On Friday, we had an awesome Beacons Family Night at the Fred Wells Tennis and Learning Center by Fort Snelling. A group of our young people go to the Tennis Center twice every week to work on their tennis skills and work on academic enrichment, too!
Here is a shot from the second floor of the Tennis and Learning Center. You can see into the tennis dome where our young people get lessons twice a week.
While at the Tennis and Learning center, our young people get to work on computers a lot. They work on keyboarding software. Here is a shot of one of our families practicing together!
Families took to the courts at the Tennis and Learning center.
There was even a little table tennis!
The day after our super fun Family Night, some of our Middle School participants got a chance to attend the Multi-Cultural Achievers Regional Summit. There were young leaders from all over the country at the Holiday Inn in Bloomington.
We got to attend informational workshops like "Money Management", "Loving the Skin I'm In", and "Buff, Fit and Fine."
We ate a delicious lunch!
Stacey and Alyson found a meeting room with a familiar name
Then we watched a really thought-provoking speaker. Dr. Farrah Gray made his first million at the age of 14. He was raised on the South Side of Chicago. He is a business mogul, best selling author, and was the youngest person to have an office on Wall Street. He spoke about how to pursue your own success. He was so inspiring to our young people!
We even got a chance to meet him!
So now you know what happens outside of regular Beacons hours! Happy Spring everyone! Now get outside and enjoy the beautiful weather!
