On Saturday, July 25, Homestretch held its annual summer picnic at Cherry Hill park in Falls Church. This is a day when all Homestretch families come together to share food, fun and fellowship. Each parent brings a dish of food from their country, so that everyone can enjoy an 'international buffet'. Over 20 countries are represented within our agency! The food was amazing, as it always is when our parents cook.
When the feasting was over, the games began. This year, we decided to include the parents in the games, and we created Homestretch Summer Olympics. We divided the participants into 6 teams of adults and children. As a team, they competed in 4 games, including the egg on a spoon relay, a shoe scramble, shelling a pea, and threading a hoola-hoop from one end to the other without letting go of hands. It was fun to see our parents out there racing and cheering for their team! Prizes were handed out to the top 3 teams.
Finally, at the end of the picnic, backpacks filled with school supplies were distributed to all school-aged children. This is definitely one of the highlights of the picnic, as our children are so excited to receive their new book bag!
The day was a lot of fun and ran very smoothly with the help of our outstanding volunteers from BB&T. It was a great way to celebrate the summer and get our kids excited for a new school year!
