Monday, February 7th, was the first day pre-k students at SVCCF received Suzuki Violin lessons. Professor Carol Dallinger of U of E and students Jessie, Kaitlyn and Fatima taught the children feet positions for playing the violin by creating their own ‘feet charts’. Students had their feet traced then colored to help them learn the correct way to stand. The students will next practice violin on cherub box violins. Suzuki classes meet weekly with 18 students receiving instruction.
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St. Vincent Center for Children and Families hosted a Family Fun Night on Friday, January 28th. Hot soup, rolls and hot chocolate was provided to families in attendance. St. Mary’s provided activities for the night centered around health and nutrition.
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Happy 2011! Here’s a sneak peak of what the new year has in store for the children of St. Vincent’s!
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On December 4th, 2010, St. Vincent Center for Children and Family hosted more than 500 children and families for the 2nd annual Breakfast with Santa! Families were treated with free breakfast, crafts, entertainment and photos with Santa Claus! Sponsors including Berry Plastics, St. Mary’s Medical Center, Harding, Shymanski & Company and Old National Bank and many others made it possible and dozens of volunteers helped the day go smoothly!
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Thank you, Whirlpool, for continuing to send dozens of volunteers to St. Vincent’s for a “Day of Caring”! Whirlpool has participated in this wonderful event for years, and helps with construction, maintenance, cleaning, painting and making St. Vincent’s better prepared to care for children & families!
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Thank you, Keller Schroeder and clients, for donating more than 300 items for children and families during your annual “Give Back” event!
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Happy Autumn from St. Vincent Center for Children & Families!
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St. Vincent’s Day Care Center officially unveiled its new name and logo on September 27, 2010. The 92 year old agency will now be known as St. Vincent Center for Children & Families, to reflect a new chapter built on a solid legacy of charity through education. St. Vincent’s is on a journey to become the Premier Faith-based Early Childhood Center in Southwestern Indiana!
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Thank you, United Way Day of Caring volunteers! You helped make St. Vincent’s Day Care Center shine! More than 50 volunteers joined us on September 10th to volunteer in our classrooms, spruce up our playgrounds, weed our gardens, wash our windows and wipe down our walls.
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Thank you, Southern Indiana Master Gardener’s Association, for joining us on June 25th, 2010 to help our preschool aged children plant tomatoes and sweet peppers! This program is part of St. Vincent Day Care Center’s focus on nutrition and fitness. The gardening program is made possible by a Little Heroes Move*ment grant funded by the Welborn Baptist Foundation!
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Photos from St. Vincent’s Breakfast with Santa on December 5th, 2009.
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Boy Scouts from Good Shepherd Catholic School read to our children and dropped off donations from their school’s Advent collection.
Photos from Whirlpool’s Day of Caring. Whirlpool has provided countless volunteers and hundreds of hours of work to St. Vincent’s over the years– Thank you!
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Photos from the United Way Day of Caring. St. Vincent’s is proud to be a United Way Agency!
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The inspiration behind everything we do– our children!
