles from Urban Impact at the end of the school day on Wednesday, July 25,the first day of the new school year at Weinland Park Elementary School. b) Scott, one of oursummer volunteers from Pennsylvania shares a hug with Josh during an Urban Impact cookoutin the neighborhood to celebrate the kickoff of flag-football registration; c) Brett gets an armaround his neck and enjoys some hangout time with Aler during the flag-football cookout.