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The Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line is closed for Help Camp this week, but judging from the figures released this week for the North Central Montana Transit Boys & Girls Club summer bus route, they've earned the break.
Monday, NCMT Manager Jim Lyons sent an email stating the buses have carried an average of 78 children to and from the club since starting this summer route only a few weeks ago.
"In the first 15 days of operation we moved 1,157 kids to and from the club, " Lyons said this morning.
Despite being less than a quarter into the summer schedule, the buses have already moved a third of last year's record total, 3,597.
The year prior to that, the first year of the summer bus program, the bus moved 3,142 children to and from the club.
Lyons said he's glad the transit system is able to support the community and the club, giving working parents more time and peace of mind over a hectic summer.
And it's not only fun for the kids, but good for them, too.
"It gets kids that might be latchkey kids out of the house, out from in front of the TV, and gives them some play time at the Boys & Girls Club, " Lyons said.
The bus route, which will start up again next week, starts on the east end of town, stopping at Lion's Park at 11:15 a. m., making its last stop at Optimist Park in Highland Park at 11:52 a. m., before heading to the club.
The cycle is reversed in the evening, dropping off kids at Optimist Park at 4:55 p. m. and reaching Lion's Park at 5:30 p. m.
The Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line is closed for Help Camp this week, but judging from the figures released this week for the North Central Montana Transit Boys & Girls Club summer bus route, they've earned the break.
Monday, NCMT Manager Jim Lyons sent an email stating the buses have carried an average of 78 children to and from the club since starting this summer route only a few weeks ago.
"In the first 15 days of operation we moved 1,157 kids to and from the club, " Lyons said this morning.
Despite being less than a quarter into the summer schedule, the buses have already moved a third of last year's record total, 3,597.
The year prior to that, the first year of the summer bus program, the bus moved 3,142 children to and from the club.
Lyons said he's glad the transit system is able to support the community and the club, giving working parents more time and peace of mind over a hectic summer.
And it's not only fun for the kids, but good for them, too.
"It gets kids that might be latchkey kids out of the house, out from in front of the TV, and gives them some play time at the Boys & Girls Club, " Lyons said.
The bus route, which will start up again next week, starts on the east end of town, stopping at Lion's Park at 11:15 a. m., making its last stop at Optimist Park in Highland Park at 11:52 a. m., before heading to the club.
The cycle is reversed in the evening, dropping off kids at Optimist Park at 4:55 p. m. and reaching Lion's Park at 5:30 p. m.
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