Sunday, December 20, 2015

Eastern Oregon Trilogy

We traveled to beautiful Wallowa County in Eastern Oregon for a trilogy of events December 10-11. Building Healthy Families sponsored two UniShow school assemblies and a community event.

It was a snowy Thursday morning when we presented at Joseph Charter School for an elementary assembly. 


After seeing our set up in the gym, the upper classes asked if they could join in on the fun, which we welcomed. The student's enthusiasm made for a fun event, enhanced with the excited screams of the younger grades throughout. Dustin encouraged students to practice never giving up so when challenges come along, they will already know how to persevere.  They can then face the challenges and grow through them. 




After the assembly, we had a quick turn around, packing up in Joseph to zip over to Wallowa Elementary to set up for an afternoon assembly. We we're equally well received in Wallowa by enthusiastic students. We were encouraged at the end of the assembly when it became obvious that they had been listening to Dustin's message. As students were filing out of the gym, they spontaneous started repeating in unison the theme of the the presentation, "Never give up! Never give up! Never give up!"



Sometimes we just don't know how he does it!  He even gets the unicycle to balance by itself!
Students at Wallowa Elementary interviewing Dustin for their school paper.
Friday we returned to Wallowa elementary for a community UniShow presentation. It was great to see so many come to the event. Dustin challenged young and old alike to use their abilities to impact the world. The only complaint we received after the show was a concern from the event organizer, wondering how they were going to "top" our program for their next community event.


It's a bonus to have family in the area.  Katie's nephew gets a ride on Dustin's shoulders during the community event.
UniShow Shop on display in Eastern Oregon.  If you missed it at the show, you can still get a few favorite items at our online store:  https://unishow.bigcartel.com

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