Haunted Trails and a Halloween tale (err, carol...)

On Thursday, October 27, SDAIHYC teamed up with staff and youth from Indian Health Council's Club 7 on the Rincon Indian Reservation for an evening of fright at Balboa Park's Haunted Trails. Nearly 50 youth, staff and parents braved the mile trek through the spooks and chills of the trail, which ended with Youth & Family Services Coordinator Christopher Scott being chased by a dude with a (fake) chainsaw. Unfortunately, we could not take pictures in the trail (although a picture of the formerly-mentioned moment would have been awesome). We do, however, have pictures of our dinner at Sanfilippo's beforehand, and the creeped-out faces of the participants afterwards! Check out pictures here. For some reason, only staff dressed up for the Haunted Trails (as evidenced by Melisa's nerd costume), but fear not! Come dressed up to the Youth Center on Halloween, when the staff members are dressing up as...each other!!! Also, for your viewing amusement, a little video our youth members made an hour before we closed on Friday:

Fridays are now TEEN DAY! (w00t)

Starting in November, Fridays are officially going to be "Teen Day," with programming focused on youth members ages 13+. So teens, come and join us on Fridays (we're only open one Friday in November, but you know, after that...)!  Let us know your suggestions!

"The Baldest Loser" ends

For those who didn't know, there was a little competition between Daniel and Gabe to see who would keep growing out their hair. First one to cut it lost. As you can see, Gabe was very happy when Daniel cut his hair.

We have a QR Code!

Thanks to Mr. Brian Hayes from Operation Samahan, we have a QR code! What us a QR code, you ask? Well, a Quick Response (QR) code is a fancy type of barcode originally used in the automotive industry, but now used in many businesses and fields! Our code will direct you to a page with a short description, Facebook link and link to our blog. OK, so you're already at our blog...but now you can share our info with others! If you have a smart phone (or other device with a QR Code Reader), simply enable the Barcode Scanner app, take a picture with your device's camera, and voilá! There you are...

SDAIHC at FilAmFest 2011

SDAIHC teamed up with fellow community clinic Operation Samahan and other community organizations at the 2011 Filipino American Arts & Culture Festival (FilAmFest).  Operation Samahan, a title sponsor for the FilAmFest and head of the Health & Wellness Area, spearheaded the program, the theme of which was "Healthy and Active Lifestyles."  In accordance with the theme, SDAIHC provided literature and giveaways on mental health, dental health, and diabetes prevention/maintenance.  The Youth Center also provided assistance in creating gift bags for attendees who filled out a health survey; the gift bags included goodies from all participating health organizations, including a frisbee and pamphlet from SDAIHYC!  The FilAmFest is among the largest one-day intergenerational programs in San Diego County, with nearly 15,000 people attending in 2010.