Parents
StreetSquash believes that parental involvement in program activities is critical to each child’s progress and success. StreetSquash staff meet with each family in their homes upon joining the team. Each parent or guardian is also required to attend at least three activities each year, including weekend practices, team outings, college seminars, and tournaments.
Parents’ Board
Through the Parents’ Board, committed parents gain an even greater level of involvement in their child’s growth in the program. The Parents’ Board meets quarterly to support the ongoing development of StreetSquash programs.
In the 2007-2008 year, the Parents’ Board has had another successful year of participation. We started this year with an awesome Parents’ weekend in November. Parents made dishes, watched their children play in squash matches and brainstormed fundraising ideas. That was the best ‘Saturday eating’ we’ve had at a practice! The students said it beat our regular snacks any day. It was great to have such a mixture of new and more experienced parents of the StreetSquash Family involved that day. Since that meeting, parents have participated in three fundraisers: pledge sheets and two raffles. As a result, the parents raised a total of $2,740 and StreetSquash matched the amount so that we could purchase 80 new StreetSquash team warm up jackets before Urban Team Nationals. Great work parents! We look forward to our end of the year Family & Friends Day celebration on Saturday June 7, 2008 at 12 noon. We look forward to another great day.