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Summer Fest 2024
Summer Fest is Janus’ annual celebration where we, as a Janus community, come together and conclude the summer by playing indoor and outdoor games and engaging in creative ways. It typically involves water balloons, water games, outdoor activities, the wheel of doom, a dance party, and of course a delicious meal provided by the For the Love of Janus Volunteer Guild! The participants love the opportunity to engage with staff in a unique way, which sometimes includes spraying them with pudding or even throwing a plate of whipped cream on their face!
Summer Fest 2023 also included the addition of our local first responders! The presence of Noblesville Police and Fire Departments, along with Carmel Police and Fire made a significant impact on the Janus participants. This engagement provided the opportunity for the Janus community to interact with first responders in a new and creative way, one that involved dance parties and water games, rather than a more high-stress atmosphere. John Sage with Noblesville Fire Department even volunteered to join the wheel of doom and was covered in chocolate pudding. He has made it a point to continue serving with Janus every week since! Carmel Fire Department had a fire engine the participants could explore and navigate, and Janus also had two Noblesville K-9’s, Carbon and Luna, join us in the fun!
Summer Fest is a highly anticipated event at Janus, and it is a wonderful time to bring everyone together and continue building the Janus community as well as the relationships with the surrounding communities! This year, Summer Fest 2024 will be held on August 16th and once again will include our friends with the local first responder departments! If you are interested in volunteering or serving alongside Janus, reach out to Jerry Jamison at jjamison@janus-inc.org or Tori Trevorrow at ttrevorrow@janus-inc.org. You may even be lucky enough to be splattered with pudding or whipped cream, sure to be followed with many smiles and laughs!
Thank you, Jerry D. Jamison
Development & Communications Director Janus Developmental Services, Inc. 1555 Westfield Road, Noblesville 317-773-8781, ext. 100
Join us for our 4th Annual Helping Lives Bloom: An After Hours Fundraiser with Janus, Thursday, June 13 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
REGISTER HERE: https://crm.bloomerang.co/ HostedDonation?ApiKey=pub_b01a819c-3a0f-11e5aac9-0afe91f37681&WidgetId=59522048
