Joining 7,500 Nationwide Rallies Aimed at Making Afterschool Programs Available to All
Covington Partners will celebrate Lights on Afterschool during the month of October by hosting four events at schools throughout the Covington district. All events are open to the families and community members of Covington. The celebrations are part of a nationwide rally known as Lights On Afterschool, in which over 7,500 events are hosted to focus on the importance of quality afterschool programming. Covington Partners staff will call for expanding afterschool opportunities to ensure every child who needs a program has access to one, and discuss the harm and negative impact that results from budget cuts being made to afterschool programming.
The events will highlight three significant contributions that afterschool programs make to Covington; keeping kids safe and healthy, inspiring them to learn, and relieving working parents of worries about their children's activities during the afternoon hours. Dates and times for each event are listed below:
◦What: Wildcat Club Open House
◦When: 4 – 6 p.m., October 15, 2014
◦Where: Glenn O. Swing Elementary, 501 W. 19th Street
◦What: Fall Festival and Haunted House
◦When: 5 – 7 p.m., October 17, 2014
◦Where: Glenn O. Swing Elementary, 501 W. 19th Street
◦What: Pumpkin Carving Night
◦When: 6:30 – 7:30 p.m., October 16, 2014
◦Where: Ninth District Elementary, 2800 Indiana Avenue
◦What: Holmes Howl-O-Ween Bash
◦When: 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., October 22, 2014
◦Where: Holmes Campus, 2500 Madison Avenue
◦What: Fairy Tale Literacy Night
◦When: 5:30 – 7 p.m., October 3, 2014
◦Where: John G. Carlisle Elementary, 910 Holman Avenue
◦What: Homemade Salsa Making Night
◦When: 6:30 – 7:30 p.m., October 16, 2014
◦Where: John G. Carlisle Elementary, 910 Holman Avenue
Covington Partners works every day to keep our community moving forward by eliminating boundaries to learning and success. Through innovation and collaboration, we create safe and engaging environments for our students and families to learn and grow. Covington Partners was incorporated as an independent nonprofit organization in 2004. For more information about Covington Partners visit their website www.mycovingtonpartners.org