Valentine’s Day Highlights From The Youth Planning Committee’s (YPC) Love Crafts

By nadine Browne, CHairperson

YPC, led by Chair Nadine Brown and cochair Shawn Chandler, held a Pre-Valentine’s Day event, on Friday, February 10, 2023, where all RV youth and parents were welcomed. Our youth checked in with volunteers Michelle Reid and Lashone Brown. From there, they were able to visit different stations. First up, the chocolate station, where they made chocolate lollipops, chocolate covered pretzels with volunteers Tina Young, Donelle Brown,

Dorothy Jackson and Deborah. Then, the jewelry station, where youth created beaded and name bracelets with volunteers Shawna Hubbard-Thomas, and Gloria Young. From there, they could visit the Valentine’s card station, where youth colored and wrote Valentine’s Day cards with volunteers Shavonne Jackson, Terri Wright and Evelyn Hicks.

Beyond the stations, the youth participated in a self-love affirmations workshop where youth were taken through a lesson, wrote their thoughts in their workbooks and learned about affirmations, how to overcome challeng- es, and were reminded about all the ways they are loved and should love themselves. In the end, the participants were presented with their own self-love mirror to decorate and write their affirmations with volunteers Dr. Joy Harris and Lashone Brown. Throughout the evening, everyone enjoyed pizza and beverages with volunteers Khedda Hayden-Ryan and Monica Humprey.

We received and appreciated the generous donation from Kevin Livingston of 100Suits.