Community Partner Project:

Boys and Girls Club of Franklin

By: Mihir Patel
This PowerPoint includes:
Contact Information: Slide 2
Service Information: Slide 3
Pre-service assessment: Slide 4-7
Interview conducted with B&G Club staff member: Slide 8-9
Post-service assessment: Slide 10-12
Timesheet: Slide 13
Rubric: Slide 14

Contact Information (2)
Boys and Girls Club of Franklin, Indiana

Address: 101 Hurricane St.
Franklin, Indiana, 46131
Phone: (317) 736-3695

Tereasa McClure, Executive Director
Email: tmcclure@bgcf.net
Susan Sahm, Program Director
Email: smsahm20@bgcf.net

Service Information (3)
The Boys & Girls Club, originally formed in
1861, is a nationwide organization which
provides after-school activities for school aged
children.
The Boys & Girls Club motto
To enable all young people, especially those
who need us most, to reach their full potential
as productive, caring, responsible citizens.
Pre-service Assessment (4)
1 Tutoring a migrant worker Direct Service
2 Chaining yourself to an old growth tree as loggers enter the forest. Advocacy/ Personal Choices
3 Providing dinner once a week at a homeless shelter. Charity/ Direct Service
4 Helping to start an after-school program for children whose parents work during the day. Advocacy/ Direct Service
5 Painting a community mural. Direct Service/ Charity
6 Giving Blood. Direct Service/ Personal
Choices
7 Visiting different houses of worship (churches, synagogues, mosques, temples) every week to learn
about different religions in the community.
Personal Choices
8 Voting Direct Service
9 Choosing a professional work that makes a difference. Direct Service/ Personal
Choices
10 Adopting a child. Direct Service/ Personal
Choices
11 Donating money to a local charity. Charity
12 Talking with a friend about a social issue of importance to you. Personal Choices
13 Working for a candidate in a local election. Direct Service
14 Joining the Armed Forces. Direct Service
15 Leaving your car at home and biking to work every day. Advocacy/Personal choices
Pre-service Assessment Continued (5)
What in your family, background, personal sacrifice or
engagement determined how you would rank the
options?
I am a student who was originally born in
India, so I find it really necessary to help
people one at a time. I feel if you are able to
make a connection with individuals, then you
will slowly but surely change the world. In my
background, I have had a lot of people who
have helped me out quite a lot along the way.
Pre-Service Assessment Continued (6)
I have had tutors, teachers and friends that have all helped
make my school work a lot more manageable then if I had
to do it alone. That is why I chose tutoring a migrant worker
as my number one option. I suppose my reasoning for
choosing the second option was because I feel as though
more people need to take notice about the importance of
preserving the environment. My family owns a Subway, and
they are very careful to recycle as much as they possibly
can throughout the day, so I think some of that rubbed off
on me. As for the rest of my choices, I just chose what I felt
would have the best impact if it was something that
everyone participated in. It was difficult to rank all of the
choices from top to bottom, because all of them struck me
as very important.

Pre-Service Assessment Continued (7)
2. Which items relate to advocacy? Direct Service? Charity?
Or personal choices?
I feel as though every option that would actually
take time out of your day in order to perform would
fall under the direct service category. Even if they
dont seem like theyre direct service at first glance,
you are still doing your part to help. For example,
visiting other houses of worship besides your own
doesnt directly create an impact on the
community, but it does help spread the idea of
religious equality over time. I would consider all of
the assistance.

Interview (8)
Answered by Tereasa McClure
1. What is your organizations mission?
To enable all young people, especially those who need us most,
to reach their full potential as prospective, caring, responsible
citizens by providing quality programming to the youth of
Franklin county that focuses on education, the arts, technology
and health and physical fitness in a safe and positive
environment.
2. What social problems does the program help solve?
Keeping kids safe in a positive environment and off the streets.
3. What do you think is the most important service of your organization?
Teaching kids the importance of respect, responsibility, honesty, initiative,
perseverance and integrity.
Interview Continued (9)
4. What projects or services can Ivy Tech students create or help with in
your organization?
Volunteers in general. We welcome assistance in many areas working with
kids (programming, athletics, special events, etc.).
5. What information do you want your community to know about your
organization?
That we offer quality programming to kids ages 6-18, including athletics. We
stress character building, morals and manners daily.
6. What is the most rewarding part about working in the Boys & Girls
club?
Seeing kids grow up to be caring, responsible adults.
7. What is in store in the future for this particular Boys & Girls club?
Reinventions of the current facility and serving as many kids as possible.





Post-service Assessment (10)
1. Think back to your attitude for your service learning project. Did your
experience change or confirm your attitude? Describe your experiences as
you answer this question.
I had a good attitude towards any and all volunteering
before I even took this class. I enjoy volunteering, and I
think it serves a great purpose, so my experience did not
change any attitude I have about volunteering before.
Most of my experience with the children at the Boys and
Girls Club was just interacting with children, and helping
out with activities. I enjoyed working through all of the
different activities that were in place for the children.

Post-service Assessment Continued
(11)
How is your service organization important to the people it serves? What
changes would you suggest to the Board of Directors? What was your role in
the agencies delivery of services?
The Boys and Girls Club provides a lot of structure
for children. It is important that young children get
to experience a positive environment, so they are
able to grow into good people when theyre older.
Although there seemed to be too many children
during times, I would not suggest anything in order
to improve the Boys and Girls club. I think it is a
really great organization.

Post-service Assessment Continued
(12)
What was the best experience during the service learning project? What was the worst
experience? How would you approach this project or a different project next time?
I got to interact with some children that I actually know
outside of the organization. It was cool to see them
interacting within the Boys and Girls Club. The worst part
of the experience was that there was too much noise, and
sometimes the kids got a little too crazy. There are about
200 students who go to the Boys and Girls Club, so
sometimes it can be too much. If I had volunteered
earlier in the semester, I would have spent more than just
10 hours, because I had a really great time!

Timesheet (13)

Rubric (14)