The Global Families of Gwangju: Spring Festival!
The weather is getting warm and it is time to start playing outside. The Global Families of Gwangju are busy again.
On Saturday, April 20, we will hold an outdoor festival for kids (and for “kids at heart”). There will be carnival games, BBQ burgers and sports activities. As we are still in the planning stages, we are looking for help in the form of ideas for games, sponsorship and volunteers. Volunteers are needed to design and/or run carnival games, plan and supervise sports events, and people to help cook and sell food.
The Global Families of Gwangju is a non-profit group of foreigners dedicated to providing an active outdoor lifestyle for our children. We also try to bring people together to celebrate the holidays together and share our traditions with Koreans and people of all nationalities.
We hold a yearly Christmas dinner, where families can meet and enjoy a meal together. The kids enjoy meeting Santa and playing with each other.
In October 2012, we had our first Halloween carnival. Thanks to all the volunteers who made game booths, as the kids loved the games and ate a lot of candy. They got cool Halloween prizes and even got a crack at a spider piñata.
The Global Families of Gwangju also holds a baseball league for boys and girls, ages 5 to 10. The Dusters meet every Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. at the Gwangju Education University. They will begin this season as soon as the weather is warm enough. Coaches Quentin Boehr, Jeff Hamilton and Mark Kunza teach youngsters the basic skills of baseball. The older kids have participated in tournaments with Korean teams. We also meet every Tuesday from 4:30 – 5:30 at the YomJu Gymnasium for ice skating.
We hope to see a great turnout for this event. Let’s work together to make a great day for the kids.
Spring Festival Details:
Date and Location: Saturday, April 20, 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Gwangju Foreign School (next to the GIST campus)
106 Samso-Ro, Oryong Dong
Buk-Gu, Gwangju
Price: Free. Parents only buy tickets for carnival games.
Food: There will be BBQ hamburgers, hotdogs and various treats for sale. Also, a Kebab truck will make an appearance.
Contact Information: Please contact Kelly Palmer Kim via the Facebook event: (www.facebook.com/#!/events/228457820627530/) page or via email at: kelly0759@hotmail.com.
For details about the Gwangju Dusters baseball team, please contact Jeff Hamilton, via email at: j.hmltn@gmail.com
For details about the ice-skating, please contact Quentin Boehr, via email: at quentbear@hotmail.com