Kindness Kickoff to 2025 - Call for Youth Leaders (age 8+)
Overview:
We're bringing back one of our favorite new projects last year - Kindness Kickoff to 2025! This event will feature several "mini projects" throughout the room that families can travel between, all promoting kindness in many different ways: to others, the Earth, animals, self, etc. In order to make the event a success, we are looking for youth leaders to help lead stations. This is a great way for kids to practice leadership skills in a fun environment with a topic they are excited about!
The event will take place Sunday, January 26 from 1:30 to 3:30 pm. We're asking for our youth leaders to arrive by 1:15 pm to get their station set up by the time doors open for all.
Please note: this registration is only for youth leaders who are interested in learning more about running a station, plus their families. We'll have a separate registration email next week for families interested in attending the event (although save the event date on your calendar now!). We want to get the info out to youth leaders now to take advantage of some having a little more time over winter break to think about what they may be interested helping with, plus then we'll have a few specific mini projects to include in our full event registration description next week.
What to expect:
After you register, we'll be in touch shortly to identify a simple project you might like to lead or topic you're interested in. We have a list of ideas you can chose from or we're happy to work with you on an idea you come up with! We'll have options for youth who would like to be paired with a partner or for those comfortable leading on their own. Our goal is make make this a positive experience for all so we'll support the leaders as much as they need to make their station a success. No previous experience is necessary- just a willingness to spread kindness among our SBK families and the greater community!
Day of, leaders will set up their area and help families complete the mini project while at their station.
Capacity & Age Recommendations:
For this event, we're asking that youth leaders be age 10+. Leaders age 8+ are welcome as well if they have an adult/older sibling willing to help at their station as needed.
Due to the large capacity, this project is open to both members* and non-members who would like to try a project with SBK to kick off the new year!
What to bring:
Once we determine your specific mini project, we'll work out any supplies needed on site.
Additional information:
This project will be held in the Community Room at New Berlin Public Library. Enter through the Main Entrance and the room is down the hallway to your left.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
Please only sign up if you know you can attend. We understand illness and emergencies do come up so if you register and can no longer attend, please let us know ASAP so we can fill your spot.
Thank you for lending a little hand and looking forward to kicking off 2025 together in a big way!
Amanda Barnhart
Board President
*While we rely on member donations to keep the good work going, we never want the $40/family/year to be a hurdle to volunteering with us. If you are in need of assistance, we do have a limited number of scholarships available that are 100% confidential, just email and ask!
