Dalton Resource Center (DRC)
Dalton Resource Center
The Dalton Resource Center (DRC), a vision of Mrs. Marva Atkinson, was founded in November 2003. The center provides resources primarily for the children and young adults in the community. It also partners with the Dalton Senior Citizens Group to form a bond between the young and the old.
Located in Dalton, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica, DRC holds classes in reading, writing, art, and computer skills on Saturdays. An annual two-week session is held during the summer.
Local teachers have shared their observations of positive attitude toward learning and increased test scores of children participating in the center
program.
DRC Highlights
- The Dalton Library and Resource Center was opened in November, 2003
- The library was outfitted with encyclopedia sets and other books, furniture, and a computer
- Ongoing fundraisers to purchase computers, for building improvement, and additional chairs
- Thirty (30) children are registered at the center, additional fifteen (15) attend occasionally
- Volunteers staff Saturday school from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- A field trip to Montego Bay took forty (40) people, children and adults, to the airport and other destinations in the Montego Bay area – most for the first time
- Summer camp provided computer and art-and-craft workshops, with meals provided
- Parenting workshops, ongoing enhancement of moral values, and other activities to increase community spirit
- Ongoing promotion of reading, poetry, and essay writing skills
- A cricket team formed with Dalton young adults
Writing Buddies
The Writing Buddies program is strictly for the exchange of culture. Please abide by the following guidelines. DRC and St. Mary’s Youth Development USA, Inc reserve the right to remove any person from the program who is not adhering to the posted guidelines.
Guidelines for Writing Buddies
- Do not give out any sensitive information
- Do not exchange money of any amount or gifts* of any kind
- Do keep your writing clean
- Do list your interests, hobbies, age, so that people with similar interests can write you
- Do share your culture
- Do respect the culture of others
**Photographs, postcards, memorabilia can be shared.
Download Writing Buddies Form here.
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