June 4, 2014 Sayonara Community Center/Bus

Sayonara Community Center

Miss Gladys Standard, Coordinator of the Sayonara Community Center came forward to thank the club for providing the Sayonara Bus that will provide much needed transportation for field trips this summer...The Center is operated by volunteers with funding from the City of Citrus Heights and private donations... the Sayonara Community Center after-school program serves mostly low-income kids who live on and around Sayonara Drive. Students receive help with homework, afternoon snacks and a free backpack filled with school supplies at the start of the school year. Gladys explained that this summer will be filled with Field Trips each week, Sports Camps in the Morning, Summer Festival and the new Sayonara Bus will really make the difference... Gladys spoke about the 100 plus children that frequent the Center that provides a safe place for them... The Center even keeps track of student report cards...Gladys has over 50 volunteers and can always use more, Especially Bus Drivers... She explained that most of the children now come from a 1 mile radius of Sayonara and some families have moved back because of the Community Center Services... She spoke about giving gifts to single moms this past Mother’s Day... Very Touching experience... David Luie, Sayonara Community Center Board Member, spoke about the positive impact being made on lives in our community and thanked the club for their generosity. Thank You Gladys and David...