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A NEWSLETTER FROM CB CARES PARENT NETWORK * SPONSORED BY FRED BEANS AUTO DEALERSHIPS January 2021 Join our Facebook “Watch Party” Monday, January 18th 9:00AM Hosted by: CB Cares EF Second Bapst Church of Doylestown CB Cares’ 18th Annual MLK Day of Service Opening Ceremony Program Join us Monday, January 18th as we celebrate the life-long legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a specially produced video montage which will showcase guest speakers, CB Cares Volunteer Teens, Youth Four Unity, Second Baptist Anointed Dance Ministry and Backbench Boys. The video presentation will be shared Monday, January 18th via Facebook “Watch Party”. Special thanks to CB East’s Mr. John Benedix and his video production department for their collaborative efforts to help produce this video. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 restrictions we are not able to gather for service projects as we have in years past. We are kicking off the MLK Day weekend in partnership with our community partners in the Borough of Doylestown and Bucks County Opportunity Council to host a food drive. Now more than ever our neighbors are facing food insecurities especially after the holiday season. Please consider taking the time to drop off a donation of food on Friday 1/15. For complete list of need items and additional information (page 4). DOYLESTOWN BOROUGH COUNCIL SEEKS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITY Doylestown Borough Council is seeking students who are residents of the Borough, ages 15-18, who will be high school sophomores or juniors in May 2021, interested in serving as Junior Councilperson, or as a student member of Fanny Chapman Pool Board, Park and Recreation Board, Historical and Architectural Review Board, or the Shade Tree Commission. Student members will gain familiarity with local government operations while providing input on matters before the Borough. Resumes and a letter of interest should be sent to John Davis, Manager, Doylestown Borough, 57 West Court Street, Doylestown, PA, 18901, or via e-mail to [email protected]. Applications will be accepted until February 5, 2021.

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A NEWSLETTER FROM CB CARES PARENT NETWORK * SPONSORED BY FRED BEANS AUTO DEALERSHIPS

January 2021

Join our Facebook “Watch Party” Monday, January 18th

9:00AM

Hosted by: CB Cares EF

Second Baptist Church of Doylestown

CB Cares’ 18th Annual MLK Day of Service Opening Ceremony Program

Join us Monday, January 18th as we celebrate the life-long legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a

specially produced video montage which will showcase guest speakers, CB Cares Volunteer Teens, Youth

Four Unity, Second Baptist Anointed Dance Ministry and Backbench Boys. The video presentation will be

shared Monday, January 18th via Facebook “Watch Party”. Special thanks to CB East’s Mr. John Benedix

and his video production department for their collaborative efforts to help produce this video.

Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 restrictions we are not able to gather for service projects as we have in

years past. We are kicking off the MLK Day weekend in partnership with our community partners in the

Borough of Doylestown and Bucks County Opportunity Council to host a food drive. Now more than ever

our neighbors are facing food insecurities especially after the holiday season. Please consider taking the time

to drop off a donation of food on Friday 1/15. For complete list of need items and additional information

(page 4).

DOYLESTOWN BOROUGH COUNCIL SEEKS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITY

Doylestown Borough Council is seeking students who are residents of the

Borough, ages 15-18, who will be high school sophomores or juniors in May 2021,

interested in serving as Junior Councilperson, or as a student member of Fanny

Chapman Pool Board, Park and Recreation Board, Historical and Architectural

Review Board, or the Shade Tree Commission. Student members will gain

familiarity with local government operations while providing input on matters

before the Borough. Resumes and a letter of interest should be sent to John Davis,

Manager, Doylestown Borough, 57 West Court Street, Doylestown, PA, 18901,

or via e-mail to [email protected]. Applications will be accepted

until February 5, 2021.

Danny Kenney CB South High School Grade 12

“Danny Kenney has been a positive peer influence on me since 7th grade at

Tamanend Middle School. Danny always goes out of his way to say hello

to me and makes sure I am doing well. Danny is an active participant with

Athletes Helping Athletes (AHA) and always made sure to volunteer when

he knew I was going to be an Honorary Captain. He would sit with me at

the basketball and football games and kept me engaged asking me about current

animation movies and new songs on my playlist. Danny also participated in

Unified Track where he would encourage me to run fast and always try my

best. Danny’s compassion towards special needs friends is evident when he

bought an “autism awareness” sweatshirt and couldn’t wait to show me. Danny reaches out to my

mom to see what’s new with me if he doesn’t get to see me at school. He also invited me pumpkin

picking and encouraged me through the corn maze. I couldn’t ask for a better best friend who is also

a positive peer influence. Thank you, Danny for being my best friend.”

Simme Salguero Tohickon Middle School Grade 9

The pandemic has been a difficult time for everyone, and teens have been

especially hard hit by the social isolation. Simme and her friends have been

especially proactive in keeping each other positive. They have been sending

each other cards, letters, and gifts by mail, which both maintain their strong

friendships and also provide much-needed rays of sunshine in the day. They

have also been supporting each other in creating small online businesses for

selling handmade bracelets, stickers, and other items on Etsy and through

Instagram. They have fun trading items with each other, and also promoting

each other online. Thanks to her friends’ support, Simme has so far made

~$1500 in online sales, which has been a huge morale-boost for her, and also

has given her a lot of work that has kept her busy and happy in the lockdown.

Shannon O’Leary John Barclay Elementary Grade 6

If it wasn’t for Shannon’s friends, it is entirely possible that she wouldn’t even be able

to attend school. Shannon suffers from social anxiety that has gotten increasingly

worse as she gets older. She has an extremely difficult time making friends and

initiating conversation with others. When she started kindergarten at Barclay, she

was fortunate enough to be paired with a student with whom something “clicked”,

and they became best friends. Since then, she has added only two other friends into

her life. The four of them together provide her with the super powers that she needs

just to face what she perceives each day might bring. Not only do these friends offer

her the support that she needs while in school, but they have been her catalyst for

wanting to do activities outside of school. Although Shannon has many interests, she

could never act on them because it was too overwhelming for her to try

something alone. However, because her friends will not let her retreat, she has now participated in acting

classes, dance classes, art classes, basketball, and even summer camps. These friends continuously invite her

into their lives by encouraging her to try the things that they love. When Shannon is around these three

friends, her whole demeanor changes. She becomes confident, brave, witty, and relaxed. Her anxiety is

gone because she knows that her friends accept her for who she is and love her unconditionally. The

positive influence that her friends have on her life is invaluable. They not only enhance her life, they

actually provide her with one!

The following students represent the Boomerang Youth Recognition Award for

December’s Asset #15 Positive Peer Influence

Young person’s best friends model responsible behavior.

January’s Asset: #26 Caring

Young person places high value on helping other people.

Contact your school Boomerang coordinator to nominate a deserving student.

Nominations due on 2/3!

Good News from every corner in CBSD!

People we celebrate and grateful for their efforts!

30 Years of Service! Special thanks and gratitude

to Kutz’s crossing guard Rose Reith for her

long-standing commitment to watch over and keep

our Kutz Cougars safe for the past three decades.

CONGRATULATIONS

Buckingham and Gayman Elementary!

Ms. Linda Raitt's 5th grade virtual academy class

(including students from both Buckingham and

Gayman elementary schools) took third place in the

2020 Rendell Citizenship Challenge, hosted by the

Rendell Center for Civics and Civic Engagement.

THANK YOU to our CBSD Nurses!

CB Certifed and Staff Nurses got their Covid

Vaccines . Thank you Nurses for all that you

do to help keep the students, faculty and

staff safe.

Our Mission Statement:

CB Cares Educational Foundation, in partnership with Doylestown Health, the Central Bucks School District, local businesses, and the

community, is dedicated to enriching the experience of students through learning grants and 40 Developmental Asset-based programs,

which promote responsible and resilient youth.

cb-cares.org | 215-489-9120 | [email protected] | 252 W. Swamp Road, Bailiwick Unit #5, Doylestown, PA 18901