What a beautiful day we had for the Photo Safari Hunt! There were 15 youth and 19 adult supporters who participated in the Photos Safari Hunt at Elk Grove Park on October 8, 2011. The sun was shinning, the light was perfect and the youth had a fantastic time trying to find all the items listed on their Safari Hunt in the park. Each youth and mentor pair was given an assignment to find items in the park and take a digital picture of the items listed, the group was given a mini lesson on how to use the digital camera including how to use the close up and light settings for the camera. It was amazing to see 15 youth and their mentors sit down and have lunch together family style. Connections tried something new this time and brought out a small bbq and made hotdogs to complement the you’re your own Sandwich Buffet and amazing fruit selection.
Photo Safari Hunt with Wonder
November 18th, 2011Dracula the Ballet
November 18th, 2011I keep trying to get youth to attend the Ballet so I tried again. We were donated 10 tickets to the Sacramento Ballet’s Student performance of Dracula on October 22, 2011. We had 12 youth sign up for tickets but only 2 youth and 2 adults attended the performance. Unfortunately, we were working against a beautiful day filled with sun and good weather. I hope to have better luck with attendance next time. The youth who attended had both been to the ballet on prior occasions and they truly enjoyed the performance. The costumes were amazing and it was wonderful to see so many high school students attending the ballet.
Nature Fest at Effie Yeaw Nature Center
November 18th, 2011We had another successful event partnering with The Children’s Receiving Home and The Sacramento Sierra Club Inner City Outings at Effie Yeaw Nature Center on October 23, 2011. The youth got to experience Nature Fest, a fun filled day “where kids learn about reptiles, birds, bees, local salmon, the forests, rivers and come face to face with a Mountain Lion and Lynx all in one day”. The day was filled with bats, bugs, snakes, and art activities for the 9 children from CRH who attended the event. As usual the favorite part of the event was lunch outside on the picnic tables with each other. After all the walking and seeing exhibits the the youth ages 4-10 were exhausted and ready for a mid afternoon nap.
Experience the “O” for Opera
September 23rd, 2011CFY took 14 high school age youth from Sacramento County to Hot Italian for Experience the “O” for Opera. We had a challenging time getting there on the light rail as a group in the heat. After getting into the soothing air-conditioning and sampling pizza, we were met with the most amazing live aria performance. I was too busy trying to make sure the students were happy to get the name of the performance except but I was totally blown away. The performance was met with mixed experiences from the student but one student was also blown away and spoke to the performer to personally thank her for such a great experience.
Sierra Buttes Camping Trip
September 23rd, 2011WOW! We had an amazing two day camping trip August 27-28, 2011 with Sierra Club Inner City Outings and nine boys for Sacramento and Yolo Counties in the Sierra Buttes. We hike 8.5 miles in two days with 11 terrific adult supporters. There were hikers of all ranges including the “Wolf Pack” as they donned themselves who practically ran the trails both days, moderate hikes and a few youth who were new to hiking who took it slow and observed nature and the trail. The “Wolf Pack” experienced a snowball fight the first day and reaching the look at tower at the peek of the Sierra Buttes the second day. There were over 20 different animals, insects and birds viewed during the two days of hiking.