Bring your family to Bryn Mawr Meadows this Sunday afternoon for the second annual Washburn Games.  The Washburn Center for Children is hosting this event to creates awareness about a critical issue in our community:  children’s mental health.

The Washburn Games promotes a child’s mental and physical health.  Kids ages 4-12 can test their skills in 20 different sports activities, including soccer, basketball, football, cricket, lacrosse and baseball.  The event gives kids the opportunity to have fun in a non-competitive, non-threatening environment, while providing hope and support to their peers who struggle with depression, anxiety, loss or trauma.

Last year, nearly 100 kids participated in the sports sampler event – one of those kids was Connor Morrey.  At the time, Connor was five years old and a huge football fan.  He was excited not only by the chance to play football with kids his age, but to play other sports he had never even heard of, like cricket.

Connor’s mom, Ruth Morrey was also excited about The Games, but for a different reason.  She knew it would support Washburn Center for Children’s work with children in the community.

“Since having kids, I have become more aware about the challenges some kids face,” said Ruth.  “We wanted to be a part of the Washburn Games to spread the word about children’s mental health and Washburn’s services.”

These days, Ruth still hears about the Washburn Games a lot. “Connor says his favorite part about The Games was getting his gift bag and playing football,” said Ruth.

They are both looking forward to the Washburn Games this weekend, where there will be many new sports activities for Connor and children ages 4-12 from the community to come and try.

Register children online at:  www.washburngames.org and plan to join us Sunday from 1 to 4:30 at Bryn Mawr Meadows.

Thank you to Andrew Pooch from the Washburn Center for Children for joining us as a guest blogger. Doing Good Together’s regular blogger, Sarah, plans to attend the event with her family this Saturday.

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Sarah Aadland is striving to make family volunteering a meaningful habit for her family of five. Join the conversation as she ponders what they may (or may not have) learned and looks for helpful information about raising compassionate kids.Though she plans to one day put her Masters in Public Policy back to work for social justice, she sees family volunteering as a way to build a stronger community, a better world, and a more connected family. In addition to her children, Sarah tends a large garden, a small flock of chickens, and a habit of mindfulness amid the necessary rituals of parenting.

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