Junior's at ryc

Raritan Yacht Club's Junior Program is a fun way to get your kid involved in the club. Below you'll see some information about who we are, our requirements, what events look like, as well as where we see our program going.

Who are we & who's running this...
The Juniors at RYC is a kids program that allows kids to meet other kids of similar ages and have a friend to meet up with when they find themselves at the club! We have an initial fee of $20 per child, per year.
This program is run by Dina Vechnyak, our Junior Commodore.
A little bit about me...
Hello! My name is Dina, I'm a high school senior. I've been a member since I was in fourth grade, and in my free time I enjoy figure skating and rock climbing! I absolutely love spending time with kids and I plan on studying biomedical engineering in the fall, and my end goal is to pursue pediatric biomedical engineering. I absolutely love being around kids and their endless creativity never fails to inspire me.

Requirements...
We have a 5 year old age minimum, but depending on the maturity level of the child, that age minimum is flexible!

What do our events look like?
On the second Saturday of each month we host an event for our juniors in the surf room, found upstairs at the yacht club. Events include, movie day, crafts, book reading, and other fun things to get our kids involved. Once we get more activity from our older juniors, we hope to start having ice skating, escape rooms, and other events more applicable to our older kids. Our crafts are usually on theme for an upcoming event or holiday, or even something nautical.

Where do we see our program going?

Our short term goals...
Our short term goals entail consistently having an event the second Saturday of every month and to exponentially grow parent and kid interest in the program. We also want to start re-decorating and renovating the upstairs area so that kids have a place to go play video games and craft while their parents are enjoying their time at the club.
Our long term goals...
Our long term goals consist of watching this program thrive for years to come and having generations of involved children who want to attack this opportunity for developing leadership skills. We’d also like to start a babysitting program through the Juniors at RYC as well as finish re-decorating and renovating.
What we are doing now to work towards making that happen...
We’re organizing all the steps involved in running this program into a simple step-by-step process so that it’s as easy as possible for the next person to fill my position and continue the work we’ve put in to this club. We’re also trying to get as much of the heavy lifting done as possible before we graduate so that all that’s left for the next person is to maintain and polish the work that been put in as well as keep it all up to date.

  If you would like to register your child for the Juniors at RYC please follow this link to our form.
For questions about the Juniors, please contact: [email protected]
 




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