Rainy Days and MIAs...

Yo! What up dawgs, ladies and gents, boys an cows. yesterday this place was happinin, well maybe not so much. We had a bit a rain and so the the skate part was dead. Up at the dugout though there was some people shredding the rock band and Missy was ripping the guitar. Jesse was chilling and had a few games of pool. Overall a great day peace.

- Adam

Another day spent at the Dugout. It was a slower day today. I am definitely looking forward to the summer though when there will be more kids around throughout the day as most of the activity now does not really start until after 4-4:30. It has been good though. A couple of groups came in today for ongoing games of Rock Band, ping-pong and pool and of course skating down at the park and all I can say is that their skills are amazing. It is also so cool way to connect to the kids through these as they come back to play daily and have the opportunity to teach us about what they are good at. It has been opening the doors to a lot of good conversations growing friendships and trust. I only think the saddest part of the day here at the Dugout is closing for the night and having to ask the kids to leave, of course it will be open later during the summer and on weekends but if only we could all stay for as long as the interest and kids were there. However, the staff who are here are amazing for doing everything they can here. We just do not have enough people to run far into extended hours, which is one of the reasons we are really hoping to get the people we meet fired up and committed to keeping the project going themselves. On another great note though, we got to meet Joanne from AADAC (Alberta Alcohol & Drug Abuse Commission) who comes every Thursday afternoon to be available for the kids here. It was neat because we all got to talk to her and pick her brain about the area and organizations and resources we can bring kids too when they are ready to get out lifestyles which may otherwise consume them. Then next week there is going to be meeting with about 40 such organizations briefing us and preparing material to hand out to those we meet. As such, all goes well on the fourth day of this awesome experience.

- Hannah