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Photo Archive

Easter 2007

Mohammed and the Easter Bunny introduce themselves.

Easter 2007

The Easter Bunny meets a few new friends outside.

Christmas 2006

Santa and Mrs. Claus have their hands full with twin toddlers.

Christmas 2006

A McCormick Park family decides to share in the fun and gets their picture taken together.

Christmas 2007

Volunteers at the Christmas party take a break to pose with Santa and Mrs. Claus.

Boy Scouts Day of Fun 2007

Brandon concentrates on creating his nametag.

Boy Scouts Day of Fun 2007

Matthew carefully pounds his letters into his nametag as a volunteer looks on.

Girls Get-Together 2007

Luvte and a friend practice their braiding skills on a Bratz doll.

Girls Get-Together 2007

A staff member helps Denisa paste on faux nails before getting them painted.

Daily Bread-Winter 2007

Youth volunteers make their way through an unexpected snowstorm to make food deliveries.

Daily Bread-Winter 2007

Staff member Kelsi O'Keefe and a volunteer have their hands full with sweets for home deliveries.

Daily Bread-Winter 2007

Volunteers from the South Site make their way through the snow and wind in order to get food to families in need.

Giving Youth A Voice 2007

Anna Jacobawi poses next to her completed project during a reception held at the VIP Room.

Giving Youth A Voice 2007

Participants in GYAV's Focus on Photography project pose for a picture at the VIP Room.

Giving Youth A Voice 2007

A few of the girls from GYAV take a break from mingling with guests during their reception at the VIP Room.

Thanksgiving 2006

Youth from the community dish up their plates at CHARISM's annual Thanksgiving dinner.

Thanksgiving 2006

The kids joke around with Teen Outreach Coordinator, Mark Weiler after enjoying their dinner.

Thanksgiving 2006

James Gaines helps a little one make her way through the line at the Thanksgiving dinner.

Food & Fun-Winter 2007

Youth at March's Food & Fun enjoyed a game of Pin the Sombrero.

Food & Fun-Winter 2007

One game participant takes his time in placing his sombrero.

Volunteer Appreciation Dinner 2007

The Family Center was colorfully decorated for the evening's special dinner.

Volunteer Appreication Dinner 2007

Lou Severson received honors for contributing 97 hours of volunteer time in 2006.

Volunteer Appreciation Dinner 2007

The Family Center was packed with guests who dined on ham, potatoes, homemade macaroni and cheese, salads, and a celebratory cake in their honor.

CHARISM Summer Camp 2007

Children in the McCormick Park summer camp take a break from playing outdoor basketball.

CHARISM Summer Camp 2007

The girls enjoy icees on a warm day.

CHARISM Summer Camp 2007

A participant in the South Site Summer Camp gets a lift from one of the counselors.

CHARISM Summer Camp 2007

The kids pause from their outdoor picnic to pose for the camera.

CHARISM Summer Camp 2007

The children enjoy a refreshing dip in the lake during one of the hot spells of this summer.

Giving Youth a Voice 2007

A participant takes some time to write down her thoughts during one of this fall's 6 week sessions.

Giving Youth a Voice 2007

A mentor from NDSU gives one of the children some help on her poem.

Community Christmas Party 2007

Mr. and Mrs. Clause made another appearance at this year's event.

Community Christmas Party 2007

Children got their picture taken with Santa and put together homemade frames for them.

CHARISM Summer Camp 2008

Participants pose in front of an ambulance after hearing a guest speaker talk about what it's like to be an EMT!

CHARISM Summer Camp 2008

Some of the girls at McCormick Park take a break on a parkside bench.

Summer Gardening Program 2008

A few of the children from the Summer Gardening Program pause for a photo after watering their vegetables and flowers.

Summer Gardening Program 2008

Jesus gleefully glides along on the Slip n Slide on a hot afternoon at the Summer Gardening Program.

Summer Gardening Program 2008

The children eagerly line up for the Slip n Slide at the Summer Gardening Program.

Summer Gardening Program

Stanni gets a face full of water on the Slip n Slide.

2008 Volunteer Appreciation Coffee Hour

Youth who attended the Volunteer Coffee Hour posed for a photo with North Dakota Senator Tim Mathern.

2008 Volunteer Coffee Hour

Youth with the highest number of volunteer hours for 2007 posed with their plaques.

Field Trips 2008

One of the boys takes his turn riding the horse.

Helping Children Learn 2008

Two girls take a break on the grass outside of CHARISM with their after school mentor.

Helping Children Learn 2008

The grass outside of the CHARISM makes a great place resting place for the children and their mentor.

Field Trips 2008

Some of the children from CHARISM had the opportunity to visit a real-life farm where they fed and even rode horses!

Fall 2008

While visitng a farm, youth from the Helping Children Learn Program had the chance to pick out and even carve their very own pumpkins!

Charity Basketball Game 2008

The CHARISM Kids were treated to a special show by the Harlem Ambassadors this fall, held at Fargo South High School

Charity Basketball Game 2008

The CHARISM Kids had a chance to meet the defensive line-up for this fall's charity basketball game.

Christmas 2008

Helping Children Learn participants got a special visit from Santa right before the holidays!

Christmas 2008

CHARISM's children learned some valuable spending lessons as well as the importance of giving back when they were each allotted one $5 Target gift card to spend on anyone but themselves. Special thanks to Border States Electric for their generous donation of the gift cards!

Attitudes of Gratitude 2008

CHARISM's children learned about gratitude this winter when they handed out homemade gifts to the many partners and friends of CHARISM.

Helping Children Learn 2009

Several of our children posing with our brand new van generously gifted to us by two donors.

Fargo Marathon 2009

Youth from our afterschool programs had the opportunity to run in this years children's portion of the Fargo Marathon thanks to Dakota Medical Foundation.

Helping Chiildren Learn 2009

Partneirng with the Fargo Public Library, participants read a total of 3,000 minutes and received weekly rewards for their hard work!

Girls Group 2009

The McCormick Park Girls Group coordinated and hosted this year's Easter Party.

Parents Day 2009

Parents and other family members were welcomed to the South Site for a special afternoon of activities and treats at Helping Children Learn. This annual afternoon allows participants to share their progress with their families and enables parents to see the kind of work being done at the Center.

Variety Show 2009

Three little ones practice for the 2009 Spring Variety Show.

Variety Show 2009

This year's event featured two of our children as MC's.

McCormick Park Summer Camp 2009

Summer Camp Coordinator, Pat Jorgensen, takes a moment with one of the children.

McCormick Park Summer Camp 2009

A Fargo Parks staff member enjoys morning activity time with the children.

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