2021 Virtual Winter Outing

Virtual Winter Outing

Saturday, January 30, 2021

11:00AM-5:00PM ET

w/7:30PM parent meeting

**RSVP CLOSED**

11:00AM              Sign-in early and visit friendly links from our VIPs, speakers and more…

• HELLO from Mandy Pursley
• HELLO from Author, Sherry Cerino
• HELLO and excerpt from Author, Steve Pratt
• HELLO from mentor & music teacher, Valerie Thomforde

11:30AM              Welcome (please be sure to have updated Zoom HERE)                          MAIN SCREEN

11:45AM              Tony Memmel – hello to families & musical kickoff                               MAIN SCREEN

12:30PM            THREE FABULOUS SPEAKERS                                                           MAIN SCREEN

• Mandy Pursley – Actor, Advocate & Costume Designer
• Jim Abbott – Author & Notorious Baseball Pitcher (pitched non-hitter!)
• Scott (Scooter) Blackburn - Rock Climber, Carpenter & Professional Theatre Rigger

2:00-3:00PM       ALL HHF YOUTH PARTICIPANTS (meet MENTORS)                              BREAKOUT RM

       (after mentor intro, participants will be asked to move to separate rooms)

• Grade 5-6                                                              BREAKOUT RM
• Grade 7-8                                                              BREAKOUT RM
• Grade 9-10                                                              BREAKOUT RM
• Grade 11-12                                                              BREAKOUT RM

      MUST SIGN UP IN ADVANCE TO BE ADMITTED TO BREAKOUT ROOMS

      Must sign up in advance and participate to be entered in the raffle to win an Amazon gift card.

2:00PM          Authors’ Spotlight – (for ALL ages) PRE-RECORDED BY AUTHORS

(for those not participating in Youth Meetings at 2:00PM)

Ages 7 & Up: The Turtles of Crab Island & Ella & the All-Stars & Davey’s Big Race - by Sherry Cerino

Ages 4 & Up: Diesel & Mack - by Sherry Cerino

Four heartwarming stories about differences, acceptance and friendship!   

Different is Awesome - by Ryan Haack back by popular demand!)

“Not only are differences a similarity we all share, but they are what make us unique – AND AWESOME!”

Ash Forest and The Kings Gold - excerpt read by Steve Pratt (pre-taped)
 

Ash is a high-spirited young hero with an upper limb difference who achieves great things. This story humanizes a population rarely represented as key characters in mainstream literature.

3:30PM          Entertainment/Performances (HHF kids’ videos due January 22^nd!)            MAIN SCREEN

                              Email to Valerie.Thomforde@gmail.com

• • • HHF Kids - Please share your gifts of Music, Dance, Sports, Poetry and more…
    • See All BOOST Workshop Cool & Creative Results Displayed (held on Jan 23^rd)

7:30pm                Parent Meeting – for parents of HHF children only                               Separate Zoom Link Provided                                                  

• MUST SIGN UP IN ADVANCE TO BE ADMITTED TO LINK
• Zoom link will be provided after confirmation of sign up
• Breakout rooms will be assigned randomly