July 4th Celebration at Willow Pond!

Please join us on July 4th from 12pm to 5pm for a Bar-B-Q to celebrate America's birthday!

The pool will be open and burgers will be served around 4pm!  We are planning for a time of fun, friends, and good memories!

We will also host the first annual Willow Pond 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament on the new court!  There will be two brackets: ages 13 and under, ages 14 and older.  All are welcome to play (including non-Willow Pond residents).  Sign up in the Community Center with Rickey Fanning.

Hope to see you there!

More information can be found in the Willow Pond Community Center

-- Behind Every Door

Real Men and Wise Women Serve the Homeless

Three boys of the Real Men Club and three girls of the Wise Women Club served at a Blood N' Fire Bar-B-Q recently with Rickey Fanning and Suzanne Wallace.  The boys and girls were invited to serve along side Rickey and Suzanne as they helped to provide lunch for over 100 homeless friends.  The kids did a great job living out one of the Kids Club themes: We Serve Others.  Great job guys, we are proud of you!

-- Will Dowell

Summer Activities Update!

We are having a blast at Willow Pond this summer!  So far, we have enjoyed two Flag Football Superbowls, a Finish Strong Basketball Camp, and an Art Camp.  The Flag Football Superbowls have seen two teams win it all in the final seconds, and some truly brilliant officiating.

The Finish Strong Basketball Camp saw 28 kids attend.  Those who finished strong by completing the camp received a new basketball and a certificate.

Art Camp was under the direction of Suzanne Wallace's daughter, Lindsey.  The kids enjoyed creating masks and learning how to weave as they spent 3 hours each day in the camp.  There were lots of smiles and plenty of glue left on the tables.  Thank you to Lindsey for her direction and to Allison for her help!

If you have been missing out on these activities, don't worry!  We have more to come!  Starting Monday, July 5th we have Math Champs!  Match Champs will be a fun time run by Jayda to help 4th - 8th graders with math skills.  The camp will run from 1pm to 2pm every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday for the rest of the summer.  Come join us in the Community Center for a fun time!

Behind Every Door will host a second Finish Strong Basketball Camp on July 17, 24, 31, and August 7.  The camp runs for 4 consecutive Saturdays from 10am to 12pm.  Those who finish strong will receive a new basketball and a certificate! 

We also have Vacation Bible School coming up July 26 - 30, from 10am to 1pm each day.  Our own Rickey Fanning will be leading the VBS, and we hope to see you there!

On August 6th, we will have our first Kids Club Movie Night.  Join us for popcorn and a fun movie at 6pm on August 6th!

Hope to see you around Willow Pond this summer!

-- Will Dowell

Thank You Willow Pond Owners

Thank you to the Owners of Willow Pond!  They generously provided a new basketball hoop and expanded the basketball court.  The new hoop is NBA style with a glass backboard, and a sight to be seen!  Head down to the basketball court at Willow Pond to get in a pick-up game and see the new hoop!  Thank you Owners!

-- Behind Every Door

Art Camp Snapshots

-- Behind Every Door

A Fun-Filled Basketball Camp

The Finish Strong Basketball Camp was a blast!  We had 28 kids attend - many who are involved with our Kids Club - and to encourage our theme we gave the the kids who finished the camp a new basketball and a certificate for Finishing Strong.  Each day we started with stretching:

Then we ran lay-up lines and jump shots.  One line would shoot a jump shot or a lay-up, and the other line would rebound:

Then we spent some time working on passing, dribbling, and defense:

On the last day of the camp, we saw the installation of a brand new basketball goal at Willow Pond.  This goal has the ability to be raised or lowered, from 7 feet to 10 feet.  We decided to lower the goal to 7 feet for the last day of camp and broke up in to teams for a scrimmage.  The kids loved it!:

The camp was full of smiles and a lot of fun, and the kids were blessed.  Thank you to Chuck Anderson for the basketballs that each child received for finishing the camp.  And thank you to Luke for his help with coaching.  Behind Every Door will host a second Finish Strong Basketball Camp at Willow Pond starting July 17th!  If you would like information about that camp, visit the Willow Pond Community Center.

-- Behind Every Door

Happy Birthday

Happy birthday to our Community Center Supervisor at Willow Pond....Rickey Fanning!

-- Behind Every Door

The Story of Bill

Made another new friend today at Willow Pond.  His name is Bill...lives around the corner from the basketball court.  I asked him to tell me his story...and so he did.  A few highlights:

Bill was born in a rural town in Texas...I can't remember the name.  I said "where is that?"  He said, "I have no idea."  I got the feeling it was not necessarily a booming metropolis. 

On Monday, June 21, he and his wife will celebrate their 14th wedding anniversary.  Met at the grocery store where she worked.  "Love at first sight?" I asked.  "Oh yes."  He proposed to her in a church sanctuary.

I asked him if he knew God.  "Yep," he said, like he was talking about an old friend.  "Met him quite a few years ago." 

"What do you like about Him?"

"He is always there.  Never leaves nor forsakes you.  You know when you call someone you can get a busy signal?  He is never too busy."

I asked him how he met God.  "My friend kept talking about 'church'....I thought he was talking about chicken (referring to Church's Chicken restaurant).   But I kept seein' these smiling people comin' out of the church building.  So I started to go."

Then he told me about his baptism.  "I thought the fella was gonna drown me!"

--Dean Wilson

Snapshots from the Finish Strong Basketball Camp!

Finish Strong Basketball Camp at Willow Pond

Presented by Behind Every Door 

Sign up to join us on June 17th, 18th, and 19th 

for 3 days of fun from 9am to 12pm

There will be free throw contests, agility workouts, various drills, 

3-on-3 games, and more!

Snacks and Drinks will be served each day.

Ages 7 – 13, Boys and Girls welcome. 

To sign up, visit the Willow Pond Community Center.

Summer 2010 at Willow Pond!

Presented by Behind Every Door

There are lots of activities this summer at Willow Pond.  Please join us!

Super Bowl of Flag Football (June 4)

Second Super Bowl of Flag Football (June 11) 

Finish Strong Basketball Camp (June 17-19)

Willow Pond Art Camp (June 21-25)

July 4th Celebration and 3-on-3 Tournament (July 4)

Math Champs (July 5, 7, and 9)

Willow Pond VBS (July 26-30)

Finish Strong Basketball Camp # 2 (July 17, 24, 31, and August 7)

Kids Club Movie Night (August 6)

For more information, visit the Willow Pond Community Center.

2010 Flag Football Super Bowl!

Congratulations to all who participated in the first ever Super Bowl of Flag Football at Willow Pond.  The athletes played well and with good sportsmanship.   We look forward to the next game!