Doing the Safety Dance

Last Thursday kept our puppeteers quite busy. Featured at the Progressive Agriculture Safety Day at the WKU Agricultural Center, our puppeteers put on not one, not two, but TEN performances in three hours! As small groups of children from local elementary schools cycled around to each booth, kids stopped to enjoy an abridged version of the bike safety program. Cash Express even teamed up with us to provide the kids with a bike safety activity book and multicolored suckers. I think we were a hit! Here are the shots.

Coming Soon to KOB: Hot Water!

Finally!!! After working in the office without hot water for the past year or so, we just received a grant to change our situation. Thanks to the Kentucky Colonels, Debbie will be setting up the appointment for the new heater tomorrow morning. We're so excited that the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels deemed our cause worthy. After all, the application was written during national hand washing week last December! This next hand washing week will certainly be observed in honor of this grant!

THUNDER AT DUSK

And I'm not just talking about the week's dreary weather pattern! Press release for Twilight Thunder Cruise. It's less than two weeks away already!

The South Central Kentucky Kids on the Block to Hold Annual Motorcycle Run

Bowling Green, KY – September 21, 2009 – Kids on the Block will host the 3rd annual Twilight Thunder Cruise Saturday, October 3, 2009, sponsored by RC Components.

The fundraiser to benefit Kids on the Block will feature a motorcycle ride at 6:30 p.m. departing from the local Harley Davidson store to Circus Square Park downtown. Riders will cruise at dusk under the stars and city lights on Scottsville Road. Following the ride, a party for riders and families will be held at the final location of Circus Square Park. The event will feature food from Wha-Bah and Chaney’s Dairy Barn. Families can enjoy live Southern rock favorites and corn hole at the party.

Title sponsor, RC Components, will celebrate its 20th anniversary by offering premium wheels as a part of the event’s raffle. Also up for grabs is a leather jacket donated by the Harley Davidson store. In addition to prizes, anyone in the community may purchase a raffle ticket now or at the event for $40 for a chance to win $5,000.

Those interested in participating in the ride can register at the event at 5:30 p.m. or fill out the form online at www.kykob.org. Registration is $20 per bike.

South Central Kentucky Kids on the Block is a nonprofit organization that travels the state of Kentucky to perform educational puppet shows that teach children about differences and how to develop a healthy lifestyle.

If you would like information on program topics or would like to support the organization, please contact the Kids on the Block office at (270) 842-2259. Keep up with the “kids” at www.kykob.blogspot.com.

And the Winner Is...

Everyone! Well, in the sense that if you were at Festival of Sand Friday, you came out a winner in one sense or another. Let's break down the official winners:

Spirit Award: Bristow Elementary
3rd Place: Potter Gray Elementary
2nd Place: Briarwood Elementary
1st Place: St. Joseph School (pictured)
Bowling Green Choice: Potter Gray Elementary

Sponsorships and donations helped Kids on the Block raise money necessary to keep programming free of charge in the local area. So as I said, everyone's a winner!
Be sure to check out all the photos and become a fan at our facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/South-Central-Kentucky-Kids-on-the-Block-Inc/44278941743?ref=nf

Huge Week Last Week

Not only was Festival of Sand last week (which deserves its very own post), but we received 3 grants! Sam's Club of Bowling Green donated $1,000 for local programming, and Target awarded us with $3,000 for local Bullies and School Safety shows. And that's not all! I received an email that the Kentucky Colonels will be giving us money next Tuesday, September 22. We won't know exactly how much until then, but hooray all the same! We're especially excited about the KY Colonels because I wrote that to fund a new water heater. We've been without water since before I started last November. It's definitely time with the fall and winter months approaching rapidly. So take a look at the check presentation. This one was especially cool for me since I was able to pull a close friend and dedicated Sam's employee in the picture with me.

Hear Us, See Us, Read About Us!

Everything is moving at a break-neck pace, you know, with planning 2 fundraisers. Prep for Festival of Sand is about to wrap up--the big event is next Friday! Then Twilight Thunder Cruise pops in 3 weeks later on the 3rd of October. We've been busy doing some publicity for the events. If you listen to D93 or SAM 100.7 here in Bowling Green, you'll hear the PSA we produced for Festival of Sand. You might also catch us on WNKY for interviews or the video PSA. Wait, there's more! Check out the write-up about Festival of Sand on the SOKY Happenings issue for this month. And, if we hadn't hit every media outlet just yet, you can always find pictures and write ups here and on Facebook.
We're excited for the big Festival of Sand. Teams have some really creative designs for the giant sculptures. There's a nice little buzz in the air as teams are competing for prize money this time around. It will be a day of fun and games. I have to say that I'm excited about the music this year, too. I've sunk a good deal of energy into making the playlist rock for everyone! So what are your plans Friday, September 11th?

Ruth Rose Rules!

Ruth Rose, editor of the motorcycle magazine Biker Up, is a great addition to our Twilight Thunder Cruise committee. The magazine features news and tons of event opportunities as well as jokes, recipes, and just a little bit of everything. I checked out the guest book on the site, and one fan even describes the publication as a biker's bible! Personally, I don't know much about bikes, but I picked out a really good drink and cheesy potato recipe out of it. I can't wait to try them out! There really is something valuable for anyone who picks up the magazine.

This month and next month you'll find a full page (that's right, FULL PAGE) ad for our Twilight Thunder Cruise on October 3. In addition to the ads Ruth runs in the magazine, she'll be donating arm bands for riders and boards for corn toss at the final destination of Circus Square Park. She's really taking the extra steps to help support our organization, and that is awesome.

Now go check out that ad in this month's magazine or visit her site at: http://bikerupmagazine.com/Home_Page.php

Note: The magazine is free so there's no reason not to check it out!