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November 1-3, 2007 - Basketball Draft
November 2, 2007 - Keystone Lock-In
November 8, 2007 - Around the World (Thunderbird)
This Friday 12 members traveled to Laos (aka. the Thunderbird's Boys & Girls Club). These members experienced six different areas in the Club, all focused on a different aspect of the country. In the Art Room members were handed Molding Magic (a Crayola product) and were asked to make Buddha statues. We teased our palate with food in the Learning Center; the first dish was chicken with rice and for dessert we had bugs on a stick (a Laotian delicacy) - in this case it was Gummy Worms. Out on the patio we learned about the art of Yoga. The kids learned the proper breathing technique while posing in the dog, child, sun, tree, and lotus positions. The Buddha Garden was set up in the Power Hour room, where members were read tales and given the history of Buddhism. The "Laying Buddha" can be found in this garden. It measures over 60 feet in length. The members watched a movie in the Computer Lab. The movie showed the Laotian markets, spoke about the living conditions, and told us about all the destruction the country encountered after the Vietnam war. Laos in the most heavily bombed nation in the world. Live shells litter the country side, where people, unknowingly, use them to build homes and structures in villages. Finally, the kids competed for prizes in the Learning Center. Members played a game that resembled that of Pick-up-Sticks and also tried their hand at a marble game.
November 9-11, 2007 - Keystone Regional Conference
November 9, 2007 - Power Hour Party
November 16, 2007 - Family Fun Night
November 26, 2007 - Basketball Begins
November 30, 2007 - Around the World (Barker)