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Reminder – Donations Needed by 9/13/18

August 28, 2018
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2018 WAMC Tricky Tray Fundraiser - Basket Donations Needed

Help Support The Dulce Esperanza Tricky Tray Baskets Needed – Baskets needed by September 13th The Warwick Area Migrant Committee needs your help with an upcoming Tricky Tray at the St. Stephen’s School.   We need baskets donated to help raise funds for the Summer Enrichment Program. Dulce Esperanza (Sweet Hope) Please support our Tricky Tray Fundraiser for […]

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St. Stephen’s Operation Backpack Helps WAMC Students Out

August 21, 2018
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St. Stephen The First Martyr RC Church donated 89 backpacks to the students of the WAMC Program.

Through the support and generosity of the Parishioners of St. Stephen The First Martyr RC Church in Warwick, NY children who participated in the WAMC Summer Enrichment Program will receive new backpacks and school supplies for the coming school year. St. Stephen’s Operation Backpack was successful in raising money for supplies, as well as, collecting […]

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WAMC Parents Donate Time to Beautify Pine Island Elementary School

August 21, 2018
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WAMC Summer Enrichment Program Parents Donate Time to Beautify Pine Island Elementary School building.

This past weekend the parents of students in the WAMC Summer Enrichment Program donated their time to plant flowers and landscape the grounds at the former Pine Island Elementary School building in Pine Island, NY. The Warwick Valley Central School District generously allows the WAMC to use the building for the Summer Enrichment Program. This […]

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WAMC Parents Hold End of Year Celebration

August 21, 2018
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WAMC Summer Enrichment Program Parents Hold Fundraiser.

This past weekend on August 19, 2018 the parents of the WAMC Summer Enrichment Program students held an End of Year Celebration fundraiser with face painting and homemade Mexican food at the ALAMO Community Center in Pine Island, NY. The parents involved in the Summer Enrichment Program are endlessly grateful for the opportunities afforded to […]

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Donations Needed – Tricky Tray Baskets

August 20, 2018
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2018 WAMC Tricky Tray Fundraiser - Basket Donations Needed

Help Support The Dulce Esperanza Tricky Tray Baskets Needed – Baskets needed by September 13th The Warwick Area Migrant Committee needs your help with an upcoming Tricky Tray at the St. Stephen’s School.   We need baskets donated to help raise funds for the Summer Enrichment Program. Dulce Esperanza (Sweet Hope) Please support our Tricky Tray Fundraiser for […]

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WAMC Students Visit Space Farms Zoo & Museum

August 20, 2018
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WAMC Students Visit Space Farms Zoo & Museum.

Last week the WAMC Summer Enrichment Program students visited Space Farms Zoo and Museum in Sussex, NJ! They loved it! Space Farms is local family favorite day trip destination. Many local kids who grew up in the Sussex County, NJ and Orange County, NY areas remember their first trip to the zoo as being Space […]

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Group 3 Students Visit Hudson Highlands Nature Museum

August 20, 2018
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WAMC Group 3 Students Visit The Hudson Highlands Nature Museum.

The WAMC Summer Enrichment Program Group 3 students finally got their turn to visit the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum (HHNM) last week. The students hiked the Forest Ecology Ramble trail. It is a one mile hike through open meadows and a forest that is home to mostly oak and beech trees. They investigated the habitats […]

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WAMC Students Learn About Breads of the World

August 17, 2018
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WAMC Students Learn About Breads of the World.

Thank you Claire Gablemann for educating the kids about “Breads of the World” this past week. The WAMC Summer Enrichment Program students enjoyed learning about all the different types of bread found around the world, as well as, sampling each type. The students were taught about the different cultures represented by each bread and learned […]

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WAMC Students Make Cheese & Learn About Nutrition

August 17, 2018
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WAMC Students Make Cheese & Learn About Nutrition.

To celebrate the last days of summer and the final days of this year’s WAMC Summer Enrichment Program the children made cheese on Thursday August 16, 2018. Mary Berrigan made a fresh vegetable dip with vegetables from the WAMC student garden. The children enjoyed learning about nutrition, food science and healthy choices. Everyone loved the […]

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Student Reader of the Week

August 16, 2018
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WAMC Student Reader of the Week

A core part of the WAMC Summer Enrichment Program is Language Arts with a focus on literacy and reading skills. Our weekly chosen winner has shown improvement in one or more areas, such as reading compression, vocabulary, or reading more minutes for the week than in previous weeks. This positive reinforcement provides them with incentive to read […]

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Safety Backpack Fundraiser:

Donate Supplies from our Amazon Wishlist!

The WAFO Safety Backpack program annually raises funds and supplies to support our efforts to distribute work safety backpacks to migrant farmworkers in the Warwick Valley. Donating from our Amazon Wishlist above allows you to donate supplies for these bags so the farmworkers can remain safe commuting and working in the farm fields. More…

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Goshen, NY 10924
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