Hey there! Im Cassandra!

Today was an exciting day as our group came together for our first meeting. This meeting was all about discussing how to get the ball rolling on all the tasks and brain storming we will need to be doing.

Some of the tasks we have so far are;

getting a quote from the bus rental company to transport all of our Recreation and Leisure students to and from the summit, getting paper work and forms collected and filled out for funding, contacting Bonnie who is helping run the summit to get a formal letter of the event, promoting the Rural Recreation Association social-media pages and lastly coming up with a starter activity to get a conversation going at the summit. 

The tasks have been delegated and we are eager to get this started! 

Hey friends! Im Kelsey!

Today was our third meeting in preparation for the Summit. We are making lots of progress as the weeks go by and the event approaches. Here are some updates to keep you all informed;

• We have come up with all the questions we are going to use for our opening Kahoot game

• Beach balls have been purchased and questions are in progress

• We have gathered contact information as to who we can get D.I.F.D bracelets from for more fundraising 

• The Students Association within Algonquin College has now provided us with funding needed for transportation of the Recreation and Leisure students and fee coverage for the Summit event

Everything is starting to come together on our end and we are pretty excited! Look out for our next meeting updates!

Hi All! Kara here! 

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Today we are beginning to get things ready for the Summit. Our group is responsible for creating an ice breaker activity , a kahoot survey around mental health/ slideshow presentation and also a survey for the end of the summit to get feedback on the day and for future summits. We also sent out information to our fellow classmates about the summit and appropriate dress code for the event.  

 

Ice breaker- Using large dice participants will answer the six questions posted on them and relay them to their group members. 

Mental health slide show presentation- creating a presentation on D.I.F.D and providing information about the cause and what D.I.F.D offers to those who may be dealing with mental illness. 

Kahoot- Create a survey with ten questions for participants to answer based on mental health and recreation. 

Final Kahoot- Create a survey to get feedback on the summit and future summits. 

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Hi everyone! Im Kara!

My classmates and I are getting very excited to be apart of the Recreation summit on November 15th. Today we discussed some possible activities to hold at the summit: Kahoot Game- Ask participants questions regarding to mental health and recreation. During the end of the seminar we will have another kahoot game with questions about each presenter. Ice breaker- Using a beach ball with different questions in order for the participants to learn more about each other and how they lead a healthy leisure and recreation lifestyle.

We also discussed ways to fundraise and promote more awareness about the summit: Selling D.I.F.D bracelets at Algonquin College stay tuned for more information and we all are looking forward to seeing you at the summit!

Hey all! Kara here again!

countdown is on! Just 22 days until the summit!

We have been communicating with Kaitlin Patterson who is apart of of the Rural Recreation Association committee and managing the social media page.

The facebook page is up and running, along with twitter. Feel free to like the facebook page and follow the twitter page and stay updated with daily posts!

Facebook- Rural Recreation Association

Twitter- @RuralRecreation

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Stay tuned for our next meeting! 

Hello! It's Kara!

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Yesterday was the big day! Cassandra, Kelsey, Ryan, Leena and myself were so happy with how the day played out! Ryan and I drove to the seminar together to help with the set up and get our parts organized. Kelsey, Cassandra, and Leena arrived on the bus with the rest of the students to ensure everyone made it onto the bus safely. 

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There were many informative speakers that attended. Each organization shared their ideas on how their organization can help youth and families can get involved in more recreational activities and reduce symptoms associated with mental health illnesses. 

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I lead the ice breaker activity. Cassandra and Kelsey presented the slideshow about D.I.F.D along with the mental health kahoot. Unfortunately, we ran out of time to present the final kahoot survey about the summit. We improvised with the help of our prof Kevin lee, by asking "What would you improve for the next summit in 2019" on a sticky note and participants stated their response on the paper as they left the summit. 

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Over all, it was a great day! Not only did we have lots of fun setting up and being part of the planning process, but we also found it very beneficial for our own knowledge. 

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