TomTod is excited to be launching

2 new ideas this fall

in our after-school What If You Could Clubs

with middle schoolers from Stark and Summit County

Preview the ideas that our middle schoolers will be launching!

Join TomTod’s Summit County club to launch the food and cooking-focused idea – Mix it Up!

Starting on Tuesday, September 15, from 4:00 – 5:30 pm, at the Main Akron Library in Meeting Room 1, a team of 10-20 Summit County middle schoolers will be launching an idea called Mix it Up – a hands-on culinary program designed to foster independence, confidence, and practical life skills in middle schoolers. By pairing students with professional guest chefs, this initiative teaches youth how to prepare balanced, delicious breakfasts, lunches, and dinners for themselves and their families, and people in need in their community!

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The Akron / Summit – What If You Could Club is FULL for Fall 2026

You can join TomTod’s Fall Club Waitlist. We will let you know if a spot opens up!

Join the waitlist

Join TomTod’s Stark County club to launch the explore and skill-building idea – Adulting Adventures!

Starting on Tuesday, September 15, from 4:00 – 5:30 pm, at the Stark County Main Library in the Cardinal Room Meeting Room 1, a team of 10-20 Stark County middle schoolers will be launching an idea called Adulting Adventures. The Adulting Skill Adventure Club is a 10-week, student-led space where middle schoolers take the wheel and design their own life-skill adventures—whether that’s mastering culinary basics, tackling stress through meditation, or diving into basic car maintenance. Instead of listening to lectures, middle schoolers will identify the exact skills they want to conquer, pick the local professionals (like chefs, mechanics, or entrepreneurs) they want to collaborate with, and host hands-on workshops for themselves and other area middle schoolers! This is your chance to test-drive exciting careers, gain real-world independence, and build awesome connections with mentors who will help turn your curiosity into practical skills.

The Canton / Stark – What If You Could Club is FULL for Fall 2026

You can join TomTod’s Fall Club Waitlist. We will let you know if a spot opens up!

Join the waitlist

Learn more about TomTod’s What If You Could Clubs

Project-Based Mentoring with 20% More Fun!

TomTod’s What If You Could Club – Where middle schoolers’ ideas for their community get launched into reality!

Real-world learning

What If You Could guides middle schoolers through professional collaboration, prototyping, and project management by taking their ideas and trying to make them a reality.

We connect middle schoolers to people, tools, and resources to make their ideas become real.

Middle Schoolers Matter

Middle schoolers don’t just listen to what adults are saying about their community. They have a voice too. We believe middle schoolers’ perspectives are important for our community.

What If You Could exists because we believe middle schoolers matter and have the ability right now to make a difference.

More than mentoring

What If You Could is a powerful journey of real-world learning and deep mentorship that empowers middle schoolers to positively impact their community by launching ideas.

See all the Past Ideas launched in TomTod’s What If You Could Club

“TomTod gives us middle schoolers a voice that can be heard and made real.”

– TT Middle Schooler

Read about one WIYC group that worked on their idea after Camp What If 2023:

WIYC: Better Box

Stark County WIYC Club

JOIN THE WAITLIST

Stark County Club Details

The Canton / Stark – What If You Could Club is FULL

You can join TomTod’s Fall Club Waitlist.

We will let you know if a spot opens up!

TomTod’s Stark County club to launch the explore and skill-building idea – Adulting Adventures!

Adulting Adventures is a 10-week, student-led space where middle schoolers take the wheel and design their own life-skill adventures—whether that’s mastering culinary basics, tackling stress through meditation, or diving into basic car maintenance. Instead of listening to lectures, middle schoolers will identify the exact skills they want to conquer, pick the local professionals (like chefs, mechanics, or entrepreneurs) they want to collaborate with, and host hands-on workshops for themselves and other area middle schoolers!

This is your chance to test-drive exciting careers, gain real-world independence, and build awesome connections with mentors who will help turn your curiosity into practical skills.

Want to learn more and meet your Stark WIYC Leaders?

Join the online Family Information Session on Tuesday, Sept 8 at 4:30 pm!

WHEN

Tuesdays

4:00 – 5:30 pm

10-week Project

September 15 – November 17

WHERE

Stark County Main Library

1020 Market Ave North

Canton, OH 44702

in the Cardinal Meeting Room

WHO

Club Leaders

Stephanie Rafferty

Jacob Cook

+ 10-20 middle schoolers

Summit County WIYC Club

JOIN THE WAITLIST

Summit County Club Details

The Akron / Summit – What If You Could Club is FULL

You can join TomTod’s Fall Club Waitlist.

We will let you know if a spot opens up!

Join TomTod’s Summit County Club to launch the food and cooking-focused idea – Mix it Up!

Mix it Up is a hands-on culinary program designed to foster independence, confidence, and practical life skills in middle schoolers. By pairing students with professional guest chefs, this initiative teaches youth how to prepare balanced, delicious breakfasts, lunches, and dinners for themselves and their families, and people in need in their community!