Parent Meeting Turns to Party Planning
The North Park Friendship House held a mundane parent meeting to update parents about summer camp and several neighborhood moms wanted to know how they could become more involved in volunteering in the neighborhood and wanted to have some parent parties to give neighborhood adults a way to have fun and connect with one another.
"We should have a Second Chance Prom" said Stephanie, "or what about a karaoke night" said Rachel, both moms had come to the Friendship House to get paperwork and information for their children to attend summer camp in Marble Falls with other neighborhood kids and teens in North Park. Both women decided that in those few moments away from their kids while meeting with other neighborhood parents was a good opportunity to discuss planning a neighborhood event for the parents, something they could do to get out and get to know one another. "We don't ever get out and do things with the other neighborhood parents, our kids play together and we may walk across the street to chat a few minutes, but we need to get together to do things with one another" Rachel expressed. The camp meeting that was intended to last 20-30 minutes turned into an hour and a half long party planning and hang out time where moms swapped stories of funny things their children had done, fun things they would love to do as a group, and just general sharing of information about themselves. So this fall with the help of the Friendhship House, next door neighbors Stephanie and Rachel with get to help plan the first NorthPark Parents Night Out and see their dream of getting neighborhood parents together come to fruition.