January 6
BOD Meeting: attendance #’s/week-35 youth (MF), 20 youth (W), 30 (TR), 6-8 (SUN); begin investigation to purchase Riverside Bowling Alley (Sili & Glenn)

January 13
Ex Committee met with WCCBI, City of Warren, and Warren County Commissioners to discuss our mission and explore a permanent location, and potential funding opportunities.

April 13
BOD Meeting: Site visit to Bowling Alley with Sept 1 timeline to open; life skills to be the focus; mat layout discussed (early estimate & $40-50K).

April 27
BOD Meeting: coaching clearances, removal of alleys, bids for wrestling mats, summer schedule to feature Legends of the Near Fall on Wednesdays:

• Featured: Joe Glotz (ike/PSU, the Fehlmans (Y’ville/Clarion), Terry Schrader (SAHS), Logan & Gannon Jaquay (IKE/Edinboro) , Thad Turner (Brookville/WVU), Ethan Finch (SAHS/Pitt), Greg Elinsky (PSU), Jack Bell (Kane/SRU), Owen Balas (WAHS/Gannon), Red & Glenn (WAHS/Lock Haven), Blankenship’s (Kane), Alec English (Kane/Duke), Dave Meyers (Yvelle), Austin Morris (Yvelle/college), Cale/Kris Black (Ike/Lock Haven), Joey Arnold (WAHS/Boro), Tim Holter (Blooksburg), Mike Rogers (W)/Austin Sweeney (K), and Jack Rice (SAHS/Cranberry)

June
Strategic Plan Completed for 2022-24

August 4
BOD Meeting: Glen informed group he returns as HC of the Dragons; building renovations and mat purchases discussed; Lincoln/Whiley to pay $75K for mats; A list of potential donors is to be created by board members-no contacts at this point; Practice for winter established-novice TTR, W-all county youth, Sunday MS_HS,

• BOD expanded to 13 & include -Kim Nelson, Andrea Shene, Dick Balas, & Red Childress

August 29
BOD Meeting: Board accepted Don Hellsion’s TPSR model for youth development and released white paper for talking points; SWOT analysis underway with strategic plan to come; Decided that kids needed a USA Wrestling card during the Spring/summer months; Fall practices discussed; Alleys out & floors to be power washed; Club logo adopted; mats to be ordered; committees & chairs assigned-youth development (Barry & Dennis), Dir of Operations (Adam), Building & grounds (Sili), finance (Glen & Lincoln)

• Official Logo:

November 22
Coach Development Seminar (15 attended)

January 3
KWC sponsored the Cancer White Out match, WAHS v IKE netted over $1,200 for the Cancer Center in Warren

February 3
501 (c) (3) Approved-effective date of exemption June 24, 2022

February 12
Barry Van Ord Officials Clinic for high school students (4 attended) as PIAA will now license high school students to referee junior high matches.

February 23
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING: Upcoming spring/summer practice schedule and competition events; IRS paperwork for non-profit completed; donations of $125K from Lincoln and Bladys; Insurance complete and includes $1 million for child/sexual abuse; Balas & Elms completing ADA drawings; Edwards brothers completing construction; donor banners discussed as was big $ donor presentation planned

March
BOD approved rent agreement for building with Baldinski Inc @ $1K/month

March 6
Hosted first youth dual meet with Kane utilizing the newly trained youth referees; 25 matches and over 100 spectators in attendance

March 18
Virtual meeting to approve amended Article of Incorporation-passed unanimously

April 20
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING (Upcoming):

• Transformation HS to Adulthood seminars (4/24, 5/1, & 6/5) with library, college, YMCA set

• College Wrestling Coaches Series set for May-June (DI-Boro & Clarion, DII Gannon, DIII-Theil & PSU-Behrend, and NJCAA-Jamestown)

• Summer practice T=TR HS with lowery & Pascuzzi, youth on Wed

• Summer camps-educational gymnastics & YMCA wrestling camp

• Donor presentation set for May 22; we are in Warren Gives (after Lincoln begged)

April 20
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING:

• Set pay for college coaches (depending on division I-$200, II-$150, III/JC-$100 and their athletes $75 0r $50);

• agreed on pay for Lowery/Pascuzzi,

• Arnold & Madigan (gymnastic camp)/$125;

• set May 22 for donor presentation

May 4
BOD meeting: Approved summer camps and Nickel city duals
May 15
Garnered $13,000 in the Warren Gives campaign

May 30
Community Foundation Grant Application for $75,000 submitted (grant received)

June
DeFrees Family Memorial Fund for $50K – unfunded

June 10
Nickle City Duals 1st ever team competition in Buffalo NY

July 14
EMAIL Update to Board: Mats arrived.

• Nickel City Duals-first team competition place 6th/30teams.

• Tucker Lindell is the first KWC member to qualify for Fargo;

• Branding for KWC with T-shirts & mugs;

• Completed 3 sessions of mental skills training completed for WAHS VB team

July
Bad Karma -4-hour Leg Clinic by Mark Stein (50 attendees???)

July 31
Northwest Charitable Foundation grant application for $5K-funded

August 27
PSU and Carter Strocci Clinic-completed 6-hour camp with over 100 kids in attendance

November 2
Special Electronic BOD Meeting: to vote on a proposal brought forward by the Executive Committee to purchase the building (bowling alley) for $170K-passed unanimously

• Board Update: KWC made $13K on Warren Gives; building renovation continues; mats coming soon;

October 2
BOD Meeting: Elected same slate of officers; added Lincoln Sokolski to ex comm; overview of donor activities; set up preseason media night; discussed scan in system; begin looking to hire a coach;

February 26, 2024
BOD officially purchased the center building from Baldinski Inc. for $170K

April 24
BOD Meeting:

• Name change made official: we are now the Kinzua Youth Development Center – Home to the Kinzua Wrestling Club (must get name listed as DOB to maintain our status); Million $ grant submitted; Warren Gives goal $80K; Media night update-ok only war-Ike participated; summer camps & workouts set; Cael Black will coach for Nickel City Duals; Mark Evans did a mini soccer workout for kid at Grace Church

May 9
Sanshiro Abe (PSU All-American/Japanese Olympian) Clinic (45 attendees)

May 15
Warren Gives-KYDC led all donations with nearly $80K

June 8
Nickel City Duals – Boys and Girls teams entered (first time for the KWC girls team)-boys finished 6th

June 18
Grant submitted for COVID-19 ARPA Capital Projects Fund Multi-Purpose Community Facilities Program; $956,195.00 REJECTED-NOT FUNDED

24-Summer schedule
HS/MS on T/R & youth on W

July 1
BOD meeting: Melissa Johnson added to board in ex officio position as assistant treasurer; club has $160k mortgage; loan for $150; renovations to be complete to host Dean Johnson tournament at end of month; 2 grant proposals have been submitted ($900K & 200K); coaches clinic set; wrestling camp complete, upcoming-gymnastic camp, & girls try it camp; strategic plan evaluated; KWC will offer free physicals for county athletes; revised bylaws approved for presentation to members in October’s annual meeting

July 9
Coaches Clinic

• Matt Burlingame (Ike/Indiana), Michael LaBella (NYC/Long Island… & Dan Mclaughlin (Wingate University, NC) were clinicians for
  

  • 28 local wrestling coaches attended

Summer/June

• Educational Gymnastic Camp for U10 (25 attending)

• YMCA Wrestling camp (25 attending)

• Girls Try-It camp (12 attended)

July 24
Neighborhood Assistance Program (DECD) grant submitted for $157,816; Unfunded

August 12
Hired Ms. Asha Waterstreet as executive director for the KYDC

September 1
Enrolled Asha Watterstreet in the Warren Leadership program

October 7
BOD Meeting

• Asha Waterstreet introduced & gave updates on meet youth development agencies in county; Applied for fictitious name, increased board number to 14 adding Ryan Betts and Tony Fera

• Annual Meeting was scheduled and held (no attendees)

November 1
Submitted $75K Grant to Community Foundation of Warren (Funded)

December 3
Media Night for Warren & Ike Wrestling Teams

Wednesday January 22nd
Whiteout Cancer Meet (War v Ike) netted $800 for Warren Cancer Center

December
Neighborhood Grant Request for $86,199.77 Submitted (Approved for $53,675.75 in April of 2025

January
Defrees Grant Submitted for $75K) Unfunded

January 6
BOD Meeting: special projects committee (kim Nelson)

April 7
BOD Meeting

• Agreed to pay college wrestler at practice

• Voted to sponsor the Warren County Senior Volleyball Classic

• Rejected request from WC Democrats to use facility on election day

May 2, 2025
Hi Ed Seminar “Leadership Through Positive Actions” (14 middle school participants)

April/May

• GLOW Program (12 girls)

• Sponsored the Warren County Senior Volleyball Classic (WAHS-champ, IKE, YOUNGSVILLE-3rd, SHEFFIELD)

April 7
Defrees Grant for $70K Submitted (funded $50K in May-$25K in June)

May/June
Seed program with Master Gardeners for middle school students (10 kids)

Summer (June/July)

• YMCA Wrestling Camp (U11)

• Athlete Training Camp (U11)

• Captains Training Seminar (high school sport captains)

• Long Term Athletic Development Seminar (youth sport coaches and parents)

• Pickleball Camp