The second week of February is always a very special time for me. Why? Well. not just because it is St. Valentine's Day, it is also my birthday... coincidentally the very same day as St. Valentine's. Yes, I was born on St. Valentine's.
Monday started off with a presentation and Quiz dedicated to the No.1 topic of the News- The Winter Olympic Games in Sochi 2014. Person in charge- Lyudmila, presented the history and all the disciplines of winter olympics and then followed the quiz. Needless to say we all learnt the difference between biathlon and cross-country or how totally different luge, bobsled and skeleton are from one another.
On wednesday we got a special guest in JACis, as it was a career day and a young girl that is considering to work in the field of youth activities came to spend a few hours in JACis and see what it means to work or volunteer in a youth centre. Later that day followed a regular monthly Art therapy session.
Although St. Valentine's Day was officially on Friday, we finally decided that Thursday would be the right day to prepare an activity that became an inseparable part of JACis and has been around from the very beginning. Cat in the Bag, a game of its own sort, designed specifically to bring together boys and girls and perhaps spark some love every now and then. We have been preparing for it from the beginning of the week, putting together the list of participants etc. On Monday I even went around Rezekne and visited previously chosen local buinesses and institutions to go there and ask them for sponsorship for the Cat in the Bag. I call that a "Fundraising round". And it was quite a success as amongst others we got support in form of various prizes and tickets from institutions and businesses like Rositten Cafe, GORS, Silverscreen Cinema, JORIK, Latgales restaurant, Restaurant Little Italy and almasalsa.lv
Also first time in history of playing Cat in the Bag in JACis, the participants were vastly international, a total of almost 20 people from all around Europe. And it was GREAT!
And finally came the Friday. First thing upon my arrival to JACis that I noticed was the amount of hearts and baloont everywhere. Surprise birthday celeration! It really felt great and I even got a cake and some really nice presents. Almost made me cry =.)
Later in the afternoon we were all invited to JORIK for their St. Valentine's theatre performance and it was really great. Plus some of the people from the yesterdays game also came along with us. I can honestly say this was probably my best week in JACis so far, and the weekend party that followed made it the best birthday to date. Thank you everyone, you made me feel very special =.)
Monday started off with a presentation and Quiz dedicated to the No.1 topic of the News- The Winter Olympic Games in Sochi 2014. Person in charge- Lyudmila, presented the history and all the disciplines of winter olympics and then followed the quiz. Needless to say we all learnt the difference between biathlon and cross-country or how totally different luge, bobsled and skeleton are from one another.
On wednesday we got a special guest in JACis, as it was a career day and a young girl that is considering to work in the field of youth activities came to spend a few hours in JACis and see what it means to work or volunteer in a youth centre. Later that day followed a regular monthly Art therapy session.
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