I had been praying for some of the Christian ministries in Springfield. When I retired twenty years ago, God told me that it was time to put my prayers into action, so I began to volunteer for some of those ministries. It was a joy from the beginning to be a part of sharing Jesus […]
Maybe you’ve been thinking about volunteering with kids in Springfield, and maybe this fall seems like a good time to get involved. (Or maybe you know someone that you can pass this along to!) If so, know that we’ve got a place for you – whether you’re young or old or in between! If you’re […]
From time to time I will have a volunteer call me and ask, do you need me today? And my response is always yes! Imagine you were at a family reunion. If you are a grandma and see that there is already another grandma present, it would be silly to think that you should leave […]
It’s hot today in Springfield, Ohio. The kind of hot, with a good dose of humidity, that makes you wonder if it’s not just sweat you’re feeling, but perhaps your actual body beginning to melt and slowly drip onto the oven-like pavement. So yeah, it’s hot. But there’s more than just the weather to report […]
Watch, enjoy, and share! Don’t forget, Clifton Avenue Camp Boost Team Rally Days are: Thursday, June 18, 10-12 @ Clifton Avenue Church of God (1408 Clifton Avenue, Springfield) Tuesday, June 23, 10-12 @ same location Join the team! For all the details, click over here. See you this summer!
Camp Boost is kind of personal to me. It’s personal partly because I have a couple kids of my own. They’re school age now, and I’ve experienced firsthand how simple it sounds but how critical it is – and how HARD! – to get your kids to read over the summer. I’ve also realized how […]
1. You gave 219 kids a fun-filled (and critical!) week of summer reading in local churches at Camp Boost. 2. You helped 20 middle school girls train for and run their first 5K. 3. You helped continue kids’ mentor matches into their 3rd and 4th years. 4. You gave 50+ people who work with kids […]
That smiling face you see next to these words is a Springfield girl named Mirika. If you could sit down and have a Coke with Mirika, you’d notice a few things about her right away: Her beautiful smile. Her positive attitude. Her contagious laugh. There are a few other qualities that, as your conversation went […]
Here at SCYM we are resorting to worn-out gimmicks to get people involved this fall, and since you took the bait and clicked, we are actually going to share this trick with you. No celebrity name-dropping, no strange fat-burning fruit, no easy ways to make money from home. The one weird trick to changing lives […]
What if you took a week this summer to join with a great team of people of all ages, to pull together to help kids with reading in the short term, and to “help kids crush the odds with the love of God” in the long term? Oh, and what if it was also a […]