Yohan!

Yohan is definitely at that teenager ‘too-cool-for-school’ stage. He’s always got a baseball cap on and bling around his neck. But he’s a good kid. Not very talkative, but extremely bright. It’s been a while since I’ve heard him, but I also remember him having a very nice voice. Yohan also really enjoys working on a laptop.

July - Yohan!

Hola!

Wow! What an eventful summer it has been! It's July 15th and we cannot believe how fast time is flying by! We've had such a great summer spending 5 days plus in the club, hanging out with the kids, introducing more and more new classes for the kids, hosting volunteers from all over and even adding in special events for the kids (like pool time :) ) at the conclusion of successful weeks at the club. It's been wonderful!

We are so blessed to have the great kids that we do and we can't wait to see what the last few days of summer hold!

Here is a picture of Yohan just hanging out at the club one day with our volunteer coordinator, Melissa. We love summer!

Happy summering to you and yours!

Halloween

Bike Business

Yohan is getting to participate in a bike program! The big boys had a bicycle workshop this week. DOVE had 24 used bikes donated to them. A teacher came and taught Yohan and his friends how to put the donated bicycles together, how to grease the chains, how to adjust the brakes, rules of the road, arm signals, etc. Now, they are going to use the bikes as a small business. They will rent a bike out for 10 pesos for 15 minutes, to their friends. We will charge them 4000 pesos per bike, and they will pay down the loan until they pay off the bike and it's theirs. In the end they will take all the profit and start their own bike shop. It will also give us a chance to teach them about contracts, legalities of the rental, contracts, the cost of repairs etc. This is a great opportunity for Yohan!

September

Summer Photos

On the far left, playing Follow The Leader outside with the Club.


Yohan, with the red balloon, and his friends after the Club.


Yohan, on the left, with his friend Leuri.


Yohan got to participate in a fun day at Long Beach.

Happy Birthday Yohan!

In May, Yohan celebrated his 14th birthday with the club! His sponsors, Melissa and Sam, were volunteering in the DR at the time and planned a special birthday party for him, including cake and balloons.