Youth Club offers youth a chance to get out of town

Times Reporter

 

Summer holidays for teens can be great at first: you’re out of the stuffy classroom; you can stay up late and spend more time with friends. After a while though, it can begin to get a little boring, especially if the opportunity to travel isn’t there.  

The Youth Club of Strathmore is starting their newest program, Fusion Youth Excursions, the first week of July. The program will run based on interest. Fusion Youth Excursions provides day trips over the summer for youth ages 13 to 17. 

“Not everyone has the luxury of having holidays off during the summer, and it gives them something to look forward to and a way to enjoy it (summer) without just hanging around Strathmore,” said Colina Clark, program coordinator for the Youth Club of Strathmore. 

“We hope to do one a week, again based on interest, and then if we have more interest we can go up to two a week.”

Ideas that have been discussed for the excursions include hiking in Banff or Kananaskis, using equine services in the area to go horseback riding, going to Horseshoe Canyon in Drumheller, Heritage Park in Calgary and so on. Nothing has been set in stone yet. 

“We find that we run programs based on community needs and with being such a growing community we don’t necessarily have all the services and activities available to youth so we’re simply offering another alternative,” said Clark. 

The group will have a maximum of 15 kids in it, and Clark said she is aiming to host the program on Tuesdays, though that too is yet to be determined. 

There are member and non-member rates for Youth Club programs, but the fees for the Fusion Youth Excursions will likely be determined based on the location. To find out more, or to register for the program, contact the Youth Club of Strathmore at 403-934- 4918.