Christmas with CJ

Wow! Time is flying past us and Christmas is going to be here in about 25 days! To help us get ready for the holidays, a group from Chaminade-Julienne came and helped us prepare Christmas boxes for the kids at the center. The groups were from the NHS program at CJ, and they were wonderful volunteers! We had around 30 volunteers at the center, half of them here from 8am to 12pm and the other half from 12pm to 4pm. They made homemade Christmas cards for the kids, made an inventory list of all the donations we have received, and made around 55 personalized boxes for each child full of toys, clothes, books, and school supplies. The second group was done early, so we had them sanitize our school rooms. We always appreciate a nice, clean, sanitized room :)

Another group from CJ will be here this coming Saturday and we can't wait! Take a minute to view the pictures below to see what hard working volunteers they were! And check back soon for more pictures from the second group!

Thank you CJ for working hard and for coming to DXC! We appreciate you! And most of all, the children will appreciate all the hard work you put into the boxes and into the homemade Christmas cards. We hope you all come back to visit!

Bless This Mess!!!

So many things are happening at DXC and we wanted to share them with you! Tasha's dad (Jerry)is in town and has been working so hard the last few days on rebuilding our steps and making a new sidewalk. He has been such a great help and we can't appreciate him enough! Jerry is a top notch volunteer!!! The sidewalk and steps look amazing, and we also appreciate all the small projects he has done during his visit.

Take a look at the pictures below to see all the hard work Jerry and a few other dedicated volunteers have done during the last few days at DXC. You can also see pictures of the construction from our new infant toddler room. We are doing great things at DXC and we couldn't have done it without your donations, your prayers, and your blessings!

Join Hands Miami Valley Day-Part 2

We already blogged about the first day of Join Hands Miami Valley Day weekend. This post is about Day 2! On October 24, we had a group from Sinclair Community College come out. All of the volunteers were part of the Young Scholars Program. I was so happy that they came out and they all worked so hard! Two volunteers scrubbed down our bathrooms from floor to ceiling, three volunteers scrubbed down our kitchen and oven (the oven has never been cleaner!)and all the other wonderful volunteers sanitized all the toys from the four classrooms, mopped floors, and cleaned and organized where needed.

Look at the pictures below to get a glimpse of what they did for us at DXC! Thank you Young Scholars! We hope you come back to visit.

Construction and Celebrations

We have finally begun construction on our new infant toddler room! Tasha, our Child Care Administrator and all the staff have been waiting for this day for who knows how long! And we can't wait for it to be finished. We already have 5 children who will be enrolled in the new room and we are sure to get more soon. They have torn out the wall between the two rooms that will be used (one side for napping and one side for play)and are currently working on tearing out the brick on one side to make a door. They will then rebuild a wall to make two gates going from one room to the other. We will keep you updated on what is going on with this huge project!

In the slideshow, you can also view pictures from Ms. Peggie's one year anniversary with DXC. We can't believe she has spent a whole year with us, but we are so happy to have her! We are truly blessed to have Ms. Peggie working here and we hope she stays at DXC for many years to come. We love you Ms. Peggie!

Join Hands Miami Valley Day: Spring Valley Academy!

It's time again for Make a Difference Day! This weekend, we are lucky to be a party of United Way's Join Hands Miami Valley Day (JHMVD). Today (Friday, October 23) volunteers from Spring Valley Academy came out and helped for a few hours. All the kids were excited to have them here and everyone had a wonderful time! In the toddler room it was all laughs and giggles! Block towers were being made out of kids and one of our boys was being tickled until he couldn't stand it anymore! And all the kids wanted to see the pictures I took with the camera! (see pictures below). In the Preschool room, towers were also being made of of plastic blocks. They also fingerpainted and watched Goofy on TV! Our volunteers assisted in the school age room too. They played board games with them and did some straightening. And you can't forget our wonderful infants. Our volunteers kept them so busy that they every single baby was asleep by lunchtime!

Not only were our volunteers in the classrooms but a few of the gentlemen helped organize and restock our pantry and kitchen freezer. They also helped move donations from our van to our garage!

A BIG thank you goes to Spring Valley Academey and their leaders. We appreciate you all being here and we appreciate all the help you gave us.

Berry Extreme Community Makeover

The Berry Company volunteered at the Dayton Christian Center on Monday, October 19 and did a wonderful job! We really enjoyed having them here. Ms. Peggie was so happy to have her fishtank cleaned and I was really happy to have all those weeds pulled and to have our Annex supply closet and Christmas closet organized. And you can't forget all the hard work they did on the garage! A big thanks also goes to McMrf who came out and took away all our office furniture that was not needed anymore.

Take a look at all the pictures that were taken while The Berry Company was here for the Berry Extreme Community Makeover. Thank you again Berry Company!

CHOICES PROGRAM-RED CROSS DAY!

We had a visit from our CHOICES Program at the Dayton Christian Center last Saturday. The Red Cross from Dayton came to the center to put on classes for the kids in the CHOICES Program and the kids at DXC. Classes included Scrubby Bear, FACT and Emergency Preparedness. A BIG thank you to the Red Cross for the awesome job you did! Thanks :) We hope you come back!