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ROSE ANN SHARP
to opt for growth. Our Board has done this repeatedly, confident enough in our ftiture to actually cosign notes. How many Board members do you know in an organization that are acutally willing to personally guarantee notes?”
The vote of confidence has indeed paid off. Not only is the present facility already paid for, but a construction project is underway to build a large covered pavilion similar to that at the Rec Center on CCLC’s property. This building will be used as an outdoor classroom in the summer to accomodate the growing summer camp program the Center offers for the school age children in the summer. They also plan to make it available to the public for rental on weekends.
“You asked me what my personal goals are here. I am currently working very hard to increase our scholarship fund. Although our current tuition does not even cover all of the costs and we must raise $20-30,000 a year to cover our expenses, the cost is still prohibitive for many families. By building up a scholarship fund that we can invest and use the income to sponsor more scholarship children, we will be able to make quality day care available to more needy families.
Another goal of mine is to improve and increase the program that we have for school age children. I want to make parents aware that there is an alternative to having your child go home in the evenings to an empty house while they wait for Mom and Dad to come home from work. The anxiety that this must cause for both parents and children is a real concern. We have been working hard the last few months to improve and increase the number of children we can handle in our After School Club this fall.
Mrs. Sharp has signed a contract to stay at CCLC until May of 1990. When asked if she intended to renew her contract then, she laughed. “Everybody wants to know how long I’ll be here, considering the track record of past directors. All I can say is that I’m not going anywhere. This is my home. I hope to continue as director here as long as I am able to be of some benefit.”
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