Walmart School Supply drive: We are in desperate need for volunteers at the Grandville and Wyoming Walmart stores this Saturday. Please see Jon Shaner. Walmart stores around the country are helping The Salvation Army collect back-to-school supplies with a big event on Saturday, August 3. For the Kroc Center, this means a chance to provide supplies for our youth programming and help our friends at Brookside Elementary.
Kroc Block Party! It’s time to break out the giant slip & slide for the public at our “Kroc Block Party” on Friday, August 16 from 5:30-8:30pm. Promotional information is available on the Events page at GrKrocCenter.org, or you can share the event from our Facebook page.
Kroc Krew education discounts: Thinking about taking college classes or working on a new degree? Both Aquinas College and Grace Christian University offer 20% discounts on tuition to our employees. Restrictions apply — please see Kristin Hoin for details.
Maintenance time ahead: Unlike previous years, we will not be closing the entire Kroc Center while we perform cleaning and maintenance. However, be aware that the Aquatics Center will be closed Sept. 3-8; also, the Gymnasium will be closed from August 26–Sept. 15, as we are doing a bigger resurfacing project than normal.
Fall Program Guides: The Fall 2019 program guide will be available this week. Please make sure to familiarize yourself with what we are offering before registration starts next Monday, August 5. Once again this fall, we are offering most of our fine arts classes for only $5 for members (when registering before the early bird deadline).
Send an email to RJ Kroc if you see someone going above and beyond for our guests! Here are some examples from the past week:
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The Welcome Desk did a great job handling all of the complaints and questions about the AC professionally.
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One of the members stopped by the Welcome Desk to share how much she appreciated our new personal trainer, Pete, for giving her tips on how to stretch properly to reduce joint pain.
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Eddie providing amazing staff service to Crystal and her car.
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Good work Monday getting our day camp and specialty camps off to a good start.
Here are some of the upcoming events and groups at the Kroc Center:
- Southwood ARCH: Wednesday, 12-2pm, Slip & Slide
- Explorer ARCH: Thursday, 1-3pm, Slip & Slide
- AYSO Training: Saturday, 8am-5pm, Fireside Hall
Managers on Duty:
- Monday, July 29: Jon Shaner
- Tuesday, July 30: Brent Wilcoxson
- Wednesday, July 31: Lisa VanDyk
- Thursday, August 1: Jon Shaner
- Friday, August 2: Capt. Bill Brutto
- Saturday, August 3: Matt Aho
New to the Krew: Make sure to say hi to our new teammates! Vicky Canales – Pool Attendant
Job Openings:The Salvation Army Central Territory’s Career Portal. Also, remember you will be rewarded with a free cookie coupon for everyone you refer for a job at the Kroc Center!
- Fitness Manager
- Building Supervisor
- Event Host
- Lifeguard
- Fitness Attendant
- Welcome Desk Attendant
- Gym Attendant
- Swim Instructor
- Soccer Instructor
- Group Exercise Instructor
- Cooking Instructor
- 29: Kristin Hoin, HR Specialist
- 30: Lisa VanDyk, Membership Director
- 31: Caroline Banaszak, Lifeguard
- Aug 1: Kemari Freeman, Gym Attendant
