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Read about what we’ve been doing lately!
January 052010
There are so many things going on at Y.E.S. Click a link below to read about some of the activities we have been busy with lately! Preds Spread Holiday Cheer Y.E.S. Thanksgiving Dinner with the Predators, 12/23/2009 Arnott’s Holiday Party Holiday Party with the Predators, 12/11/2009…
2009 Christmas Store Success
December 212009
On behalf of the YES Staff, Board of Directors, and (most importantly) the YES children, we want to sincerely THANK YOU for helping with our 2009 Christmas Store. We are excited to announce that over 600 underprivileged children received Christmas this year! We could not have…
Not Just a Titans Game
November 122009
At some point in their lives, it’s every young man’s aspiration to become a football superstar. Well, on a November afternoon ten young men were given the opportunity to catch a glimpse of that dream by attending the Tennessee Titans versus Jacksonville Jaguars game. The whole…
Fall Fun with the Frist
November 062009
YES is pleased to partner with The Frist Center for the Visual Arts and its Art Trunk program this year. The Art Trunk Program is designed to help students become more informed about works of art, their meanings, and the artist who created them. Over the…
Tis the Season - YES Christmas Store
October 292009
As the seasons begin to shift, it is once again time to begin preparations for this years Christmas Store. The Y.E.S. Christmas Store, which helps to give Christmas to over 700 children (over 200 families), will take place Saturday, December 19th at our Lindsley Avenue location.…
Corn, Hay and Pigs All Day!!
October 272009
Each year our YES children enjoy visiting Owen Farms and Gentry Farms for some great fun! Whether it’s the joy of a corn maze, playing with a pig or pluckin’ the perfect pumpkin…our YES children get excited when it is Pumpkin Patch time. The hay rides…
Special Recognitions
September 142009
Each year during our Annual Dinner, YES recognizes a Child of the Year and Volunteer of the Year from each of our three centers. This year, our Lindsley Avenue Child of the Year was LaShonda Simpson. Lindsley Avenue also recognized a parent, Deborah Page, as Volunteer…