June has brought many changes to ICC. We were able to celebrate the end of a “school year” with our local school district members through a fun bowling party, before gearing up for the summer schedule. Our summer schedule has already been packed with many community based opportunities. Members and staff, both in the morning and afternoon, are having fun with our summer theme weeks. June themes included: Movin’ and Groovin’, Disney, Challenge and Animal Planet. Some of our favorite activities over the month included: “Name that Tune” for Disney week, “Nailed It-Inclusion Style” for challenge week, and “Pet Painting” during animal planet week.
OUT AND ABOUT IN THE COMMUNITY
We would like to give a special thanks to the Whistlers Run and Rescue in De Pere for hosting one of our most hands-on community outings of June. Whistlers Run and Rescue has a simple philosophy that states; “every living creature deserves respect.” This goes for both two and four legged creatures. The rescue offers stables for boarding, a safe haven for a variety of animals in need of a place to stay, and hands-on tours of the grounds where guests are able to meet and even feed some of the friendly animals. The owners were amazing, giving not one, but two tours to our members!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Uncle Mikes Food Emporium in Appleton is hosting a Wine Tasting fundraising event for Inclusion on Thursday, August 22, 2024! You can find the ticket link at umfoodemporium.com. There are only 90 tickets available so get them while you can!
This fundraising opportunity has come at the perfect time for us. If you have followed us for a while you already know we have grown quickly in our first year of business. That being said, Shannon and I are excited to share that we have committed to a larger space, only one block away from the center! The additional space will allow us to grow our staff, members, and programming. The building is currently under construction and we are working with the construction team as they work to get the space ready. We are hoping to have access by January 2025, but will keep everyone updated as we know more.
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