On Saturday the 18th of June, many of our SAYC members braved the torrential rain at the St Albans Arts Festival at Verulamium Park. We ran several activities at our stall. Particularly successful were our Hoopla and Fishing Ducks games. These proved to be a huge success with many children and a substantial amount of adults too! We also sold bright and stylish T shirts, kindly donated by Garden Fields Primary school.
As well as our exciting fairground games, we also conducted surveys in our Mi Pod, a blow up igloo designed so that we can interview people confidentially. These surveys were conducted as part of our Mental Health Project. Our aim today was to research young people’s attitudes to, and awareness of counseling support in the local area and within their schools. This research will help to inform our project and when completed will be complied into data that will be sent to local schools and the District Council. For many of us, this has been our first experience of interviewing people in this spontaneous situation and it was a great opportunity to improve our confidence and social awareness.
All in all, the day was a huge success; the games were highly popular and we raised in excess of £150 for Youth Talk, a charity enabling young people to speak to someone about their problems. Not only was the day a fundraising accomplishment, but an example of effective teamwork, dedication and of course, powering through the pouring rain and carrying on!
