A Garden Of Possibilities...

In May of this year, SUCAP Youth Services, Peace Jam, Healthy Lifestyle La Plata, The Ignacio Teen Center, and several community members embarked on a small and very meaningful journey. The goal of the journey, to ensure that the youth of our community knew how to get their thumbs green!!!




From the building of the raised beds to the planting of the first seeds, watering daily and ensuring that the gardens survived, the youth of our small community have helped to keep this journey going.




Now, the end of the summer is drawing near and their efforts have literally come to fruition. The garden has exploded into a thriving "mess" of vegetation!







To all who contributed in any way, thank you for all your hard work to make the first phase of our community gardens project a major success!!

BACK TO SCHOOL!!!

The Ignacio Teen Center, in conjunction with RSAPP and AmeriCorps Colorado Cares, is hosting a school supplies drive.

For the fall semester 2010, the Ignacio Teen Center will be accepting school supply donations for local area Ignacio youth. The event is one facet of the state wide "Colorado Cares Day".

All supplies are welcome as well as monetary donations for purchasing items. For more information, please feel free to contact the teen center.

Thank you all for your continued support.

Duck Race - Yah Baby!!!

This past Saturday, the teen center and our youth services program was host to the annual SUCAP Duck Race. It was a great event and helped to raise funds for the youth services program.


It would have not have been a success without help from the local area youth and our teen center staff. We would like to give a huge shout out to the teen center, the youth who participated, all of SUCAP, and the SUIT for their continued support.

If you ever find yourself in Ignacio during late July, be sure to check out the San Ignacio Fiesta and buy a duck to help raise money for a great cause!!!

Denver City Rocks!!!

The Ignacio Teen Center was recently host to an amazing group of young people from Denver City, TX. They were affiliated with the ministry/mission organization Student Life.




They were an incredible group! They were here for three days and provided the teen center with a concerted team effort to improve our quality of life. Over the course of their work they helped with cleaning, reorganization, equipment, gardening, and overall productivity of our youth services effort.






We also engaged in daily team activities including basketball, lacrosse, pool, and a town wide scavenger hunt. Needless to say they were extremely energetic and always willing to participate. (There were some definite all-stars to be for sure...)


We are truly thankful for their involvement and want them to know that we are forever indebted to them. Thank you all so very much! YOU ROCK!