16-0517_BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CAPISTRANO VALLEY_E1a_Correspondence 2HomeDeliverylink
5/17/2016
City Council of San Juan Capistrano
32400 Paseo Adelanto
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Dear City Council Members:
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I am asking you to please approve the two-year extension of the City's contract with Boy and Girls Clubs of
Capistrano Valley to provide after-school program services. Our community benefits from having a safe place for
our children which also helps them to succeed in school.
At the age of 14, I began to "live" at the Boys Club of Kansas City, Missouri. I did my homework there, played
basketball (I made 50 straight free throws in competition one year). I learned to swim there and many other things
that kept me "off the street". I attribute much of my success in college and beyond to the wholesome environment
that I found at the Club until I left KC for college.
For me, the Club is very important because it provides:
-Supervised after-school care at an affordable price, with reasonable fees and scholarships
-Encouragement for kids to do their homework
-Tutoring for kids who need additional help in school
-Safety away from the gangs and the "street"
-Workable schedule for parents, since the Club is open later in the evening than most daycare programs
-Programs for kids from 7 to 18 years old; I was 18 when I left the Club for University activities.
The young people need these services in San Juan Capistrano. Please help the youth of the "Valley" by allowing the
Boys & Girls Clubs Programs to continue for the children.
Robert E. Fleisher, CEO
32236 Paseo Adelanto, Suite C
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
p. 949.248.7501
f. 949.248.7359
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