Changes, ch-ch-changes

I read somewhere once that 75% of blogs started with, "it's been a while since I've posted...". And I think I've referenced this before, which is a whole new level of sad. But, the fact that I haven't posted in a month has been for good reason, and I'm excited to share it with you! 

This past weekend, our local churches hosted "We Love Collingwood Day", an opportunity to do community service projects throughout the town. The Door was one of the beneficiaries of this day, and we were really excited to have a team of carpenters join us, as well as offer a free BBQ for our youth. We were able to make some pretty significant changes to the centre, including the addition of two custom entertainment units to store and secure our gaming systems, and the installation of a stage. My last post on here was a pictoral tour of the youth centre, so please use that for comparison. Here is the new layout of our back half:

Our stage can function as a stage when we are DJing, or have a coffee house.

Here we are setting up for program, just a couple of hours after we set up the stage.

Then when we don't need the stage to be a stage, it is a functioning seating area.

And here's our entertainment unit, and we have another identical one. They're mobile and lockable, and hold stuff!

 We're really stoked about the potential that this brings us for future programs, and with our summer schedule being released soon, it comes just in time for movie nights and open mic events.


And a big THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU to Journey Church, Greg and his crew, and all who were involved in We Love Collingwood, you have helped us continue to grow in the programs we can offer, and our youth think that this is pretty much the coolest thing ever! We are glad to be a part of the community with you!
 

A Tour

From our entrance: you can see the game tables, our seating areas, and the screen at the back.

Our employment wall, that we keep updated regularly.

Our records. And our amazing brick wall!

This winter we were able to add a couple of computers for the youth to use. This one has word processing and powerpoint capabilities, as well as programs to edit photos.

We also recently had the new DJ equipment donated, allowing us to offer some more music instruction.

Our house rules

Our billiard table and snack bar.

One of our couch areas.

Community service board

Our other computer has the same programs as the first, but with music software.

Many thanks to our co-op student Justin for his photo taking skills!