Xtreme Makeover April News!

Buddies - Big and Little - from 5 ASB programs are helping to refresh and renew 4 classrooms at Bend's Grace Baptist Church. GBC shares their space with 2 of our elementary programs in addition to other groups from our community. So - ASB is working to improve our painting and redecorating skills to help make GBC even better for everyone!

We are thankful to Newman Brothers Painting, Denfeld Paints, and Rhodda Paints for their generous donations of paint, painters' training, and painting supplies. We love you all!

Young ASB painters and their mentors have done a marvelous job getting the rooms ready for redecorating. Now we could sure use a variety of donations to help the rooms be more comfortable. Can you help with any of these?

• Newer couches/comfy chairs (in earth tones) for the youth room


• Newer 5' or 6' long folding tables for classroom use


• Newer folding chairs for classroom use


• Cabinets or bookshelves for storage of materials/books - several could be used


• A large (4-6 ft wide) whiteboard for classroom use


• A couple of tall lamps for the youth room to make it more "cozy"


• $$$ to help us buy what is not donated (smile..)


• Someone to volunteer to clean the carpets


• Someone to volunteer to wash the outside windows (second story!)
  

If you are able to help with any of these items, contact Charlene Schulz at 541 385-5050. Your donations should be tax deductable.

Empower, encourage, excite and enjoy - words to live by when you are part of After School Buddies. You never know whose life you might change by caring...

Are we having fun yet? Check our out Boy Buddies sharing the joy of being together!

2008 Buddies shared Valentines with recipients of Bend's Meals on Wheels. We hope that the fun we had making these was exceeded by the joy our Seniors felt when they got them!

ASB Who?

Teens and young adults

Led by caring volunteers

Serving students

Loving others

Making a difference

Serving youth.. families...community

Learning to study, to cook, to share

Learning to draw, to play, to try

Learning to care...

Empowering, encouraging, inspiring, and enjoying...






Celebrating Life in 2008!!!

That's Right... You See Boys at ASB!

Your eyes aren't tricking you.. yes.. those darlings in the snow are our newest members of ASB! Young men from Juniper Elementary School are now being mentored by wonderful teens from Bend, Marshall and Mt. View High Schools weekly. Week one found them in a serious snowball fight across the street - I am pretty sure that the Little Buddies one the first battle. But we have only just begun!!! (smile...)
We could use some more help from our teens as Big Buddies for our students so please contact us at afterschoolbuddies@gmail.com if you are interested in helping make a difference in a child's life right here in Central Oregon!

We also have a great new program for girls from Juniper School too. Teen girls from both Bend, Summit and Marshall High Schools are helping our newest Little Buddies to improve their academic skills while learning to become the best that they can be.

I am not sure who is having more fun with this program.. the students or the leaders???

Fund Raising for ASB

The concept of fund raising is never my favorite but at least this one had the operative word "FUN" including. Our friends from The Cause, the non-profit that does the administration of ASB, brought lots of beautiful crafts and creations to sell along with our friend Donna Safley who helped us by demonstrating her Discover Toys. It does take $$ to provide snacks and craft supplies to our almost 90 participants attending After School Buddies in 2008 so this is one way to add to our account...