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Engaging Unique Community Partners

Best Practices WebinarTuesday, February 28th, 2012 @ 10 amBoys & Girls Clubs of The Cedar Valley

Unique Community Partners

We have many community partners, some unique, some that many of you currently utilize. Over this presentation we will show some of the examples we have and maybe they are something each of you can use in your programs, or it will give you ideas of organizations/people you could contact.

Humane Society

Cedar Bend Humane Society Read Dog Program

Hockey Team

Black Hawks USHL Hockey Team- Bench Buddies Program

News Article: http://www.waterlooblackhawks.com/index.php?tid=f

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Volunteer Centers

Volunteer Center of the Cedar Valley Weekly volunteer program

College Sports Teams

UNI Track & Field Team-

Track & Field Fun Day

News article:

http://www.unipanthers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=626895&SPID=90708&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26200&ATCLID=205379831

College Sports Teams

Volunteers Kids Night Out Event

News Article: http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/youths-and-volunte

ers-team-up-for-boys-girls-kids-night/article_a318a1b6-3c57-53eb-a30e-2fe164c33c25.html

Food Banks

Northeast Iowa Food Bank Kids Café Nutrition Education Program

College Classes

University of Northern Iowa Leisure Services, Family Services, & Education Majors Interns, volunteers, staff

Church Groups

Local Church Groups Volunteers, Donations, Mentors, & Activities

News Article:

http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/bargain-gifts-club-churches-offer-chance-to-buy-low-cost/article_6fc9d910-259d-11e1-8b81-0019bb2963f4.html

Contact Information

Nicole Recker, Area Director

Boys & Girls Clubs of The Cedar Valley

515 Lime Street, Waterloo, IA, 50703

319-234-2839

nicole@cedarvalleyclubs.org