The Freedom Place Work Day 26′ – Brightening Up the Place

We have had the privilege of ever since The Freedom Place became ours, to partner with the wonderful people of Portage Learning for a service work day each spring. This year over 40 people gather at The Freedom Place for several work projects on the day. Volunteers...

Slamrock 26′ – an absolute slam dunk!

March means many things, but for Skybacher Ministries it means the return of the 3-on-3 Slamrock Basketball Tourney. This year the event took place at the Freedom Area Middle School. There was an abundance of teams, as we had 26 in total through all divisions. It was...

Dinner Auction 26′ – Laughter was Seen & Heard!

A year ago at this time we held our annual Dinner Auction and dedicated the opening of The Freedom Place. This year we decided we would move things upstairs at the Freedom Place for our auction. The place looked amazing and it was soon filled with people ready to eat,...

Great Big Group Date 26 – Bowling, Pizza, and Big Fun!

The idea behind "The Great Big Group Date" is that no young person would spend Valentine's weekend feeling like they are unloved. We have been doing this event even before we were running Skybacher Ministries. This year 40 of us went to Sim's Bowling Lanes for some...

Not Too Cold – Broomball Blizzard 26′

The previous week we were in an actual blizzard, and this weekend it was a Polar Vortex of freezing cold temperatures, but that didn't stop us from hosting our annual Broomball Blizzard. Broomball is a sport played in many of the northern states, but we have been...

A Whole Lotta Good Stuff – Turkey & Good Stuff Volleyball 25′

It was all the way back in 2004 when our director met with the pastor of Unionville United Methodist church to propose the idea of hosting tournaments at their gym space. The first tournament would be a volleyball tourney. It was there that Skybacher Ministries first...

Basketball Camp-Day 2: Improve!

With the cloudy weather, it was a great to move inside to the basketball court and IMPROVE our skills! Today's virtue of the day was IMPROVE and we did lots of it! Some highlights from the day include: J-Mo and DJ Blenda teaching kids how to IMPROVE their swagger...

Wal-Mart Hot Dog Sale Tomorrow!

It's that time of the year again!  The annual Skybacher Ministries Hot Dog and Bake Sale at Wal-mart is tomorrow!!!  Stop down to the Wal-Mart in Monaca and get yourself a nice juicy hot dog for lunch and some cookies for dessert!  This where Skybacher Ministries got...

Skybacher Sports Camps June 13th!

We are less than two weeks away from the start of the fourth year of the Skybacher Sports Camps! On June 13th Mr. John and the crew will kick things off with a week of Basketball Camp at Freedom Middle School.  It will be filled with lots of basketball action and...

Rubber Duck Derby – Coming July 30th

The Fundraising Committee at Skybacher Ministries is so excited to announce our next Mega-Fundraising Event.  Coming this July 30th at New Sewickley Community Days we will be holding a Rubber Duck Derby at Green Valley Park.  Ducks can be purchased for $5 right here...

Best. Dodgeball. Weekend. Ever.

We had an incredible weekend of Dodgeball this past weekend.  On Friday night, 55 kids battled it out for a real fun time, even having a chance to blast their parents at the end of the night!!  Then we had Teen Dodgeball on Saturday night - 11 teams (over 115 kids)...

Help Wanted: Skybacher Summer Sports Camps!

Skybacher Ministries is looking for volunteers to help out this summer at the Skybacher Sports Camps.  Don't worry if you're not a sports fanatic, or have never had a job before, no experience is needed.  We are looking for students in middle school, high school, and...

2 Dodgeball Smack Downs in 1 Weekend!

This Friday and Saturday Skybacher Ministries will close out the 2010 - 2011 school year with our most popular tournament.  DODGEBALL!!!! On Friday night K-6 students are invited to the Dodgeball Mini Smack Down at 6 pm.  Students will have the chance to buy...