All the Family & Youth Initiatives programs - Chaffee County Mentors, Youth In Action, Nurturing Parenting, YouthATCrossroads, and Family-to-Family Mentoring - came together Monday, August 18th for the first ever FYI Back-to-School BBQ Potluck and Baseball Game.  One hundred kids, parents, mentors, volunteers, supporters, and staff filled the Buena Vista Riverpark Pavilion for some yummy burgers and dogs cooked up by our fabulous grill volunteers - Shantel and Spencer.  Andrew and Rayelle came to the rescue half-way through the evening to get another grill when we discovered the two we had were cooking too slow!  Dinner was delicious thanks to the potluck items brought by families and volunteers.

After dinner, big kids played baseball while small kids enjoyed a tee-ball game headed up by Rob and Megan.  Cheers echoed from both fields as kids ran from base to base and racked in the score.  Some mentors went to bat for the first time in 20 years.  A great time was had by all! - Especially all the kids that dog-piled on top of Rob Readmond (Family-Family Manager).

A HUGE THANKS to all our volunteers and families for making this special event such a huge success!

Mark your calendars now for the next All-FYI Event - A FAMILY HALLOWEEN PARTY - to be held Saturday, November 1st from 7-10pm at the Salida Scout Hut in Riverside Park.  Invite your friends - this event is open to the community and is FREE!  The party will include a costume contest, old-time dance, circus show, and haunted house and is sponsored by Family & Youth Initiatives, Salida Recreation, Arkansas Valley Music and Dance, and The Salida Circus School.