Throughout the pandemic our activities program has been put on hold for everyone’s safety. Pre-covid our young adults were able to look forward to going on fun outings on a regular basis. From museum and aquarium visits to put put golf and pottery painting, our aim with activities is to get these young people away from the street life to engage in fun, sober activities that remind them that life is about more than just surviving. As the new intern/activities coordinator, I am excited to ramp up these events again! (Following all safety precautions and covid regulations, of course)
This week we were able to host our first in-house activity in months. We had a Super Smash Bros. gaming tournament! This is a video game that our young people enjoy playing regularly in their time at drop in so we took it up a notch, created a bracket, and had some prizes available for the winners! We had 8 young people join in this friendly competition. Our first place winner received a $20 Target gift card, while both 2nd and 3rd each got 2 AMC movie tickets! Everyone involved got an hour of entertaining battles and cheering one another on!
This event was just the first of much more excitement to come. We already have Whirlyball scheduled for next month! Looking at all the opportunities we have is encouraging and I am looking forward to taking advantage of all the possibilities! Giving our clients a brief vacation away from their daily struggles encourages hope and may give them that boost they need to keep moving forward. I’m grateful to play a part in it
With all the love,
Chelsea A.
(SYM intern/activities coordinator)
