The guys at Three Forks enjoyed hot apple pies on Friday afternoon from McDonalds. This was a special treat for the guys to go to get a dessert especially before dinner!
10 2 liter bottles filled with water= $0
10 Glow sticks to put in the bottles=$5
an exercise ball filled with sand=$4
the fun that 11 Joyful residents had bowling= Priceless!
Joy Cove residents played cosmic bowling on Friday night. With a tight budget the residents and staff at Joy Cove have to come up with fun and creative ways of entertaining themselves and this past week it consisted of glow in the dark bowling. The hallway as the lane and bottles with glow sticks as the pins, the residents were equiped to strike out some fun! They also enjoyed some nachos and cheese for snack after their activity.
The title of this blog is the beginning of a quote by Martin Luther King JR the rest goes as follows “You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.” Joy Cove experienced this love and greatness on Monday January 16th when a group of student from ASU came out for their 13th annual MLK Day on, not off Challenge. A group of 9 students and 1 staff member came to Joy Cove to help out with a variety of projects that needed to be completed as well as hang out with the residents! They did a deep clean of the homes, organized the craft and art supplies, cooked dinner, made our laundry detergent, put together our Joy Cove Super Star Prize Board, and planned an activity with the residents. We are very excited that we got the opportunity to be a site that the students came to! Thank you for your hard work ASU and the ACT office!
Dr. Mayhew and staff hosted their annual Christmas party for the clients at Watauga Opportunities and the group homes in Watauga County at Greenway Baptist Church this year. The theme of the party was a wester theme. The residents were given cowboy hats, handkerchiefs, sheriff badges, and little jean sacks when they arrived at the party. The dentist office provided pizza, chips, dessert, and drink for the attendees followed by a boot-scoot-and-boogie on the dance floor! As always Santa arrived just in time to give each resident $10 in a small plastic boot! Everyone had a great time of fun and fellowship!
Joy Cove residents traveled to Hickory NC to participate in the State Special Olympics Bowling Competition. After several months of practicing and preparing several of the resident competed again teams from across the state and brought home 4th place!!! We are proud of each team member for their persistence and hard work!
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