Holiday Programs

The Youth Village Foundation funds special events for the young men around the winter Holidays. Most government run facilities do not have the budget to recognize holidays and many of the young men at Youth Village and Medlock lack the family support and care to make holiday periods special for them.

  At Medlock we usually sponsor a Dorm by Dorm pizza party for them.  Because the young men are not allowed to receive individual gifts from us, we have the staff recommend gifts for us to give the group.  Last year we helped get them 10 electric shavers, 4 Volley Ball Nets with Balls, Puzzles, a 27” TV, non-violent Video Games, Movies, 10 Basketballs and a lot of board games.

  At the Youth Village we sponsor their Holiday Dinner with food and drink for 250 people, including the young men, staff, some staff family and volunteers. We help them find Dorm gift sponsors for each Dorm. We provided a MP3 player and headset for each of the 88 young men last year.

 

The '2008 Youth Village Celebration was held in the Gym on December 4th. It was for the Residents, staff, volunteers and guests. We had terrific food that was donated by Mariano's Restaurant and a small donation from Luby's Cafeteria. During the dinner some of the young men read poems and essays they wrote. Click here to view them:

Christmas Poems and Essays

                                                

2008 Holiday Celebration, serving line.

 

Mr. Small presenting the "Volunteer Group of the Year"

award to the Master Gardeners. Mr. Fred Burell of the

Texas AgriLife Extension accepts the award, Judith Reagan

a Master Gardener and Dick Coupe a Master Gardener and Master Naturalist.