Thanks to great support from the community, outstanding
parents, wonderful children and a hard working staff we had 70 children
complete the 2012-2013 HIPPY program with Eufaula City Schools. On May 18th
we had a Luau Graduation where our participating families came to see their
children receive their books of completion that included their certificates and
afterwards were able to enjoy outdoor fun and a good meal of hamburgers and
hotdogs. It was a cloudy day and had even rained a little but it was not enough
to put a damper on the mood or the activities. Everything went on as planned
and everyone enjoyed themselves.
We are grateful for the volunteers that helped this activity
to be such a success. We had volunteers from Christ Child Circle that helped
supply paper goods and served the meal. We had a few volunteers from the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints that helped with set up and take down.
Jaxon and Jordan Chapman cooked 168 hotdogs and 128 hamburgers. We are also
very grateful for the businesses in the community that donated items or gift
certificates to be placed into our special prize pack to be given to a parent
that kept all of her appointments without cancellation for the last 10 weeks.
Donations were a rotate and balance from Hendon Tire, a cake from Tisa’s, a $25
gift certificate from Piggly Wiggly, $20 in gift cards from Winn Dixie, a $10
gift certificate to Cajun Corner, a windchime from Tractor Supply, and a 5 pack
of flash lights from Marvins. The parent that won this great prize pack was
Helen Comer.
As we were cleaning up we had family members that were
asking if they could donate their time next year as they had no more children
to put through the program. There were also family members that wanted to know
if they could make monetary donations. We are always glad to accept help in
building up our community. HIPPY gives our children the tools they need to
succeed in school and it gives families a stronger bond and a bigger investment
in their children’s educations.
We are currently taking applications for our 2013-2014
program year to begin in September. These applications can be filled out at
Central Office located on 333 State Docks Rd., Monday –Thursday. If you have a child that will be 3, 4, or 5
years old by September 1, 2013 and are interested in joining our HIPPY family
we ask that you do not procrastinate enrolling you child as spots are limited.
This will be a first come first serve enrollment. Each year our program gets better
and better. We are here to serve you and your family. 
