Police Activities League of Massena

PAL will be closed this week as a result of a Covid-19 Exposure. We will be reaching out to anyone who was directly impacted and will remain in communication and follow the guidance of the St. Lawrence County Public Health Department!PAL will be closed this week as a result of a Covid-19 Exposure. We will be reaching out to anyone who was directly impacted and will remain in communication and follow the guidance of the St. Lawrence County Public Health Department!

Avengers Assemble! Join the Massena DFC Coalition for the FIRST Virtual Avengers Assemble for our Hometown Heroes 5k. Show your appreciation and support for our local heroes, nurses, teachers, parents, police officers, etc. by joining the virtual run/walk 5k on May 29th through June 6th. Register via the Constant Contact Link within the event details. The link says Online: Events Constant Contact above the date. How it works: On May 25th, 26th, and 28st, we will have your t...ee-shirt and some other goodies ready for pick up at the Massena Drug-Free Coalition office at 213 Main Street, Massena between the hours of 1:00 pm and 6:00 pm. We will also have a pick up day on Sunday, May 23nd from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm You can have your '5k run/walk' any time after you pick up your goodie bag. Just remember to send us pictures of your family fun by end of the day on June 6th. Please send your pictures/videos to [email protected] or send it to Massena Drug-Free Community Coalition messenger on Facebook. Don't forget to use #MassenaDrugFree and #HerosOfMassena. For questions, please call Jason at 315-713-4870.

Today the kids participated in an anti bullying program by watching a presentation about anti bullying and internet safety. After the presentation they worked on posters about anti bullying or inspirational messages to hang around our club! #policeactivitiesleague #antibullying #internetsafety #afterschoolprogram

We’d like to thank Seaway Valley Prevention Council for coming in earlier this week for the hidden mischief room training! The training was well received and attended by staff, community members and our local law enforcement partners! We will look to host another evening training in the future to make it more accessible for anyone who might not have been able to attend this week

On Sunday we participated in the SLC Trash Drash 5K picking up 3 miles of trash on the side of the road. Our entire staff team and a group of our kids helped out picking up any trash they saw and disposing of it properly. Everyone had a great time giving back to the community and the Earth.

Parents and Adult Community members Join us on Monday 4/26 from 2-3:30 as we host Seaway Valley Prevention Council's Hidden Mischief Training. This is an Adults only training and consists of 15 minute training sessions. Please click the link below to register for a time slot and feel free to send us a message if you have any questions! All Covid-19 Policies must be adhered to, including face masks, social distancing and Temp Screening upon entrance https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSewLzW_-25XGE5WO/viewform

While setting up programs for the week, staff discovered we have another entrepreneurial spirited youth among us! Talent refined, keep up the good work Madison!

Club Schedule Update: We will remain closed this week out of an abundance of caution for the safety of our Club kids and staff. Our present plan is to resume our pre-holiday break schedule the week of January 11th. If there are any changes to those plans, we will let you know. Please refer to our website for details on our commitment to COVID-19 preventative measures at https://massenapal.com/covid-19-safety-re-opening-plan/, or reach out to Executive Director Zachary Monroe ...at [email protected] with any questions you have. In the meantime, please continue to stay safe and help stop the spread by covering your mouth & nose with a mask, stay home if you are sick, keep 6+ feet of distance whenever you are not at home, and practice good hand hygiene by washing / sanitizing your hands.

We would like to say a huge thank you to Fourth Coast Jeep and BJ’S Wholesale for helping to make our members Christmas party a great success! Fourth Coast Jeep held a toy drive, and BJ’s Wholesale once again hosted our wish tree. We would also like to thank Moreen Biers for cooking a turkey dinner for our members!

Massena PAL will resume after school operations to MCSD Elementary students only, beginning on Tuesday 1/12. We will continue to provide access for Jr. High & High school students virtually. Please send us a message to set up virtual arrangements for your child to receive academic support and tutoring

Thanks to Mickey's Place the kids got to make some cocoa bombs yesterday! Check out all the great baked goods they're making and support local! Great Holiday gift ideas

Thank you BJ’s Wholesale for supporting us and putting up a Christmas tree with our members gift tags again! Thank you to all those that take a tag and buy a gift for a PAL member!! There is still time to take a tag off the tree, unwrapped gifts will be picked up on December 14th.

We have a great night of fun planned for the kids so parents can finish up that Christmas shopping or just enjoy the night off!

Noon Update with Becca Biers! discussing campaign progress and details about the programs offered here at the club!

PAL will be closed tentatively until Thursday 11/12, with a closing already scheduled in recognition of Veterans day on Wednesday 11/11, we feel it's best to take the next two days to get some more information and evaluate the recent development in Covid-19 Cases. We apologize for the inconvenience, but need to take the right steps toward being proactive and cautious for the safety and well being of everyone involved in the program.

Parents/Guardians download our new App-Trax Talk Available in the Apple and Android App Store. If you have a registered youth member you'll receive attendance notifications and receive important PAL Updates

Get out this morning and support our amazing local Rotary today Until 12 PM! Located at the First United Methodist Church, 189 Main St! only $5/ Meal and it’s delicious

Part 1 of our Campaign Kick off, Since 9 AM we're up to $1,170! thank you so much to the following people for their support so far: -Mary Ellen Talarico (In memory of David Talarico) Bernard Lashomb Mr. & Mrs. Richard Shippey (In memory of Terry Favreau)... David Pepe Norma Secours Carl & Carolyn Carlson Richard Esterline Wanda Brainard Love Melissa Eddy Sherry Smith Vicki Baldwin Avromi Mostofsky Mr. James & Viola Murphy (In Memory of James Murphy) Moreen Biers Lori Love Anita Richards See more

Thank you to Temple Roder and all his volunteers for the hard work raising $1,000 for PAL After School Programming through the 2020 Temples Halloween Haunt! Your support is greatly appreciated!

We are back today and so excited to see everyone after our Thanksgiving break. We are still collecting report cards for a chance at a great prize and we have some good news! Starting this Friday December 4th we will be open until 8pm every Friday!!

Just in time for the holiday season! we're excited to launch our squad locker PAL Merchandise Store, Which also doubles down as a fundraiser for the organization! Every purchase contributes a percentage back to us. What better way to outfit your child, friends or family! More items are also in the works https://teamlocker.squadlocker.com/#/lockers/massena-pal

Our 4th Annual Trunk or Treat was a huge success! We followed COVID-19 regulations and everyone who attended did as well! It was a fun and safe time! We had app...roximately 1,350 community members come through the drive-thru Trunk or Treat! Thank you to ALL volunteers, trunks and candy donations! You LEGIT ROCK!! See more

Today’s trunk or treat was a great success! Staff and Jr. Staff had a blast dressing up and trunk decorating as the The Croods! Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween! don't forget to come see us today at the 4th Annual Trunk or Treat at Massena Central High School starting at 1PM. Then head downtown tonight and check out the last night of the awesome Temples Halloween Haunt in support of our organization for the kids.

Happening Today! Phone lines open up at 9AM Can you Help us reach our goal of $10,000 by the end of today? Give us a call at 315-705-6075

Check out all the great prizes for the Community Pumpkin Carving Contest! Including the awesome family division prize basket! The deadline has been extended to Sunday November 1st. be sure to send a picture of your carved pumpkins to [email protected] with contact details and division entry! don't miss out!

Thank you to Jason Hendricks at H3 Designs, LLC for putting together our new brochures, they came out great!

Red Ribbon week continued, today was crazy socks and slippers day. Red Ribbon week is a part of the National campaign to raise awareness about Alcohol, Tobacco and other Drugs

If you’re looking for a reason to give, or where to support year end giving, look no further than Massena PAL. With over 800 Impact hours this school year alone, we continue to improve the lives of the youth in our community through a strong partnership with our law enforcement agencies, through afterschool programs and activities. This video gives you just a small glimpse into what really happens at Massena PAL. You can help support us in our mission by visiting, www.massenapal.com https://youtu.be/k569Cx587hI

Join us Next Tuesday, December for 1st on "Giving Tuesday" at Mix 96.1 as we campaign to reach our single day giving goal of $10,000, which puts us halfway to our overall annual campaign goal of $20,000! Your support helps keep interactive, engaging programs and opportunities vibrant for the youth in Massena. Check out all the ways to give: - PAL Website: www.massenapal.com/support - Link to Paypal- https://www.paypal.com/donate/ - Fundraising Page- https://fundly.c...om/20201-kids-cops-community-annual-giving- -Calling the club at (315) 705-6075- Safe and Secure Debit/Credit Card Transaction Authorized - Mailing a campaign form and check payable to the Police Activities League of Massena to 30 Bayley Rd. Massena, NY 13662 See more

Shout out to 4-year old Luca McCormick and hopeful future PAL Youth, for sharing with us her Turkey disguised as a police officer! Luca loves everything about Our Police Officers, and so don’t we, here at Massena PAL! Thanks for sharing Luca, excellent job! #nationalpal #kidscopscommunity #npal #thanksgiving #kidsactivities #youthdevelopment #lawenforcement #youthimpact #pal

We are ready for our 4th Annual Trunk or Treat on Saturday, October 31st from 1-3!! Hope to see you at our DRIVE-THRU Trunk or Treat!! Police Activities League of Massena Seaway Valley Prevention Council

Opening Update: PAL will only be open to 2nd-6th grade until November 20th due to the recent MCHS Closure announcement

After gathering all information PAL will resume to normal operations tomorrow 11/12. J.W Leary Jr. high students who attend hybrid may not return until 11/23 or until the Jr. High Re opens, whichever comes first. Thank you for the patience!After gathering all information PAL will resume to normal operations tomorrow 11/12. J.W Leary Jr. high students who attend hybrid may not return until 11/23 or until the Jr. High Re opens, whichever comes first. Thank you for the patience!

Happy Veterans Day

We had such a great time carving pumpkins with the youth yesterday! Thanks to everyone for pitching in tohelp out from all the different organizations and it was great to see representation from the Massena Police Department New York State Police and St. Lawrence County Sheriff's Office

Today was a busy day for Police Activities League of Massena, Horizons and us! Getting ready for the upcoming trunk or treat on the 31st!

Getting ready for our pumpkin carving contest with Police Activities League of Massena and Horizons youth tomorrow!! 60 HUMONGUS pumpkins!! Can't wait to see all the designs and carvings tomorrow! Be on the look out for some great pictures of the masterpieces about to be designed!!

Today we celebrate the importance and raise awareness about after school programs and the impact it has on today’s youth. Many after school programs become a place where kids call home, make new friends, learn a new skill and continue to grow outside of the school, with the help of dedicated adults, youth development professionals and mentors!

Big thank you to Will & Lee-Anne Kane, owners of Eyland’s restaurant for the Gift card donations for the Community Pumpkin Carving Contest hosted by Massena PAL the Massena Drug Free Community Coalition Horizons and Seaway Valley Prevention Council The gift cards will make up a component of prize baskets to the winners of the 18+ and Family Division’s and can be redeemed at their new location downtown at the Quality Inn!

Happening today! don't forget to get your orders in for a delicious dinner tonight from the Massena Neighborhood Center. The money raised will help support families in our community with their fantastic Christmas Program

Get to know your Massena PAL Staff Episode 1: Ann Kendall

The E-Sports Arena is back up and running, to say our PAL youth are excited is an understatement! Thanks to the Alcoa Foundation and Arconic Foundation

Calling all pumpkin carving connoisseurs! Do you have what it takes to win our carving contest! No entry required, just submit your photo, category and contact information for a chance to win some great prizes and obviously bragging rights!

Check it out! The event has been posted! We will be hosting our 4th Annual Trunk or Treat - it may be a little different than years past due to COVID-19 and sta...te and county regulations, but we will still have decorated trunks, and candy from all our trunkers! Trunk or Treat will be a drive thru option only, no walkers and masks must be worn at all times. After you drive through the line up of trunks, we will be at the end to hand a bag of candy out to all treaters! We can't wait to see the decorated trunks and costumes! <3 See more

Beautiful day to get outside for some capture the flag! We’ve certainly missed that sound. It was also great to receive a visit from Trooper Tardelli of the New York State Police Troop B Massena Station today and look forward to a continued partnership

We’re just a couple hours away from opening the doors to our PAL Youth and we can’t wait to see their excitement to be back while we also get to gear them up this year!

Our first snack menu for the year is ready! Reminder we will open for after school programming tomorrow starting 9/29! be sure to complete your child's membership and transportation forms beforehand and notify the school to make any arrangements for bus transportation (Nightengale & Madison Especially). It's important for them to know ahead of time so they can properly and safely prepare. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to us. We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow!

Thank you to Tarbell Management, Our local Tim Horton’s and everyone who bought a smile cookie last week, 2,200 is a lot of cookies! This money will be used to continue after school programming

We can’t thank Roder enough for finding a way to give the community and youth something to do this fall through COVID-19 Regulations, while doubling down and using it as a fundraiser to also support two great organizations!

Thank you to the Massena Elks Lodge #1702 for their first of a five year $5,000 pledge to help fund after school programming in Massena! Support from civic groups like the Elks Lodge is highly important to fund our operations. Also, order ahead, they have delicious Pizza, Calzones and Wings on Thursday nights!

As we prepare programming and registration for the upcoming school year we ask for all of our parents and families support in filling out this very brief less than 2 minute survey.

SMILE, We’re back! Your PAL staff started back today planning and preparing for our 2020-2021 Year by celebrating with Smile cookies from the Tim Hortons Massena smile cookie fundraiser which kicked off today, Stop down and pick yours up this week! In addition membership registration is now open, so enroll your child for the upcoming year slated to kickoff virtually September 23rd and Via our Hybrid Group Model October 13th! Membership applications can be completed online at www.massenapal.com or by picking up a packet at the 30 Bayley Rd Clubhouse

We’re excited to welcome AdamLori Love out of retirement and onto our team, as he will help lead us through our substance use prevention Partnerships for Success Project as the Project Director. Adam is the former Chief of Police for the Village of Massena Police Department, he’s served as vice-chair and Chair of the Massena Drug Free Community Coalition and serves on the board of directors for 39serenityplace. We look forward to having Adam help us continue to grow as an organization and helping making massena a better, and safer place for our youth!

Below you'll find the information for our 2020-2021 Safety Re-Opening Plan. We have a tentative Re-Opening date for Wednesday, September 23rd. Membership registration will open On Monday, September 7th. Youth applications can be completed online or by packet picked up/emailed from the club. For any questions or comments please feel free to contact us. We're excited to have all of our PAL Youth back and hope to see some new faces this year! Be sure to review some of the changes and operating procedures for the upcoming school year. https://massenapal.com/covid-19-safety-re-opening-plan/

Attention PAL Parents! We're currently seeking 1-2 parent representatives to join us on the Reopening committee as we continue to put together a safe and working strategy for the upcoming school year. if interested, you can send us a message, email [email protected] or give us a call at the club (315)705-6075

Don’t forget to register! Shirts and goodie bags are limited to first come first serve.

Join us on the 18th-20th, for the NPAL Virtual Youth Summit

Big thanks to Sgt. Wilson and members of the Massena Police Department for returning all the departments bottles and cans At the new bottle redemption center on 528 S Main st. Also known as The Massena Marketplace. Collections are being accepted and donated back to the club, all you have to do is let them know who you would like it to go to!

Massena Central School District needs Parent assistance by filling out the parent commitment form, with your decision on sending your child/children back to school this fall. If you haven't had a chance to review their plan, it can be found on the district website, Under "Covid-19 Resources." Your responses are important to help with the planning process. Now that the District has released their Re-Opening Plan, We here at PAL will begin to put our Re-Opening Plan together and share it with all of our parents/community, as soon as we have all the information and it has been completed. https://www.smore.com/uqhfr

Let us know if you'd like to sign up! :)

Thank you to Jenack's Canvas Works for the great work and helping us bring some identity back to the building, You can’t miss the big orange sign now!

Help us spread the word! Today we solidified plans with Mr. John Gardner from the Massena Marketplace To set up a rolling fundraiser for the club! Any person or business can go to the newly opened redemption center located at 528 S. Main St. Just across the railroad tracks on 420 and let them know you’d like to donate your bottles and cans to Massena PAL. If you have a large quantity, you can give him a call and he’ll even pick them up! We can’t thank John enough for all his help and support for the program! And don’t forget to stop in to the store and check out the all neat stuff he has

We're Hiring! Massena PAL is currently hiring for two full-time Grant Funded Positions: -Project Director -Lead Epidemiologist/ Data Coordinator... If interested in learning more about a career with us, or about applying click the following link below https://massenapal.com/support/careers/

Registration ends Friday! It’s not too late to sign up for the Virtual Summer Camp

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Police Activities League of Massena Awarded $1,500,000 Massena, NY- The Police Activities League of Massena confirms through the office of Congresswoman Elise Stefanik that it has been awarded ($300,000 Annual) totaling $1,500,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to complete a five year Partnerships for Success project funded under the Strategic Prevention Framework funding opportunity. The Partnerships for Success P...roject is set to collaborate with the Massena Central School District, Massena Drug Free Coalition and the Seaway Valley Prevention Council to achieve a set of strategic goals to identify at-risk youth in grades 4-12 and offer out of school interactive learning activities to prepare them to make healthy choices and resist peer influence. Collaborating with community partners, Massena PAL will train its staff and local school personnel using Evidence based programming to increase its efforts towards substance abuse prevention. Massena PAL has established a set of clear and strategic goals which will be accomplished over the course of the next five years. 1.) to reduce alcohol, marijuana and cannabis product and e-cigarette use among Massena youth, by addressing behaviors that may lead to the initiation of use. 2.) to increase the capacity of community-level and school personnel to reduce youth high-risk behaviors that may contribute to the onset and progression of substance use and, 3.) to increase the capacity of the organization, school district and community partners to reduce high risk behaviors of youth that may contribute to the initiation and progression of substance abuse. This is a great opportunity for not only our organization and PAL Youth, but for the Massena community as a whole. This project allows us to expand the reach of our program to additional youth, during a time when it’s needed the most, in the midst of the Covid-19 Epidemic. Said Executive Director, Zachary Monroe. Tim Lashomb, Massena PAL President, Board of Directors adds, Our staff is focused on improving the lives of our PAL Youth, and when they do that, we make Massena a better place to live. This grant fits perfectly into that mission and we are anxious to expand our programming to address these serious issues. For more information about the Police Activities League of Massena please visit us on the web or call the club at 315-705-6075

Our 2019 Annual Report to the Community is now available to view on our website below https://massenapal.com/2019-annual-report-to-the-community/

Raw Footage and one of our favorite moments from the ride along video and carpool karaoke with one of our PAL Members and Officer Hatch from the Massena Police Department. This was one of the segments from our most recent promotional video as we showcased our program and highlighted all the great things going on with our new chapter affiliate organization The National PAL Thanks to Uncommon Image Studios for capturing this awesome moment. #NPALImpact #LawEnforcement #KidsandCops #Leadership

Raw Footage and one of our favorite moments from the ride along video and carpool karaoke with of one of our PAL Members and Officer Hatch from the Massena Police Department. This was one of the segments from our most recent promotional video as we showcased our program and highlighted all the great things going on with our new chapter affiliate organization The National PAL Thanks to Uncommon Image Studios for capturing this awesome moment. #NPALImpact #LawEnforcement #KidsandCops #Leadership

From all of us here at Massena PAL, we'd like to Congratulate Chief Love for his upcoming retirement and the tremendous work in law enforcement with the Massena Police Department and in the community over the last 20 years. Because of his approval and letter of engagement with our organization, he played an integral role in our successful transition from Boys & Girls Club and allowed us to continue forward with a model that has proven positive, effective and memorable. We wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors AdamLori Love

Happening today until 12pm, lots of food left! If any of our families are in need of a delivery, please send us a PM to make arrangements!

Join us Today!! 2:00 PM