On January 19th, Martin Luther King Day, we had several activities going on. The first big field trip of the day was our annual ice fishing day. Eight members had the chance to go ice fishing on Lake Minnetonka. They were able to learn how to ice fish, learn about MN fish as well as eat a nice lunch at Lord Fletcher's.
While these members were off on this adventure, we were getting our National Youth of the Year candidate ready for his interview at the administration office. Guadalupe Tovalin, who is a 19th grader this year at Humboldt, has been chosen as the Al Lenzmeier west Side Candidate.
We also had the privilege of having volunteers come to our location from Saint Olaf. We had about eight volunteers that came to spend the day with us. All of these college students were aspiring teachers in training. We also had fifteen volunteers from College Possible who spent the day with us as well.
We gave them the tour of our West Side Club and then allowed them to choose where they believe that they would be most comfortable. These volunteers helped in the gym, playing basketball and supervising high yield activities as well as played pool and foosball with our members in the games room.
Our Education Director, Sam Hausker, showed our members how to make play dough and they had a great time focused on imaginative play.
Some volunteers created arts and crafts with the members. More specifically creating rubber band bracelets as well as helping our staff with the making of our Martin Luther King Day Quilt. Each member were given a paper square to decorate that included what their dreams are for themselves or for the world. Once this is completed, we plan to have this laminated and hung up in the club.
For lunch, our staff prepared a fantastic feast that included fried chicken, collard greens, macaroni and cheese, and cornbread.
Overall, it was a great day filled with lots of fun and imaginative activities. Thank you to all the staff and volunteers that made this such a special day!
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