Travis's Corner From Travis... This September we'll be kicking off a new year for the youth! We'll be hosting our annual Welcome Back Swim Party and BBQ on September 7th. We ask that every youth attend this event, and that at least one parent of each youth be there as well. While this event is a lot of fun it's also very important! After swimming for awhile and sharing a meal together, the parents and youth will be split up for separate Welcome Back meetings. The youth will have a chance to reread the youth group handbook and reaffirm their commitment to our faith statement and to our youth group rules. Then they will have a chance to elect new members to youth council and learn about all the great things our incoming president, Kaitlyn Daley, has in store for them. While the youth are doing that, the parents will be meeting to go over some of the major activities that we do each year. They will also be asked to fill out the yearly health forms that we use. Having every parent attend ensures that we have all the health forms for our youth immediately, and that no one gets turned away from an event for not having a health form. Parents will also be given a copy of the youth group handbook so that they know what is expected of their youth! Finally, parents will learn about our rotating meals, and be asked to sign up for dates to provide food. We rotate meals around so that no one family has the responsibility for providing meals for everyone. I'd like to thank everyone, in advance, for attending this meeting. Yours in Peace, Travis