Greater Cincinnati organization teaches life lessons to hundreds of kids

Greater Cincinnati organization teaches life lessons to hundreds of kids

Greater Cincinnati organization teaches life lessons to hundreds of kids

LEADING THE WAY. MAKING A DIFFERENCE THIS EVENING FOR HUNDREDS OF KIDS IN OUR AREA. REACHING OUT FOR KIDS TEACHES THE GOLF, THE GAME OF GOLF, LIFE LESSONS, AND MUCH MORE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. EVERY YEAR. THAT INCLUDES TUTORING TO MAKE SURE THAT KIDS SUCCEED IN SCHOOL. AND THIS EVENING WE’RE JOINED BY FOUNDER OF REACHING OUT FOR KIDS, RON DUMAS. RON, THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE WITH US. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. WHAT A WONDERFUL PROGRAM. NOW. TELL US ABOUT THE MISSION OF REACHING OUT FOR KIDS, REACHING OUT FOR KIDS. MISSION STARTED OFF AS GOLF, BUT WE’RE DOING EDUCATION. IT’S, YOU KNOW, KIDS GOT TO BE ABLE TO READ. IT’S ABOUT MAKING THEM A BETTER PERSON, BE ABLE TO COUNT. EDUCATION WAS THE WAY I KNOW GOLF. SO EDUCATION WAS ANOTHER WAY TO GET PEOPLE INVOLVED IN TEACHING THE KIDS WHO NEEDED HELP IN SCHOOL. THAT’S AMAZING. AND TUTORING IS ONE OF THE FEATURED PROGRAMS. WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO INCLUDE IT? WHAT SUBJECTS ALSO ARE YOU INCLUDING IN THE TUTORING PROGRAM? THE TUTORING FOR BESIDES THE READING, MATH? ALSO, WE’RE DOING CHEMISTRY. WE’RE DOING ANY PART THAT FROM THE SECOND GRADE TO THE 12TH GRADE, WHATEVER THEY HAVE HOMEWORK WITH. SO IT CAN BE SOCIAL STUDIES. IT CAN BE WE GOT SOME PEOPLE GOING TO TEACH SOME PEOPLE HOW TO SPEAK SPANISH. SO BUT IT’S ABOUT HELPING WITH ANY FORM, FORMS WITH ANY HELP WITH IN SCHOOL. YEAH. AND IT CAN GO AHEAD. AND I’M SURE YOU GUYS BUILD SUCH GREAT RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE KIDS DURING THIS TIME. TALK ABOUT JUST SOME OF THOSE MOMENTS. WELL, THE THINGS THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY WHEN YOU SEE WHERE KIDS START OFF AT, NOT BEING ABLE TO MAYBE WRITE HIS NAME, NOT BEING ABLE TO UNDERSTAND CERTAIN THINGS AND SEE THEM DEVELOP FROM ONE YEAR TO THE NEXT YEAR. BECAUSE WE STARTED THIS LAST YEAR AND SEE HOW KIDS IS EVEN ABLE TO COUNT, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO BE ABLE TO COUNT TO PLAY GOLF. AND WHEN I WAS NOTICING THAT IT WAS TAKING 15 TO 20 MINUTES TO DO A SCORECARD, I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG. BUT TO SEE THEM GO FROM ONE POINT TO THE NEXT POINT THAT THAT THAT’S IT’S ALL ABOUT THEM. IT’S ALL ABOUT THE KIDS. YEAH. IT’S SO REWARDING BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, THERE’S SO MANY NEGATIVE THINGS OUT HERE WHEN IT COMES TO KIDS. THEY CAN ALWAYS COME TO REACHING OUT FOR KIDS TO GET AWAY. IT’S A POSITIVE THING. WE HAVE POSITIVE PEOPLE, SO MANY VOLUNTEERS WANTING TO HELP THEM AND TO TEACH THEM, AND THAT’S WHAT IT’S ABOUT. YEAH. SO WHAT ELSE DOES REACHING OUT FOR KIDS OFFER? YOU HAVE THE GOLF COMPONENT. WE GOT THE GOLF COMPONENT. WE GOT THE EDUCATION COMPONENT. WE ALSO DO THINGS DOING THINGS, WE’RE ABLE TO PASS OUT BASKETS AND STUFF FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED HELP. WE DO THINGS FOR CHRISTMAS. WE ALSO GET KIDS IN SCHOOL. WE GET A LOT OF KIDS SCHOLARSHIPS THAT PARENTS NEVER FINISHED HIGH SCHOOL, AND THESE KIDS COME BACK AND TALK TO THE KIDS AND TELL THEM WHERE THEY USED TO SIT, WHERE THEY SIT. AND SO IT’S ALL ABOUT EDUCATION, BUT IT’S THROUGH GOLF. AND SO, YEAH, WE DO MORE THAN JUST GOLF, BUT EDUCATION, GETTING KIDS IN COLLEGE AND HELPING THEM WITH SOCIAL THINGS AND FINDING KIDS JOBS THAT MAY NOT WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE BUT JUST MIGHT WANT TO WORK. AND SO IT’S IT’S A LOT OF THINGS, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE. YEAH. NOW, HOW CAN PARENTS SIGN THEIR KIDS UP IF THEY’RE INTERESTED? CALL ME AT (513) 207-2960 OKAY. AND SEE, THE PROGRAM IS EVERY SATURDAY WE GO INTO CINCINNATI PUBLIC SCHOOL THINGS FROM 10 TO 12. WE START BACK TO SECOND WEEK OF JANUARY. OKAY. IT GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FIRST WEEK OF MAY. AND THEN THE GOLF STARTS IN JUNE. AMAZING. FILLING IN THE GAPS WHERE MAYBE SCHOOLS OR PARENTS CANNOT. RON DUMAS WITH REACHING OUT FOR KIDS. THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE WITH US. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. AND WE’LL HAVE ALL THIS INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE. IF YOU WANT TO GET YOUR CHILD INVOLVED WITH REACHING OUT FOR KIDS, WHAT ABOUT MENTORS? ARE YOU GUYS ACCEPTING? YES. OKAY. SO WE’LL HAVE ALL OF THAT IF YOU WANT TO SIGN UP AND LEARN MORE, IT’S OPEN TO EVERYBODY, NOT JUST HERE IN HAMILTON COUNTY, KENTUCKY. ANYBODY WITHI

Greater Cincinnati organization teaches life lessons to hundreds of kids

A Greater Cincinnati organization is making a difference for hundreds of kids in the area.Reaching Out for Kids teaches the game of golf, life lessons and much more for young people every year. That includes tutoring to ensure that children succeed in school.On Monday, WLWT was joined by Ron Dumas, the founder of Reaching Out for Kids, who talked more about it.See the full interview in the video player at the top of the story.

A Greater Cincinnati organization is making a difference for hundreds of kids in the area.

Reaching Out for Kids teaches the game of golf, life lessons and much more for young people every year. That includes tutoring to ensure that children succeed in school.


On Monday, WLWT was joined by Ron Dumas, the founder of Reaching Out for Kids, who talked more about it.

See the full interview in the video player at the top of the story.

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