This Saturday event back in February was so cool! 480 children and adults came for a weekend morning outing that cost only $1 per person. Pretty great deal.
United Way of Central Minnesota was one of the sponsors of this event that was organized by the City of St. Cloud Recreation Program. Marci Sussenguth from the City took the lead and did an outstanding job.
At Whitney Center in the big gym, there were inflatables, little basketball hoops, skipping games, crawl through tunnels, the list goes on… In another room there was story time, coloring, resource information for families and snack time.
I helped at the check in table. Kids were so excited to get in the gym – some parents had to hold them back. We heard many parents say, when they were leaving … how about doing this a few times in the winter so we can all get out of the apartment or house and have some time to run off our energy?
United Way chose to support this type of event specifically because it was in the winter and because many families live in tight quarters. It feels good to get out and run and move and bounce.
We hope to continue to see free and low cost events like this for families with young children flourish. It is positive family time and there is nothing better than that!
