PAGE A-4 THE POST-STANDARD Saturday, February 26, 2011

LOCAL NEWS

“We have one of the most experienced,

progressive and well educated prosthetic
TYLER THOMAS,
staffs in the country.” 7, (left) Ezra Wil-
liams, 8, (center)
and Ciara Smith,
7, of Syracuse,
make home-
baked beans
with help from
ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS Gabi Levinson, a

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sophomore at
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sity, at Wilson
Park Community
Center. The kids
are making the
meals for their
lunch. Volunteer
students from
SU’s Cuse Spot
are helping Syra-
cuse city school
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their school-
break activities
Anytime. Anywhere. Peter Chen / The Post-Standard
at the center.

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By Lorenzo Arguello
Contributing writer
that Wilson Park was right in the mid-
dle of it, she explained. Wilson Park is
ners’ French class. The schedule dur-
ing winter break was 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

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at East Taylor and South McBride but organizers plan to keep the pro-
Auburn | Rochester | New Hartford | Fayetteville ith most schools off for win- streets. grams going after school through the
www.totalveintreatmentcenter.com ter break, the Wilson Park end of the semester.
Community Center in Syra- ‘‘I thought, ‘Kids have to have an-
COUPON other outlet,’ ’’ she said. SU provided the initial budget of
cuse was bustling with more than 40 $2,500. The students have been able to
kids each day this week. stay well under budget and will use the
Khaliah Franklin, 8, and Tyler
One day, children worked on a Thomas, 7, wore aprons, gloves and rest of the money to continue the pro-
‘‘CSI’’-style mock crime scene in one chef hats as they prepared chicken and gram through May, said Sarah Walton,
room; others took chess lessons in an- beef tacos. Organizers created lunch a sophomore public affairs and public

SPECIAL! other room; and a dozen kids gathered menus to teach the kids healthy eating relations dual major.
in a break room to fix lunch for every- habits. ‘‘It’s been going fantastic so far,’’
one.

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Preparing lunch for everyone was a center director Barbara Grimes said.
The activities are part of a new pro- lot of fun, Franklin said. The children have been engaged,
gram, led by Syracuse University stu- and the parents love that they are not
dents, that combines fun exercises Although the program is aimed at home alone during break, she said.
(Reg. $25-$45)
with educational lessons. The students youths of all ages, the majority partici-
“Now
Best Quality & Measure Guaranteed! said they want to show kids that learn- pating this week were 6 to 13 years
‘‘It’s a lot of work, but it’s worth
it,’’ Walker said. ‘‘I’m just glad the
Smaller loads available ing can be fun. old. It’s unfortunate that very few
Booking kids are having fun, and they have a
Spring Orders” Northern Firewood, Inc.
N Michelle Walker, SU’s director of
older kids showed up, Walker said. nice, safe place to go during winter
Starts $49 a Established 1980 break.’’
Face Cord community programs, got the idea for Other activities organized by the SU
676-4300 the program when she read about the students included karate lessons, a mil-
recent violence in the area and noticed itary leadership program and a begin-
Contact Lorenzo Arguello at 470-2259 or at
larguello@syracuse.com.
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