“Wow! Timber Time is really making a difference in students’ lives.”

This is just one of the many comments from teachers and administrators at Eminence R-1 Schools. The comments are being made about Shannondale Community Center’s after-school program, Timber Time. Shannondale is located in a remote area of Shannon County called Timber. Timber is located 20 miles from the school in Eminence. The distance makes it nearly impossible for students to get needed tutoring. Several parents work and cannot pick kids up from school after a tutoring session with a teacher. Timber Time was created to help the area kids get the needed help with schoolwork. Jeff and Laurie Fulk began the tutoring once a week, but quickly realized that more tutoring nights were needed.

Shannondale applied for a federal grant through the school system to help with expenses and hire two local community members to work with the kids every school day. These grant monies provided needed funding for salaries, supplies, books, food and Internet. Shannondale also provides transportation to their homes after tutoring.

The grant cycle has ended and now Shannondale is looking for help funding the program. For $82 a month for 12 months or $109 per month for 9 months (a school year) a church, youth group, fellowship group or family can sponsor a Timber Time student. Eighteen kids are enrolled in Timber Time at this time. Traditionally Timber kids have struggled in school, but the tides are changing and this is no longer true due to the hard work and determination of the workers and students. Please pray and ask God to lead you in giving to this program.