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Diakon Wilderness Center Matching Event
Dates
- Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 10 a.m. – Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 3:30 p.m.
Location
Diakon Wilderness Center
571 Mountain Road
Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania 17007
Event Phone
Phone: 717-795-0479
Description
ALL TIMES ARE EST
We invite licensed families and waiting youth to join us for a fun day of interactive activities at Diakon's Wilderness Center in Boiling Springs, PA! Please note that we are unable to extend this invitation to any children other than our waiting youth.
We will promote connections between youth and families by creating opportunities for natural interaction with guided activities. There will be opportunities to try both the low and high ropes courses. This event will occur rain or shine! Casual, comfortable clothes and sneakers are a must!
This matching event is best for waiting youth ages 12 and up and families open to this age group. We will be focusing on the youth and families present and will not have agency display tables. Due to the nature of the event, we are unable to extend registration to biological or adopted children.
The schedule is as follows:
10:00 a.m. -10:30 a.m. Registration, light breakfast Please aim to arrive at 10:00 a.m. It will take you at 10-15 minutes to get up the 2 mile driveway at the Wilderness Center, and we want to make sure you get a snack and drink before we start promptly at 10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Introductions and ice breaker activity
11:00 a.m. – 12:15 a.m. Team building activities in small groups/low ropes course
12:15 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. High ropes area is open
3:15 p.m. Closing Gathering
3:30 p.m. End of matching event
Please note that you will be contacted upon registration with a release form that must be signed to participate in the ropes courses and a request to send your child or family flyer. These will be provided at the end of the event to the families and child workers.
If you are registering a waiting youth, please also register yourself and/or the individual who will be staying with the youth separately as an agency caseworker.
Registration will close on May 22, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. for youth and May 30, 2023 at 11:30 p.m. for families.
Questions? Contact Katie Juliana at 717-795-0479 or julianak@diakon.org
Registration
Documents
- 06.03.23 Diakon Wilderness Center Matching Event [Download]
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