Children from Union Gospel Mission's Center of Hope enjoyed a fun day filled with giggles, laughter and fun on February 2nd.   The day began with lunch donated by Mooyah Burgers, Park Cities.    Drew and his staff treated the children with burger cards so they could "design" their own burger anyway they wanted.   

What a treat for these children that have so few choices in their lives.  After lunch the children were given a tour of the Rainbow Day's offices where their favorite part was riding the elevator.  A surprise waiting for them in the Rainbow Days conference room were blankets for each child and birthday boxes for those celebrating their birthday all donated by Prince of Peace Catholic Community.  The day continued when the children were able to see a beloved storybook come alive, "Goodnight Moon" at the Dallas Children's Theater with tickets donated by Texas Instruments.  To sum up how the experience rated, a child remarked, "Can we do all this again tomorrow?"  A special thank-you to Drew Hollingworth and his staff at Mooyah Park Cities, 6713 W. Northwest Highway, Dallas, TX 75225, Prince of Peace Catholic Community, and Texas Instruments for making special memories for Rainbow Days' children.

Forty-six children from Reconciliation Outreach were selected to participate in an adventurous and fun filled day at the Perot Museum. Helping to provide a day of learning and wonderment were students from Texas A&M who were participating in the MSC Spencer Leadership Conference in Dallas. The Conference provides a unique opportunity for college sophomores to enhance personal and public leadership skills in the pursuit of lifelong excellence in diverse environments. Each child was paired with a "buddy" for the day as the students encouraged, mentored and shared about college life to inspire higher learning.   

 

The Perot museum was a big hit inspiring curiosity as the children and Aggies amazed their brains with hands-on learning experiences.  The group headed to Infusion Church in Oak Cliff for lunch with their buddies and walked into a festive party setting with balloons and decorations provided by Rainbow Days' new auxiliary board. After lunch, Samantha Santiago, the MSC lead Director of the conference directed the children in an activity about setting goals and dreams for their future and the steps in how to achieve them.  The focus of the activity was to emphasis the importance of taking education seriously and how that will set them on the path to achieve their life goals.  As the day came to a close both groups said goodbyes with a special closing.  The Aggies taught the children their fight song and yells and the children taught their buddies their Rainbow Days' group closing with the focus on the major message, 'I believe I have a purpose'.  

A big thank-you to the Perot Museum of Nature and Science and their wonderful staff-Steve Hinkley Vice President of Programs, Jean Melton, Sales Coordinator and Karin Foronda, Programs Project Manager, Infusion Church Pastor Jacob Rodriquez his wife Rebecca and Tony Sotelo who donated space for lunch and the afternoon activities, Spencer Leadership delegates and A&M students, and the Rainbow Days Auxiliary Board all who provided a day filled with wonder, excitement, bonding and learning.