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May 25, 2007

Back to School Bash

Community Impact Plan

Event /Project: Back To School Bash
Date: Saturday, July 28, 2007
Location: The Lakeland Center
Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Family Fundamentals Contact: Shawna Butler
Success By 6 Contact: Jodi Tucker

Program Objective:
• 5,000 family members will participate in activities planned to stimulate school readiness skills including early literacy (pre-reading skills), fine motor (small muscle/pre-writing) and gross motor (large muscle) skills, math, science and creative arts.

• Approximately 1500 parents will observe and participate in school readiness activities that can be duplicated at home.

• Approximately 1500 parents will receive information regarding resources including but not limited to health and safety, parent education, consumer counseling, and family counseling.

• Approximately 3500 children will participate in activities that help them to enter school ready to succeed.

• Provide 3000 children with a backpack full of school supplies and a new pair of shoes, along with health care screenings (physicals, vision, speech, hearing and body mass index), and haircuts.

• 2000 family members will participate in activities planned to stimulate school readiness skills including early literacy (pre-reading skills), fine motor (small muscle/pre-writing) and gross motor (large muscle) skills, math, science and creative arts.


Posted by Kristin Carlson at May 25, 2007 03:54 PM

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