TROY RECREATION ASSOCIATION INC

THE TROY REC CONTINUES TO PROVIDE THE YOUTH OF TROY PROGRAMS AND A FACILITY THAT WILL HELP THEM IN THEIR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN LEADERSHIP AND VOLUNTEERISM. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED SERVICES TO AN AVERAGE OF 90 SIXTH THRU TWELFTH GRADERS DAILY (A 25% INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR), 50 KINDERGARTEN THRU FIFTH GRADERS DAILY, 56 PRESCHOOLERS, LUNCH BUDDY SERVICES TO 52 CHILDREN, INDOOR SOCCER FOR 120 CHILDREN, AND VARIOUS COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE HAVE GREATLY INCREASED THE USAGE AND TRAFFIC THROUGHOUT OUR BUILDING AND WILL STRIVE TO MAINTAIN THIS HIGH DEMAND. OUR WEEKEND BAG OF SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR THREE YEARS AND DURING THE PANDEMIC WE GREW THAT PROGRAM TO BE OPEN TO ANY FAMILY IN MIAMI COUNTY WITH CHILDREN THAT HAD A NEED FOR FOOD SUPPORT. OUR FACILITY IS AN EXCELLENT RESOURCE FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS. MANY COMMUNITY GROUPS USE THE BUILDING AS A MEETING PLACE, INCLUDING: GIRL SCOUTS, CUB SCOUTS, BOY SCOUTS, TROY HIGH SCHOOL BAND, CISV, MIAMI COUNTY LOCAL FOOD COUNCIL, MAYOR'S YOUTH COUNCIL, TROY POP ROCKS, PRIVATE PARTIES FOR BIRTHDAYS, SPORTS TEAMS, CHURCH GROUPS, AND FAMILY GATHERINGS. THESE PROGRAMS/ACTIVITIES PROVIDE THE PARTICIPANTS OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH, INTERACTION, AND FELLOWSHIP. THE REC IS A SAFE SPACE FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS, AND THE REC EXPERIENCES HELP INDIVIDUALS DEVELOP A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND BELONGING. THE REC HAS BEEN SERVING THE TROY COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY YOUTH, FOR OVER 82 YEARS, AND THAT TRADITION CONTINUED IN 2022.