Our "Lights on Afterschool" celebration has always been a BIG success! Many people have attended and enjoyed our refreshments and activities!
Our 2nd annual light bulb drop was the BIG event, with the children packaging used light bulbs with recycled materials to protect the bulbs during the BIG drop from about 20 feet. Materials ranged from old tissue boxes and newspaper to packing peanuts and pillow stuffing! After the fall the bulbs were unwrapped and analyzed for intact survival. Almost all survived! Emphasis on BIG also included the giant light bulb fashioned by SKIP kids prior to the event which was placed around town and at Peterborough Elementary School to garner support and invite the public to the event. Perhaps you saw it around town, maybe in front of Roy's Market where it appears in the picture above.
Along with this theme, attendees enjoyed light bulb cake and cookies made by the SKIP students. Community volunteers were thanked, other refreshments including chilies and soups ere enjoyed, and themed gift baskets were raffled off. One included 4 skip passes donated by Crotched Mountain Ski Resort, who also attended the event to show support for safe and enriching after school activities.
Also, at the event, prizes were awarded to the winners of the "What can you do with a recycled light bulb?" art contest. First prize went to a joint effort by middle school students Kayla and Natasha called "Woman who doesn't know what she wants to be for Halloween". They, along with other winners, received gift certificates to the Toadstool Bookstore.
All in all, it was a bright spot in the month, and we look forward to next year! (Save us your used light bulbs!)