FCA Worship Night

We were so excited to help at the FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) worship night at Pleasantville Christian Church. We were able to bring cookies donated by Subway as well as drinks to offer as refreshments following the service.

Originally the event was intended to be an outdoor service behind the library. When heavy rain threatened to cancel the event, Pleasantville Christian Church stepped up to open their doors to the teens who had organized the event.

It was a beautiful night of worship!

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Pville Pig Out 2023

We had some fun at the 2023 Pleasantville Pig Out! We set up our 9-Square set on the square and kids, teens, and adults had some fun playing the game! We love to bring a little fun to our community whenever we can.

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Girls Prom Prep and Brunch

On Saturday, April 22nd, PvilleYI hosted a free girls prom prep day and brunch. We had five volunteers ready to do hair and makeup for girls for free. These were by appointment, and our volunteers were busy the whole day!

In addition, all girls attending the PHS prom were invited to drop-in for a prom day brunch. We served them a beautiful charcuterie-style spread complete with yogurt parfait, fruit, pastries, chicken salad sandwiches, meats and cheeses, and of course, Girl Scout cookies! Tables were also decorated with tulips picked from our very own gardens.

Girls were also welcomed with an ice-coffee bar and a delicious breakfast punch.

Each girl left with a gift bag containing a pura-vida bracelet, scrunchies, candy, gum, and a few items they may need in a pinch on prom day including some tissues, bandaids, makeup wipes, and lip gloss.

We absolutely loved to welcome these girls with open arms and bless them with some hospitality on their special day!

A HUGE THANK YOU goes to our hair and make-up volunteers: Holly DeGoey, Sierra Hutton, Taelor Sheets, Grace Hayes, and Chelsea Bender. Also to Brenda Goodale who donated acrylic nail sets for the girls to have! And to Tammy Clark for her help in set up, welcoming, and clean up.

Another HUGE THANK YOU goes to Ali and Mike Cranmer for donating pastries from jaarsma and Pella beef sticks/cheese curds.


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Middle School Winter Dance Night

On February 3rd, 2023, we had a BLAST hosting a Middle School only Dance Night at Pleasantville’s Memorial Hall! Cass was back with Central Iowa DJ blasting tunes. We offered free drinks and snacks as always, and the kids had a fantastic time dancing and snapping photos at the photo booth area. We had fun giveaways, too!

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The PvilleYI Very Merry Chick-Fil-A Christmas Dinner

On December 20th, 2022, PvilleYI hosted the Very Merry Chick-Fil-A Christmas Dinner! Middle and High School students were invited to attend. The event was held at Fairview Christian Church and catered by Chick-Fil-A. Teens were welcomed with festive tables and a small stocking filled with candy and fun items. Marcy Pettyjohn sewed each little stocking and donated them. The teens loved them!

It was a very fun night and everyone left with full tummies and a lot of great memories.

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Care Bears for Girl Scouts

On December 14, 2022, PvilleYI co-founders were invited to attend the Christmas Party for Girl Scout Troop 624. Of course we couldn’t go empty handed! Thanks to a generous donation, we brought a Care Bear to every single girl scout. Each box was wrapped in festive Christmas paper. The girls could hardly wait to open them! They were so excited, and we were too!

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2022 Trick or Treat on the Square

Trick or Treat! We had so much fun on the square with everyone this year!

Thanks to all of the local businesses and organizations who participated! We are so happy when we can all come together and make the night special for the kids in our community.

Those who participated were:

The City of Pleasantville

Pleasantville Chamber of Commerce

Friends of the Library

Masonic Lodge

Pleasantville Christian Church

Unleashed Pet Boarding

Christ Family Church

Zag Trax Shriners

Fairview Christian Church

St Paul’s United Methodist Church

Brandi Booth

Bill Harvey Construction

Stubb’s Propane

D&D Auto

People’s Bank

Smokey Row

Auxiliary

Adriana Freeborn

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Post Game Party 2022

We were so excited to have 120 students attend our 2022 Post Game Party! That is our highest event attendance to date. This event was, as always, FREE.

This event was for Middle School and High School students and took place after the PHS home football game. Students were greeted warmly (quite literally, it was COLD!) and welcomed into the Memorial Hall. Tons of snacks and pop were waiting for them, as well as tables to hang out at and a dance floor booming with music thanks to Cass Lester with Central Iowa DJ.

We had such a great time!

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Our Middle School Dance was EPIC!

95 Students attended our annual Middle School Dance on September 23, 2022. That’s just about every 7th and 8th grader that attends Pleasantville Schools!

We had tons of snacks, funny giveaways, DJ and atmosphere, and of course our photo booth.

A huge THANKS goes to The City of Pleasantville for the use of the Memorial Hall, as well as to Cass Lester with Central Iowa Dj.

We danced the night away!


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Homecoming Window Painting

Our building might not be done, not even CLOSE, BUT, we still have windows and hey, why not get them all painted for Homecoming!

We partnered with the PHS Art Department, who sent us four incredibly talented students to get the windows ready for Homecoming.

We treated them to, you guessed it, HAPPY MEALS because WHY NOT?

These young women did an incredible job, and we know our whole town loved seeing their work!

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16,040 Meals Distributed: Summer 2022

This Summer, we helped distribute 16,040 meals to Pleasantville Kids and Teens! A total of 4,010 Bags were passed out, each containing two breakfasts and two lunches. Knoxville Food Youth Initiative has worked so hard to meet Pleasantville’s requested numbers, and we were so blessed to work with them to get those meals into the hands of our community members. They serve not only Pleasantville, but Knoxville, Melcher, and more!

Teens and kids showed up with parents to pick up their meals. They also came on their own, pulling wagons or riding their bicycles. We loved serving them and getting to say hello every Monday Wednesday and Friday.

Over the summer, we had many incredible volunteers who helped us! We would like to give a special shout-out to teens Reagan Murray and Adoniah Koenig who were present almost every day that we distributed meals. Also to the many little ones who came along with their moms or grandmas to help out!

A HUGE thanks goes to Pleasantville’s St. Paul United Methodist Church for the use of their facility, and for the women who volunteered each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Their hard work, hospitality, and joyful presence reminded us so much of Jesus, who they love and serve.

And we can’t forget to say thank you to our dear friend Jim Brees, who delivered the meals and took care of much of the heavy lifting every single day. Selfless, helpful, and generous, we looked forward to hearing his big booming “hello!” each time he arrived. His arms were always full of boxes and coolers, or popsicles he brought for the children who were helping.

We love our community. We were so happy to help serve them this summer!

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8,800 Meals Distributed in June

In the month of June, Pleasantville Youth Initiative distributed 2,200 bags of food. Each bag contained 4 meals: 2 breakfasts and 2 lunches in each bag. These meals were handed out on Monday Wednesday and Friday during June. Our partnership with Knoxville Youth Food Initiative has provided much needed nutrition to the kids in our community. We could not do this without the hospitality of St Paul’s United Methodist Church, who’s volunteers have opened up the facility and given their time to help us each day.

We hope to continue our meal distribution as soon as possible in the month of July. KFYI is working on this and we await their word. We will keep everyone updated!

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4th Of July 2022 Grand Marshals

We were HONORED to be chosen as the 2022 4th of July parade Grand Marshals! We are grateful to our community for the love and generosity they have poured out. We love Pleasantville!

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Swim Party at Carlisle Pool

On June 18th, PvilleYI rented the Carlisle pool for a fun night of swimming! This event was free for Middle School and High School students. Everyone had a fantastic time. The weather was just right for an evening swim!

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Donation from Pleasantville FFA

We want to say THANK YOU to Pleasantville FFA for a $300 donation! We are honored to receive this and so grateful for all this organization does for students in our community! We believe in the future of agriculture, too! 😎 THANK YOU!!

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Saint Anthony Community Support Grant

We are so very honored to be chosen as a recipient of the Saint Anthony Community Support Grant! We were awarded a grant of $750 toward our building project. We are THANKFUL! Bless you St Anthony Catholic Church!

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