Les Mills Body Attack Class coming to Pearce!

Les Mills Body Pump Class Coming to Pearce!

Spring Youth Soccer League Registration Begins

Registration opens February 1^st for Pearce Community Center’s Spring Youth Soccer league. Soccer is open to children age 4 to 10 in grades pre-K through 5^th. All games and practices will be held outdoors at South School in Chillicothe, weather permitting.

The League is designed to provide fun recreational soccer practice and play during which participants will learn basic skills and rules of the game in a structured environment. Every child will play, regardless of their soccer experience and skill.

New this year, there will be a smaller field and teams (about 5 to 6 children per team), and no goalies, setting a faster pace for the games, higher scores, and giving each child the opportunity to touch the ball more often. Players will be grouped by age: 4-6 will play 3 on 3, 7-8 will play 4 on 4, and 9-10 will play 4 on 4. All teams will be coed. IVC Boys Varsity Head Soccer Coach Nolan Wilson will lead instruction, skill development, coaching, and manage referees.

Pearce Foundation members pay only $33.75. Members pay $45, and the fee for non-members is $60.

Registration ends Sunday, March 13. The first week of practice will be held one to two weeks before the first game on Saturday, April 2. The last game will be played on Saturday, May 7.  

Babysitting Class Offered at Pearce

Pearce Community Center is offering the Safe Sitter® babysitting class on Saturday, February 20 and 27 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for ages 11 to 17.

The class will develop knowledge of first aid, rescue skills, and behavior management techniques as well as provide the experience to handle medical, behavioral, or household emergencies. Participants will also learn how to feed and diaper small children and create their own personalized toolkit of activities, crafts, and games to take with them to babysitting jobs.

The cost of the class is $30 for Foundation members; $40 for members; and $50 for non-members. Register for the Safe Sitter® program at Pearce. 

Science For Kids Class Offered at Pearce

Pearce Community Center will offer Fun Science for Kids, a six-week series of classes beginning Tuesday, February 23 from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.

The class will include hands-on projects covering a variety of science topics. It is designed to stimulate curiosity and wonder in children in grades 3^rd through 6^th.  Experiments in this class allow students to engage in fun learning experiences.

The cost of the series is $30 for Pearce Foundation members; $40 for Pearce Members; and $50 for non-members. Advance registration is required.

Monthly Senior Potluck

Pearce Community Center will host the monthly senior potluck at noon on Tuesday, January 26. All seniors are invited to bring a side dish and their own table service and join in the fun. Fried chicken and drinks are provided. This month, Chillicothe Mayor Doug Crew will discuss current topics of interest.

Pearce Members Give Generously to CNA

Every year, Pearce is one of the collection locations of gifts for children of needy families. The gifts are then distributed by the Chillicothe Optimists and Community Needs Agency (CNA).

The Pearce Christmas tree was decorated with "ornaments" that included the age and gender of a child. Members selected an ornament and shopped, wrapped, and returned a gift. More than 150 gifts were donated by Pearce members this year. 

The gifts are distributed with food baskets to low income families during the Christmas holiday. The families were identified by signing up at the CNA office on Pine in Chillicothe. During this process, information on each child in the family is captured in order to provide for their specific age and gender. 

During 2015, CNA had a record number of  families request a food basket, but with the generosity of the community, all children received multiple gifts. 

It's not to late to donate to this very important effort. Cash donations can be made to Community Needs Agency at P.O. Box 103 Chillicothe, IL 61523. Donations  can be dropped off at the Chillicothe Branch of South Side Bank. CNA is available 12 months a year to provide assistance to families in need.