Candor Rocks

Closing the Rec Center

2010-09-19T18:06:00.000-07:00

Due to lack of interest and volunteers the youth center is now closed for good.

Camp Fire June 13 Called Off

2010-06-13T06:16:00.000-07:00

Due to the rain we will not be having the campfire tonight - bummer.

Camp Fire

2010-05-31T18:27:00.000-07:00

Sunday Night (6/6) at 8pm for youth 4th-12th grades at Christian's house 216 Owego St, Candor.

you're always welcome....

2010-04-06T19:09:00.000-07:00

Any teens are welcome to join McKendree Church's youth group which meets in our space on Sunday Nights:
4th-6th grades @ 6pm
7th-9th grades @ 7pm
10th-12th grades @ 8pm

Cabin Fever Event!

2010-03-11T21:33:00.000-08:00

McKendree Church will be utilizing Candor Rocks for a great kids event on March 20th from 10am-4pm

Kids ages 3-18 come and have a blast:

playing games
shooting pool
eating tasty treats
watching our drama team perform
singing
and more!
All free!!!!

Rec. Center Open Hours This Week

2010-02-15T20:23:00.000-08:00

Rec. Center Open Hours This Week

Wednesday (2/17) 10am-12pm
Friday (2/19) 10am-12pm
Saturday (2/20) 7-9pm

New Stuff

2010-01-13T16:10:00.000-08:00

Just ordered some new cool things for the Rec. Center! A mini foosball table, basketball hoop/balls and new karaoke CDs.

Are you in a band???????????

2010-01-04T16:39:00.000-08:00

We are looking for bands who want to get paid to play at Candor Rocks. If you're interested call Christian 607-321-4873

Movies!

2009-12-08T06:25:00.001-08:00

Hey all! This month we will have a different Christmas classic projected on the wall for you to watch while you chill each day!

2009-11-16T15:41:00.000-08:00

The family night went great!

Hours change:

We're going to open now at 3pm

Instead of 2:30 because no one has been showing up until 3 anyway

And

We will not be open the Wednesday before Thanksgiving

Family Fun Night

2009-11-08T07:23:00.001-08:00

This Saturday! November 14th

from 6-8pm

Family Fun Night at The Rec. Center

Families with kids of all ages welcome to come and have fun as a family!

Free games, activities and food!

Finished Space and Open House

2009-10-21T08:27:00.000-07:00

The finished product (yay!). Pictures are the best quality because i can never seem to remember my camera and thus have to rely on my phone. But you can still see how much better the space looks now.

Open House!

Trim

2009-10-07T15:10:00.000-07:00

Bad lighting/no flash on my phone - but wanted to show the blue trim being added. Looks great if I do say so myself!

Progress!

2009-10-01T06:31:00.001-07:00

What the space looked like before:Entrance to the bathrooms. I'm hoping to get some sort of flooring in there (like a remnant or something) but I'm quickly running out of funds so we'll see. It's not on the top of the necessities list but would make it look a whole lot nicer....

Starting to scrape.

Let the painting begin!

Day one's progress.

My kids helping me paint on day 2.

FREE Rec. Center

2009-08-17T08:03:00.000-07:00

I moved to Candor one year ago and the first thing I noticed was all of the youth wandering around with nothing to do. As I got to know some of them I began to realize that they needed a place of their own. A place where they could come, hang out, feel accepted and encouraged to be their best. A very relaxed place where they could be themselves. I also wanted to try to somehow bridge the gap between the generations. To try and reach the youth on their level and instill some town pride and sense of the history in Candor. Where better to do that than the Candor Grange?! In addition to that I am the youth leader of my church and our group quickly grew out of the one small room were we given to use. With the idea of solving both of these issues, thus was born: Candor Rocks, a Free Rec. Center for Awesome Youth of Candor.

The recreation center and will be a drop in youth center for kids ages 12-18 where they can come shoot pool, play ping pong, paint their nails, etc. I have chosen the ages 12-18 because although there will be an adult to supervise at all times we will not be babysitters. In other words, if you (or your child) are old enough to stay home alone, you (they) are old enough to be hanging out at the rec. center.

At the beginning the Rec. Center will be open 2 days a week for 3 hours each day (Mondays & Wednesdays 2:30-5:30pm) but eventually, with enough volunteers, I'd like it to be open 5 days a week, 3 hours a day. One evening during the week the youth center will serve as Mckendree UMC's youth group meeting time. Although that night there will be a Christian theme and although McKendree is underwriting this entire project be assured that the other days the Rec. Center is open it will simply be a free of charge, non-religious, warm and friendly place for all kids ages 12-18 to go and hang out.

We will host monthly family nights where adults can bring younger children down as well as occasional concerts/shows for the teens.

Volunteers will be needed (and appreciated!) to staff the hours we are open. These should be individuals who have a heart for youth and have much patience - not wanting to always correct but to instead be willing to pick your battles and encourage, encourage, encourage. In order to protect not only the kids but you as well each volunteer will need to pass a background check and provide us with a copy of that document before being able to begin.

I am very excited to be able to make this dream a reality but I need all of you too! Right now I am painting and prepping the building to get it ready to open on October 11th for our open house. If you feel this is a positive thing for Candor, for the youth, please consider coming to help on one of the work days or making a monetary donation today. To the side is a list of what we need donated. Together we can do this!

Sincerely,
Christian Abell