Kids' PFT, 29 Palms

September 7, 2008

2008-09-21T16:10:00.000-07:00

Finally! Here are the pictures from the September event! Thanks to everyone, especially PMO and the Red Cross, who came!

We will have the next Kids' PFT on Sunday, October 5 from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. at the Community Center.

Here are some helpful hints:

** Please bring water and snacks for your children.

** I am providing some snacks and drinks for the volunteers only. If you would like to bring a plate of cookies or chips for the volunteers, please do so! I know that they will appreciate it, although don't worry about it if you're too busy! We all understand! We not only have all been there, we're all there now!

** We need to stay with the children. Although the Marines will do a fantastic job of entertaining, we are still responsible for supervising our children.

** Have your children wear sneakers or court shoes. No heelies or hard soled shoes, please.

** We may have the opportunity to play outside; make sure you have hats, sunscreen, etc. for the kids.

** This is intended to be fun, unstructed play. If you think of some other equipment that might be nice for us to have for the children, please let me know! The program is for our children and we can, within reason :), do what we want!

** If your child has a sport they want to practice or special toy they want to play with, bring it and we'll find someone to help.

** Bring a sense of humor!

July Event, part 1

2008-07-13T19:52:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures from today's Kids' PFT event! We had 24 kids and 104 Marine volunteers! That's a 4.3 to 1 ratio, Marines to kids! Sounds about right! ;)

It was going to be easier to post this in different sections so please forgive me for taking the easy route!

Thanks SO MUCH to our incredible Marine volunteers, to the Moms who brought cookies, and to all the Moms who brought their children!

We'll see you at the next Kids' PFT on Sunday, August 10 from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. at the Community Center again. Please pass the word to the families of those who are deployed -- we need to keep all these Marines busy!

July Event, part 2

2008-07-13T19:51:00.000-07:00

July Event, part 3

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July Event, part 4

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July Event, part 5

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July Event, part 6

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July Event, part 7

2008-07-13T19:44:00.000-07:00

July Event, part 8

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July Event, part 9

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July Event, part 10

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July Event, part 11

2008-07-13T19:25:00.000-07:00

July Event, part 12

2008-07-13T19:22:00.000-07:00

Helpful Hints for July 13's Event!

2008-07-10T14:44:00.000-07:00

Helpful hints:

** Please bring water and snacks for your children.

** I am providing some snacks and drinks for the volunteers only. If you would like to bring a plate of cookies or chips for the volunteers, please do so! I know that they will appreciate it, although don't worry about it if you're too busy! We all understand! We not only have all been there, we're all there now!

** We need to stay with the children. Although the Marines will do a fantastic job of entertaining, we are still responsible for supervising our children.

** Have your children wear sneakers or court shoes. No heelies or hard soled shoes, please.

** We may have the opportunity to play outside; make sure you have hats, sunscreen, etc. for the kids.

** This is intended to be fun, unstructed play. If you think of some other equipment that might be nice for us to have for the children, please let me know! The program is for our children and we can, within reason :), do what we want!

** If your child has a sport they want to practice or special toy they want to play with, bring it and we'll find someone to help.

** Bring a sense of humor!

June 1, 2008

2008-06-04T18:30:00.000-07:00

Our second Kids' PFT took place on Sunday, June 1, 2008 at the Community Center. We had 40 kids, ~21 moms, dads, and even a granddad, 13 civilian / mom volunteers, and 86 Marine volunteers for a total of 98 volunteers!!!!

Sno-cone and popcorn machines as well as Hannah's lemonade stand in support of Operation Lemonade, benefitting pediatric cancer research, helped keep the children's energy level high (as if sugar was needed!!). Marines donated $90 in 30 minutes to the fundraiser, primarily buying lemonade for the children. I applauded the generosity of the Marines at the time but now I wonder if they weren't exhausted and trying to slow the children down for a minute! I imagine that a room full of excited children is much more demanding than the toughest Drill Sergeant! :)

Upcoming dates for the remainder of the year are:

Sunday, July 13
Sunday, August 10
Sunday, September 7
Sunday, October 5
Sunday, November 2
Sunday, December 7

All times will be from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the Community Center unless otherwise noted.

Thanks to the volunteers from the Band, CLB-7, SJA, and MCCES for their time and energy! We so appreciate your commitment to deployed Marines and Sailors as well as their families!

Next Event Scheduled!

2008-05-01T22:25:00.000-07:00

The next Kids' PFT will be held on Sunday, June 1, 2008 from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the Community Center, next to the Lincoln Military Housing Offices. Note the new location!

Helpful hints:

** Please bring water and snacks for your children.

** I am providing some snacks and drinks for the volunteers only. If you would like to bring a plate of cookies or chips for the volunteers, please do so! I know that they will appreciate it, although don't worry about it if you're too busy! We all understand! We not only have all been there, we're all there now!

** We need to stay with the children. Although the Marines will do a fantastic job of entertaining, we are still responsible for supervising our children.

** Have your children wear sneakers or court shoes. No heelies or hard soled shoes, please.

** We may have the opportunity to play outside; make sure you have hats, sunscreen, etc. for the kids.

** This is intended to be fun, unstructed play. If you think of some other equipment that might be nice for us to have for the children, please let me know! The program is for our children and we can, within reason :), do what we want!

** If your child has a sport they want to practice or special toy they want to play with, bring it and we'll find someone to help.

** Bring a sense of humor!

Pictures from our 1st Event!

2008-04-29T13:12:00.001-07:00

Here are some pictures from our first event! Please feel free to send any photos to KidsPFT29palms@live.com and we can add them!

1st Kids' PFT on Sunday, April 20, 2008

2008-04-24T09:10:00.000-07:00

Kids' PFT (Play and Fun Time) had its first event on Sunday, April 20, 2008 from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the East Gym aboard the 29 Palms Marine base! We had 44 children and 33 volunteers to include 30 Marines, ranging in rank from Private to Lt. Colonel, with 28 from MCCES alone!

We hope to have even more volunteers and children for our next event which is TENTATIVELY scheduled for Sunday, June 1, 2008 from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the East Gym. NOTE: The East Gym can bump us for special events so they cannot confirm a date this far in advance. Please check back closer to the date for confirmation!

Thanks to all who showed up: volunteers, children, and moms! We hope to see you again soon!

Stay tuned for pictures!