TURKEY, TURKEY, TURKEY

Right before everyone took off to be with their loved ones for the Thanksgiving holidays, a few of our afterschool programs shared Thanksgiving meals with the kids and families involved in their programs. It was such a great opportunity to just hang out with the families, catch up with them, and to share a meal together! There's no better way to fellowship than over food!!

First up was the combined North and Downtown afterschool program dinner. Their dinner took place at the North site, which has an amazing cafeteria space for this kind of thing. The dinner was dedicated to Jevon Chestnut, a young person from Philadelphia who attended the Urban Promise summer camps while staying with family in Camden. Sadly, he was killed a few weeks before the dinner. As a way to honor him, there was a tribute given in his memory. Some family members and kids from the program stood up to share writings or poems in honor of Jevon. It was a great way to celebrate Jevon and his life with the kids that knew him.





The South afterschool program dinner was next. There were some technical obstacles with that one, as they could not use the kitchen at the South site! But the staff pulled together well to make the night a great success!




The last dinner for the Thanksgiving holiday was the Eastside afterschool program. Like the other dinners, it was filled with lots of kids, families, and good times!





Three amazing nights of turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, and all the trimming and the actual Thanksgiving day hadn't even hit yet!!!