Service Project

S.A.S. participants, Emmaus staff and volunteers shared their time and warmth with the community tonight making Holiday treat bags to be donated to Youth In Need (YIN). YIN is a local organization that serves children and families who are in crisis. We stuffed bags with trinkets, candy, and heartfelt messages. While we look forward to all the fun and excitement of Christmas we are humbled to remember so many who are facing difficult and lonely times. Thank you all who participated and all who are doing something, any little thing, for others this Holiday Season!

Kaja A. and a bag brimming with treats.

Sharon sharing a holiday message.

Doris W. working hard on her note to be included with the treats. She did a very good job.

Happy Thanksgiving

A few things you maybe didn't know about Thanksgiving....

• In the United States, people celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November.
• The first American Thaksgiving was celebrated in 1621 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. A group of people known as Pilgrims had just arrived from England and endured a very difficult winter. An American Indian named Squanto gave the Pilgrims seeds for planting and taught the men to hunt. When the Pilgrims had enough food for the coming winter of the next year thy decided to celebrate with a feast and invited Squanto and his friends. The feast lasted three days. The Pilgrims and Indians played games and showed off their skills with guns and bow and arrow.
• The first Thanksgiving meal included deer, oysters, boiled pumpkin, corn, and cranberries. What do you eat on Thanksgiving?
• About 45 million pounds of turkey are eaten every Thanksgiving along with 65 million pounds of sweet potatoes and 80 million pounds of cranberries. For dessert, 55 million pumpkin pies are served.

This festive appetizer was made by some of you in a recent cooking class. Click here for the directions.
Enjoy some old and make some new traditions this Thanksgiving! Watching parades, sharing a meal, thinking about what you are thankful for, watching football, telling someone you care about him/her, shopping on Black Friday, putting up the Christmas decorations.....

Halloween Dance Pictures

Everyone looked spectacular!!!

John S. shares a hug with Audrey K. who told me dressing up as a skeleton is something she has always wanted to do!

Pink Lady Ashley F. and Firefighter James H. representing Stoerker very well!

Bernetta K. and Sue D. The bikers took the prize for "most original".


Eileen B. singing a cowboy song.

Terri W. and Mary B. Don't worry, her sunburn is not real but LOOKS very realistic!

Tosha S. the Ninja

Natalie S. and Sam M.

LET'S DANCE!

The Halloween Dance is this Saturday evening at 6:30pm in STEPS. You are encouraged to wear a costume but don't have to. It's going to be FUN!