After almost 3 years of half discussing, pseudo-planning, and almost having ideas, the Olympia Unitarian Universalist Congregation youth group is journeying to our partner church in Kissolymos, Romania. Despite the steep prices of the trip (over $2000 a person!) the youth (with the help of RE director Sara Lewis and advisors Erich Brown and Kate Harrington) have finally decided to take this incredible opportunity in early August 2011. To lessen the down payments on the trip, the Youth-Adult Committee and the group as a whole have brainstormed countless ideas to raise money for the group within and outside of the church. These ideas include Parents’ Night Out with daycare service provided by the youth, a Fun(d) Run organized by Erich Brown, soup sales during Coffee hour (and most recently a taco bar!), selling Standing On the Side of Love T-shirts, cupcake and flower sales for Mother’s day, and many others planned to fund this ten-day trip. Although I and a few others won’t get the chance to go, I greatly look forward to what my fellow youth will get to experience on this amazing trip to this historical church and village.
Even in this busy year of planning and fundraising, the youth group has carried on with even more than our usual load, having helped plan Fall Con 2010; taking a high school Our Whole Lives class; collecting donations for homeless youth; preparing for next year’s Articulating Your Faith course; planning an end-of-the-year sleepover, bridging ceremony for the seniors, and welcome party for next year’s Freshmen; and gaining FOUR new youth! It’s been the busiest year I’ve ever seen for the OUUC youth group, but definitely one of the best. I’m anxious to see what next year brings! Maybe that camping trip we’ve been talking about for at least 4 years!
by Ian Grendon (Olympia)
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