Optimist Family Fun Fair!

Hello all,

This is Kay and this is the first time I've written in this MSA Museum Blog. I'm the local summer student! I go to the University of the Fraser Valley while the other girls come from further instutions such as the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Concordia University in Montreal and University of Ottawa.

Thanks to all of those who came out to the Optimist Family Fun Fair this weekend. The weather was beautiful and there was a fantastic turn out. This free, fun family event had multiple acts like Sun Hang Do, The Magic Boyes, the FreeStyle Dancers, Brook Harris and many more performers that showed off the talented children we have in Abbotsford and the Fraser Valley. I'm so happy to be a part of such an active community and generous community as many of these acts were volunteers. It was wonderful to see a community work together to put on a fantastic fun-filled event.

A special thanks to the Optimists who had their hands full handing out free hot dogs and juice boxes. Without them this event would have been impossible. They truly reached their mandate on Saturday as the event brought out the best in many local children. :)

It was a wonderful feeling to plan a big event and have it materialize. One of the students was only able to stay for an hour of the day. Poor girl. After putting all of the effort into planning the fair, I'm so glad I was able to help it succeed the day of.

Thanks again to everyone involved in making the day wonderful. Volunteers, Optimists, performers and community booths. I hope to see you all again next year!!

-Kay

June 19th: The Optimist Family Fun Festival

This weekend we had The Optimist Family Fun Festival at the Trethewey House Grounds. It was a great hit with kids and parents alike. The hard work was definitely worth the resultant success. Children were giggling, dancing, and smiling their way to all the fun stations set up. The sun was bright and the breezy afternoon was perfect for such a fun day. The lineup of children, eagerly waiting with their families to play a game of bocce, to race at the obstacle course, to look through an astronomer’s telescope, get a turban tied and at dozen other stations was pleasure to see. Our staff at MSA Museum thanks all that attended the event and we hope to see you all again next year and those who couldn’t make it to the event this year, do not worry, our annual Optimist Family Fun Festival will be back again next year.

Sidhu

Some children enjoy the sack race.

Sun Hang Do had a very cool show for us, which also included brick-breaking!

 

Dixie Gold and his balloons were quite popular, he had a line-up the entire day!

NSM² Bhangra wowed us with their colorful and energetic performance.