REACH Programs is a community outreach program developed by and located at Imagine South Lake Charter School in Clermont.
R.E.A.C.H stands for Responsibility, Excellence, Accomplishment, Character, and Heart and was created to further serve the South Lake community with a goal for this program to strengthen community bonds and serve the children and families within and beyond the walls of the school.
Nick Reno is the program Director of REACH Programs. He was originally from Davenport, IA and moved to Florida after high school. He received his business degree in sports and recreation management from Southeastern University in Lakeland. He met his wife at Southeastern and they are now living in Clermont with their 3 children.
Reno’s work background consists of athletics, operations, and business management. He worked for the YMCA of Central Florida for 5 years during which time he ran youth and adult programs for the South Lake and Roper YMCA locations. Reno is currently working as the program director at Imagine South Lake Charter School and running the new REACH community programs through the school.
REACH will be offering multiple sports this year and in the years to come. Volleyball, Soccer, Floor Hockey, Flag Football will be included in the list of sport activities. Programs will be open to PreK (Age 3) – High School. The summer camp program will be for those who have completed K – Middle School.
The REACH coaches are a mix of staff and volunteers. “All coaches go through a background screening and training process to coach”, said Reno. “Most of the coaches are recruited by the Imagine team”.
Playmore, Do-more, Care-more: “We believe the best way to learn, improve and have the most fun is to PLAYMORE games”, said Reno. “Our leagues will concentrate on more weeknight programming and twice as many games as a typical league/program. We are also offering more weeknight programming and fewer weekends. Our programs free up weekends for parents while giving kids what they want most, to play”.
Learn-More: The season begins the week of Feb 1st. Register deadline ends soon. Visit www.reachsouthlake.com/register .
