Learning Center Easter Celebration

We have been planning a fun Easter party for the active clients at the Ark-La-Tex Learning Center for about a month now.  We had a great turn-out and I was so excited about that!  I was thankful that we had plenty of volunteers to help out including: Neil, Leslie, Mom, Beau and Leigh, and lots of clients.  Neil grilled hot dogs for everyone and Leigh painted faces.  We had a preacher there to give a little Easter message for everyone.  The kids each got a basket and got to find 15 eggs each.  We decorated cookies, had face painting, and Easter Bunny pictures.  I think everyone had a great time.  One of the moms told me that this party was going to be the only Easter they were going to get.  I was so glad that we got to do this for them!

So many of my friends donated baskets, eggs, Easter grass, and other items to make it a success.  The Captain Shreve HS Z-Club donated goodie bag fillers and about 300 filled eggs!  Our church, FUMC donated all of their left over goodie bags from their Easter egg hunt and let us borrow their bunny costume.  Neil's Aunt Catherine bought all of the hot dogs and buns. Sylvia (the assistant director) kept saying "isn't amazing what God does?"  It really is.  We didn't know where we were going to get half of the stuff we wanted to do...and we ended up with leftovers!

THANK YOU to everyone that helped make it a success!  We are hoping to have one every year.

I didn't want to upload any pictures of people that I don't have their permission...so you will know most of the people.  I just want to give you an idea of the awesomeness that is the Learning Center.  It is so great that we have such a neat organization in town.

A family photo...not so cute...but we were all there having fun!

Now, we just have to start planning the Mother's Day luncheon!!!