Versailles, IL – A home-grown youth program in the Village of Versailles is successful enough that it might continue into the fall. Village Trustee Randy Hester says the idea came from a Brown Deputy. Hester says he and others from the village board volunteerecd and the program has grown from three participants to around 13 every Wednesday in the village of fewer than 600 residents. Hester attributes the success to heavy involvement in planning by the children, who suggested a fund-raising program to help replace equipment borrowed from the school system. Hester says the free program is offering alternatives to children who don't belong to a YMCA or other organized activities. He says if interest continues, the program could continue into the fall in the village-owned gymnasium.
Versailles Starts Youth Group
