Helping children by motivating them to improve their lives through improving self image, behaviors, attitudes toward learning, ability to handle life’s challenges and their academic skills.

Great Kids Explorer Club is a not-for-profit 501(C)(3) organization that partners with Volusia County schools, churches and civic organizations to provide FREE after school programming for at-risk and economically disadvantaged elementary school students.

Great Kids helps elementary age children develop self-respect, a desire to do their best, and the ability to deal positively with difficult issues they face now and in the future. They earn better grades, become more confident and are better equipped to make healthy decisions. This is accomplished through positive reinforcement of good behavior, group activities and tutoring provided by a team of dedicated and impassioned volunteers from across Volusia County.

Sponsors

• Event Sponsor

• Event Sponsor
  • Malcolm D. Gottlich, MD:
     Orthopaedic Clinic of Daytona Beach, P.A.

• Eagle Sponsor
  • Campbell Family Foundation

• Birdie Sponsors
  • A Friend of Great Kids (Anonymous)
  • Gerry and Sarah Smiley
  • Maria McCarthy
  • The Remey Wealth Advisory Group of Stifel Nicolaus

• Hole Sponsors
  • Bright House Networks
  • Dr. Kim and Marsha Klancke
  • Grace Episcopal Church
  • Hank and Susan Ashby
  • Spruce Creek Flight Physicals, PA: Dr. Robert Kurrle
  • The Daytona Beach News Journal

• Contributors up to $250
  • Oak Centre Business Park
  • Bill’s Custom Cabinets
  • Concepts and Furniture
  • DDR Homes
  • East Coast Community Bank
  • Skinn Facial and Waxing
  • Tomoka Eye Associates

• In-Kind Prizes Provided By:
  • Ardie’s Hallmark Shop
  • Denny’s of Port Orange
  • Gambini’s Pizza, Pasta, and Subs
  • Granada Jewelers
  • Java Hair Company
  • McDonald’s of Port Orange
  • Pet Supplies “Plus”
  • Pinch a Penny Pool, Patio, Spa
  • Red Robin of Port Orange
  • Save A Lot of Port Orange
  • Spruce Creek Country Club
  • Sunshine State Community Bank
  
  Not listed are many private donors who we greatly appreciate. “Thank You.”

For safety reasons, we do not list private citizens on our web page. However, a special thank you goes out to all of our individual contributors for their donations, especially in such challenging times. 100% of all donations are used to help at-risk children succeed in school.

Government Funding

     • Volusia County
     • City of Ormond Beach

Corporate Funding

$5,000

• First United Methodist Church of Ormond Beach

$2,500

• The Remey Wealth Advisory Group of Stifel Nicolaus

• Grace Episcopal Church

• Winn-Dixie

$2,000

• Bank of America

• Malcolm D. Gottlich, MD:
  Orthopaedic Clinic of Daytona Beach

• People Helping People Foundation

• Publix Supermarkets Charities, Inc.

$1,000

• Campbell Family Foundation

• Kiwanis Club of Ormond Beach

• Lennox International

• The Rotary Club of Ormond Beach

• Vince Carter’s Embassy of Hope Foundation

• Wal-Mart: Ormond Beach Neighborhood Market

• Wal-Mart: Ormond Beach Supercenter

$500

• Bright House Networks

• DeLeon Springs United Methodist Church

• UPS Foundation

$250

• Concepts and Furniture

• Dental Creation of Daytona Beach

• Green Homes by DDR Enterprises of Volusia

• UMW of First United Methodist Church

• Fish City Grille

• Hardee’s of Port Orange

• Mitchell Noel Insurance Agency

• Salzburg Animal Hospital

• Spruce Creek Flight Physicals: Robert Kurrle, M.D.

• Weather Guard

Up to $250

• Bartos Veterinary Clinic P.A.

• Bledsoe & Bledsoe General Partnership

• Church of the Epiphany

• East Coast Community Bank

• Edward L. Staudt, D.D.S.
  Kenneth L. Staudt, D.D.S., M.P.H

• First United Methodist Church
  Seekers Sunday School Class

• J. Michael Panczysyn, D.D.S., P.A.

• Ormond Beach Women’s Club, Inc.

• Riviera Country Club

• The Rosevear Agency

• Tomoka Eye Associates, P.A.

*A special thank you to ZGraph for their pro-bono Web Site Design.

Over 70+ volunteers are impacting and are making a difference in the lives of our at-risk students and you can too.....Click here to find out how