Dear Editor:
Twenty-five years is a long time for a youth centre to thrive in a small town. The Drayton Youth Centre has many people to thank for this longevity.
The support our community has provided these many years, both physically and monetarily, is testament to our belief that it takes a village to raise a child. Our 25th anniversary celebration was no exception.
Thank-you to the Kinsmen for your eagerness to join us in setting up your barbecue tent to serve over 200 people some very delicious burgers, hot dogs and sausages.
Thank you to the fire department for bringing in two fire trucks and allowing so many excited children the opportunity to sit inside and imagine being a firefighter. Thank you to the firefighters who stayed to help clean up afterward.
Thank you to Chuckles Balloons for your amazing balloon creations.
Thank you to Five Nineteen Productions and Catherine for your very popular escape room tent. We saw long line ups to beat their time in solving the puzzles.
Thank you to Tashia Esseltine for the many cotton candy treats you served to the youth.
Thank you to the Drayton Youth Centre’s (DYC) founder Andy Knetsch for speaking to us about the youth centre’s history and to councillor Marlene Ottens for representing support from the township.
Thank you to the Drayton Funeral Home for providing easels to hold the canvases for our young artists. The colourful canvases are now on display at the youth centre.
Thank you to Andy Speers for lending the Waddies games that even two-year-olds enjoyed playing.
Thank you to A la mode and Drayton Pharmasave for the much-anticipated prizes they provided.
And thank you to all who came to help us celebrate this milestone.
Dahl Atin,
On behalf of the DYC board,
Drayton