Youth Programs

Town of Deerfield Youth Programs


Contact:

Karen Day
Youth Director

Phone: (315) 724-0413 ext. 231 or text (315) 723-4971 
Email: kmd09090@aol.com or townclerk@townofdeerfield.org

Fall/Winter Youth Program Events:

October 26th visit to Teel Farms 11441 North Gage Rd in Barneveld from 1pm-3pm. Families are invited to come before and stay after the program hours. Includes corn maze, hay ride, and a barn with various activites including slides and a corn pit. 

November 2nd - roller skating at Skate-a-While Longer 220 Ridge Street, Rome 1-4pm . Free admission and skate rental for Deerfield youth and families. Personal skates are welcome if in good condition. Enjoy refreshments at the snack bar - no outside food or beverages. For more information on Skate-a-While Longer visit their website Here!

November 15th - Candy bar BINGO - Deerfield Volunteer Fire Hall 5476 Trenton Rd 1-3pm Join us for BINGO games with families and friends. To participate, bring one regular size candy bar for each BINGO card you wish to play, with a maximum of three cards per person. A refreshment table will be available for attendees to contrivute and share with others. Open to the public. 

December 6th - Utica Zoo Winter Zoobilee - Utica Zoo 1 Utica Zoo Way, Utica - 10am-2pm sign in is available any time from 10am-2pm. This is a new holiday event. A great way to start the holiday season for young and old. Please dress appropriately for the weather as it will take place outdoors. Admission is provided at no cost to Deerfield residents, and the "activity pass" for the children will also be covered.  

December 14th - Ho Ho Holiday - Deerfield Town Hall 6329 Walker Rd - 1-3:30pm Stop in between 1-3:30pm Come celebrate with us and enjoy the holiday cartoons shown on the big screen. Deerfield Youth will have the opportunity to create ornaments and enjoy hot chocolate and snacks. Donations of snacks for this event are welcome and encouraged from guests. 

 

The Town of Deerfield wants to thank Paul Zaleski for his past 20+ years of service to the Families and Youth of our Town as Youth Leader. He has provided incredible dedication and commitment to our Youth for many years. His compassion, positive attitude, and valuable contributions have been instrumental to the success of the Deerfield Youth Program. As Paul moves on to other adventures and aspirations we will surely miss him within the Youth Program and beyond.

With that, The Town of Deerfield would like to welcome Gino Spina as our new Deerfield Youth Leader. Gino is a town Resident and a local elementary school teacher that has himseld grown throughout the Youth Program, starting as a small child within the program to a Youth Counselor and now as our Youth Leader. He will have big shoes to fill, but we are confident he is a perfect fit for the position. 

Our Staff :

  • Karen Day  - Youth Director
  • Gino Spina - Youth Leader
  • Anne Christophory -Youth Leader (Summer Program)

The Town of Deerfield has a long history of providing a wonderful youth program for its resident youth which continues today. 
We run a year round Youth Program for our Town Residential Families and Youth at little or no cost to town residents.  

  • Summer Park Program - (6 week Program)  
    • Held in our Town Park, The Wilderness Park on Walker Rd in the Town of Deerfield.
    • This program runs from July to August, 4 days a week and is supervised by a staff of 2 youth leaders and several teen counselors.
    • The Program offers organized sports, games, arts and crafts, and plenty of play time.
    • We offer 3 different field trips out of the Park and often invite entertainment and learning opportunities to come in.
    • Registration into the Summer Park Program is free to all Town of Deerfield Residents, and it's Youth. We do have a non-resident fee for youth from other towns of $250.00
    • Due to a special agreement with the Town of Schuyler, Schuyler Residents will pay one half of that cost.
  • Fall-Winter-Spring Youth Program
    Our staff provides a schedule of events on the weekends during the year. We seek out local venues and host afternoon events, such as bowling, skating, Movies, Community Entertainment Businesses twice a month.
    • A schedule will be provided for October through April and is open to all Deerfield Resident Youth and Families, usually at no cost. There are some events of which we offer a Cost/Share price always noted on the schedule in advance.
    • Bussing is occasionally used but times it is the responsibility of the Families to drop off and pick up youth.
    • Children over the age of 5 are allowed to be left with out parental or guardian supervision, however, we encourage families to join in the fun.

Programs/Activities:
Summer Park Program runs July 8th - August 15th, 2024
Program is held Monday - Thursday 8:30 AM (no earlier) - 3:00 PM (no later)

Requirements: All children must have LABELED, refillable water bottle, daily lunch, morning snakc, afternoon snack, & closable bag (bookbag, duffle bag, etc.) with a change of clothes, bathing suit, and towel. PLEASE check lost and found regularly. 

We do have a limited budget, so field trips will have a minimum charge. Our counselors cannot give out money to children for goodies, drinks, and souvenirs - this is strictly up to the parents/guardians.

We welcome donations, popsicles, goodies, arts and crafts supplies, sports equipment, and games. We appreciate it all.

Registration forms, calendars, and field trip information will be available in the first week of the program. All children must be signed in and out in front of a Staff Member. Registration forms will be available at your child's first visit to the program. Calendars will be available at the park as well as on the Town Website and our Youth Program Facebook Page 


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