URBAN PROMISE KIDS INVADE MESSIAH COLLEGE

On Oct. 28th, fifty 3rd-5th graders invaded the campus of Messiah College! This is an annual event for us. The goal of the trip is to not only have a fun a weekend, but also to get the kids started thinking about college and how it can be a reality for the kids.
As always, this was a great trip! The college students at Messiah were great and open with the kids, the kids stayed up WAY past their bedtimes, and many of the kids left saying, "I want to go to Messiah College!". Granted, we might have to tweak that last thought a little bit when they get older because there are lots of colleges out there, but it's great just to have them say that they want to go to college!

Highlights fromt the weekend include:

A scavenger hunt around campus that included a walk across a slightly shaky bridge!!





A talk by three college students who talked about thier college life and answered questions that the kids had for them. One of these students was a phenomenal dancer who taught the kids a couple of dance steps and had them "battle".




A trip to Hershey Park where the kids got to ride roller coasters, drive bumper cars, and just have some good old fashion fun!!



We also got to visit with two alumni who helped us out that weekend, Mary Clemmer (Summer 2005) and Kim Schock (Summer 2004)

Thanks Messiah for letting us invade!!