Local kids enjoy the first day of summer camp at The Hub Club

JACKSON, Tenn.– Johnny Dodd just wants kids at the Hub Club to have a good time.

“Number one, enjoy themselves, that’s what it’s all about and meet new friends,” Dodd, director of the Hub Club, said.

The kids even got to make new friends from the Jackson Police Department.

“If I’m going to go eat lunch with the kids, I’m going to play ball with them, that they relate to a guy in a uniform,” Jackson Police Chief Julian Wiser said.

Dodd said keeping kids busy during the summer will keep them from being at the wrong place at the wrong time.

“They do anything from board games to outside activities,” Dodd said.

“We get to go on more trips and it’s a lot more people,” one Hub Club member said.

“I feel like we get to be free, social and but not just at home and sitting on the couch like I would like to be doing,” another Hub Club member said.

Enrollment is still open for kids ages 6 to 16 from now through July 19, with a $125 fee for a t-shirt and events.

The Hub Club is located at 201 Ash Street in east Jackson. For additional information call (901) 500-8654.