Get Aways

The second Arc Get-Away of the semester happened on Saturday. I wasn't able to be there, but I heard good things about the day. They started the morning watching some Kohawk volleyball, had pizza for lunch in A/D lobby, and went bowling. There were almost 15 individuals from the Arc that came to the Get-Away this month so our volunteers were kept very busy!

Our next Arc Get-Away is scheduled for December 11th and we are thinking about having a holiday party with everyone. I haven't really looked into what kind of activities we could do during the party but I'm sure some brownies will be involved. :)

Everyone from the Arc is always super friendly and willing to try new things. Most of the individuals aren't scared of something they haven't done before either. Our Get-Aways are fitness-focused, and in September we went rock climbing in Eby for about an hour. One of the girls who is blind, was determined to rock climb. She started, got scared because she couldn't find anything to hold on to, but when we asked if she wanted to get down, she just yelled, "Help me higher!" She didn't get to the top, but she didn't give up right away when there was a challenge. That is just one example of the positive attitudes and openness they bring along with them when the visit Coe. It is always great being around people like that. They say funny things and they ask you odd questions and they tell you how nice you are. It's because of them that I leave our Get-Aways a little happier and in a better mood than I came in with.


Mickki