Baker Youth Club Celebrates New Playground With Ribbon-Cutting
Thanks to the generosity of the community, kids at Baker Youth Club have new playground equipment to have fun on.
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Communitywide Game Of Tag To Fund Baker Youth Club Playground
This summer, Kosciusko County residents can bring a piece of childhood joy back to the community with the launch of Baker Youth Club’s fundraiser called “Tag You’re It.”
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Warsaw Schools, Kerlin Bus Sales Partner To Donate Bus To Baker Youth Club
Warsaw Community Schools and Kerlin Bus Sales & Leasing, Inc. recently announced their collaboration in donating a bus to the Baker Youth Club.
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Warsaw Bus Drivers Recognized With Baker Youth Club’s Community Partner Award
On March 17, Warsaw Community Schools’ bus drivers were recognized at the Baker Youth Club annual fundraiser.
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Partnership In Warsaw Leads To New Exposure To Robotics
For years when someone mentioned 4-H the first images that jumped to mind were livestock and county fairs.
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New Gidieon Cook Fund Will Support Baker Youth Club
The Gidieon Orion Cook Memorial Fund, a component fund of Kosciusko County Community Foundation, has donated $2,200 to Baker Youth Club to support after-school programs.
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BYC Board Thanks Dr. Rachael Hoffert
Dear Editor, Baker Youth Club (BYC) owes much of its current program offering to the work of one of our hardest working board members. Dr. Rachael Hoffert. Dr. Hoffert joined the BYC board of directors in 2016 and is serving the final year of her second 3-year term … Read More
Annual BYC Fundraiser Makes Shift To Online Event
In lieu of an “in-person” event, Baker Youth Club (BYC) will host a “Live Streaming” event from 7:30-9 p.m. Thursday Aug. 27.
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Baker Youth Club Launches New STEM Lab, Art Studio
WARSAW — The Baker Youth Club has launched two new programs, the STEM Activity Center and an art studio. This launch, combined with the October launch of the ExerGame Room, completes a year-long initiative to offer the kids at BYC additional programming. The STEM Center and new art … Read More
Call To Action Sparks Strong Conversation On Youth Drug Abuse
WARSAW — Community leaders and experts in the treatment of substance abuse converged on Warsaw Community High School’s Performing Arts Center Monday night, Aug. 27, for the fourth community call to action gathering. Prior to the event, Matthew Graham, director of Bowen Center’s Warsaw outpatient office, discussed what … Read More
Baker Youth Club Celebrating 90 Years
WARSAW — Today, $2,000 would not be enough to launch an organization, but in Bramwell Baker’s day, it was exactly what he needed. Baker was a banker from the east coast who summered in the Warsaw area and had dreams of establishing a boys’ club. With a donation … Read More
Community Loses Treasure With Passing Of “Coach”
WARSAW – The Warsaw community lost a true treasure Wednesday night. Bob Lichtenwalter, the man fondly known as “Coach”, passed away at the age of 88. Lichtenwalter was a mentor and friend to countless youth in the community for decades as a former teacher and as the director … Read More
Exit YMCA, Enter Bakers Youth Club
It was a sad, yet happy occasion Sunday afternoon when individuals gathered at the Kosciusko Community YMCA to say good-bye to the 50-year-old facility, to celebrate a new facility and hear what the new building owners have planned.
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BYC’s Furnivall May Take Cold Water Challenge
[weaver_youtube YegcEFZM2_4 rel=0] Baker Youth Club Executive Director Tracy Furnivall has accepted the Cold Water Challenge, but with a slightly different twist. While the rules of the suddenly popular Cold Water Challenge varies by everything from age groups to even communities, Furnivall has decided to challenge the community to … Read More
After-School Satellite Program Takes Off
The Baker Youth Club may be 86 years old this year, but that doesn’t mean the Kosciusko County organization is stuck in its ways. The BYC, which offers after-school homework help, mentoring, activities and supervision in a safe and fun environment, continues to offer new opportunities for the … Read More