Let Them Be Kids

LET THEM BE KIDS" is an all volunteer, non-profit organization created to build community capacity on the grassroots level; while building playgrounds, skate parks and fitness parks across Canada. These projects leave a legacy of community members who are inspired and better equipped to lay a strong foundation for a brighter tomorrow.

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Strawberry Social and Fun day...ANNOUNCEMENT DAY!

Well what a great day we had for our Strawberry Social and Fun Day today...the sun was shining and it was a beautiful warm day with only a slight breeze. A perfect day to come together as a community and have some fun, socialize and meet some new people. And what a perfect day to give such awesome news to our community. Barb was up first to welcome everyone, including politicians Lawrence MacAuley and Alan MacIssac. Then it was up to Cheryl and I to generate some excitement about our huge news...we were granted a Helping Hands award from Let Them Be Kids and were getting a playground for our community...a playground for children and adults! This is fantastic news and we wanted to get everyone excited, and involved. We will need lots of hands for lots of jobs come October 30th, 2010..our build day! So the announcement was made, we passed out some flyers and talked to lots of people. We held our DOT mocracy, we drew everyones hands to make our bridge for the ribbon cutting on the build day, we had local entertainment, we had strawberries and ice cream (YUMMY). We also had some activities for the kids which included a soccer game with kids vs adults..the kids won with the last goal...a 3 legged race, a water balloon relay,and a huge water balloon fight at the end which the kids loved. There was also face painting and tattoos that the children took full advantage of. A wonderful day was had by all and we are calling the day a huge success. Thank you to all who attended from the Heritage Park Committee, and we can't wait to see everyone on the 30th of October, when our dreams become reality!

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