Kennedy Heights Community Center

Over the past six months both Girls Inc. and the Boys Group at Kennedy Heights have been partnering with Inner City Outings of Madison. ICO is a local chapter of the Sierra Club that offers a variety of outdoor adventures -- such as skiing, canoeing, camping, hiking and many others--to urban youth in Madison. On a snowy December morning youth from Kennedy Heights traveled to Governor Nelson State Park to try their hand (or foot) at snowshoeing. the first challenge of the day was figuring out how to attach the snowshoes to our boots, but once we were set and comfortable in our new feet, there was a race to see who was the fastest snowshoer! Although it was a chilly day, the sense of accomplishment and the promise of hot chocolate kept the group going strong.

Ready to try another ICO adventure, we decided to go ice skating at Tenney Par. All laced up and ready to go, we raced, we twirled, we made ice angels and attempted our best belly-flop, and we even did a bit of ice skating. It was a perfect day and we were having so much fun, we did not want to leave.

Needless to say, we are excited and gratful for our new partnership with ICO and look forward to our monthly outings. This month we hope to go sledding and with spring around the corner, who knows where they will take us next. For more information on ICO visit www.madisonico.org