The “This Year…” series looks back at lessons learned in the past year of YL. It will feature several posts and guest posts. Here is one from my friend Andi from Elk Grove, CA… We started a new club this year and one of the things that we did to […]
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The “This Year…” series looks back at lessons learned in the past year of YL. It will feature several posts and guest posts. Here is one from my friend Tanita from Tucson, AZ… Kids like to cook together–weird thing I learned after I invited 4-5 kids to come over and […]
The “This Year…” series looks back at lessons learned in the past year of YL. It will feature several posts and guest posts. Here is one from my friend Dougie in Qualicum Beach, Vancouver Island, Canada… We have been working with some higher risk students through contact work and they […]
The “This Year…” series looks back at lessons learned in the past year of YL. It will feature several posts and guest posts. Here is one from my friend Jason in Flagstaff… Don’t set a club start date. Instead set a goal for leaders knowing 100 or 200 kids (or […]
Assignment teams were just updated for the summer. There have been several changes, especially due to financial challenges. Staff who previously were slated for summer assignments have requested to stay in their communities over the summer to work on fundraising. One of the surprises is that the second assistant program […]
Here is an idea I got from my friend Tanita and Keith. You buy some plastic pink flamingos, then you go put them a friend’s yard (preferably someone with a sense of humor and a connection to YL). Then you leave a sign on one of them that says, “You’ve […]
I’m always surprised at how few parents actually ask me for details about camp. On the other hand, there are parents who need every detail, and that makes sense to me. Here is out parent scoop sheet for our trip this summer. Feel free to edit or use as you […]
We have done lots of different things for summer Work Crew training. I wanted to pass along what we did the other night in case you might want to check it out. Enjoy! I’d also be interested to know what you do for summer Work Crew training. What do you […]
Here are some sweet things worth checking out… Matt Golley – A great artist who happens to be going on YL staff in Puerto Rico. I’m buying one right now for our dining room. I really like his use of pages from the book of Acts on this one. YL […]
Here are some resources that will jump-start your planning if you haven’t already… My preliminary semester club plan: PHS Spring Club Plans Some plans from my friend Hugh in NC: Semester Club Martix Super Bowl Club Club Flier Also, a great resource for club games, mixers, run-ons, etc. is […]
Here are some of the top posts on YLHelp.com over the past months. They tell me that leaders are looking for help with campaigners, with club, with situations with kids, and a lot with club talks. Very soon I will be telling you about a bunch of help we will […]
As the semester draws to a close, we all get a well deserved break. But soon kids will start asking, “When is club?!” One year I was on campus the first day of school in January after the break and a girl came up to me and said, “I have […]