Journalism Club*
Involvement in Club and growth in communication skills

• Members write and report on news around Club for Club site’s newsletter
• Journalism Club members also take photos, write opinion and feature articles
• Newsletters go out to Club members’ families

Graphic Design
Art projects using technology

• Kids have worked with a graphic designer to:
• Create designs for t-shirts
• Apply designs to shirts themselves
  

Music in the Metro
Music coaching and support in a well-equipped studio

• Local music producer Rick Galbreath runs Music in the Metro
• Club members learn how to:
• Write music
• Produce
• Perform
• Studio is equipped with:
• Soundproof room
• Sound board
• High-quality microphone
• Kids discuss life challenges, as well as the unique difficulties in the music industry
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Adventures in Social Drama
Drama as a format to work through life’s issues

• Club alumni Annie Mielke and Joe Parrish oversee Adventures in Social Drama
• ASD works with other local organizations, such as Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts
• Young adults form a drama troupe and give presentations to local schools
• Presentations explore how to address difficult social pressures
• Students choose which issues they want to tackle in their troupe

Art Club with Local Artist John Jannenga
Art programming aimed at affirming members’ creativity and vision

• Jannenga is a local artist and art teacher who oversees art programming at our First Christian site
• “Teen Room” 2008 project involved Club teens transforming a room at First Christian into their own space
• Teens designed the room and painted it themselves
• First Christian Club members enjoy regular painting and drawing lessons
• Members learn airbrushing techniques too
• Jannenga’s students show their artwork at the Iowa State Fair
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Mid Meredith Zuendel Boys & Girls Club Choir
Inspirational music giving Club kids a voice in the community

• Club choir members routinely sing for:
• Variety Telethon
• Jingle Bell Bash
• American Red Cross “Heroes of the Heartland” awards
• Donors in the community (The choir carols to donors to thank them at Christmas)
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Recycled Arts

Art with natural & recycled materials

• We encourage recycling in all our activities
• Levitt often runs recycled or natural arts projects such as:
• Customized art projects made from an eclectic mix of used materials
• Homemade clay
• Leaf print projects
• Twig frames

Drama with the Des Moines Playhouse
Active engagement with community theater

• Club members receive copies of scripts for an upcoming play
• Members watch the play at Kate Goldman’s Children’s Center
• After the performance, members do a theater workshop with cast and crew

Community partners: Des Moines Playhouse