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About 50-60 families take part in Family Fun Night
Families line up to register with CNMI Office of Youth Affairs staff before enjoying OYA’s Family Fun Night at the San Vicente Youth Center last Friday. (Contributed photo)
Despite the heavy rain last Friday that cut the event short, the CNMI Office of Youth Affairs successfully staged a Family Fun Night at the San Vicente Youth Center that drew an estimated 50 to 60 families.
The event featured treats for sale, live entertainment, game prizes throughout the evening, and special prizes for children who completed an “event passport.”
According to special assistant for Youth Affairs Ali Ogo, he said the event was “bumping and jumping for a little bit” until OYA made the call to cut short the event due to heavy rain.
Special assistant for Youth Affairs Ali Ogo, leftmost, and OYA staff share a photo during its Family Fun Night at the San Vicente Youth Center last Friday. (Contributed photo)
“We had about nine agencies come out and four vendors, it was bumping and jumping for a little bit. The rain came in and we made the call to [cut it short] it for the safety of the kids. …We were hitting about 50 to 60 families [before the rain hit],” said Ogo.
He said he and OYA did not want to see children running out in the rain to claim their event prizes. They ended up handing out prizes to all of the event’s attendees.
Ogo said the office will “have a repeat” of a Family Fun Night at the San Vicente Youth Center, a “Movie Night” in September, and a Family Fun Night in Koblerville. OYA will also be offering its after-school tutoring program beginning Aug. 18, but how OYA will run its program will depend on how the CNMI Public School System will conduct classes this school year.
Ogo said his goal is to hold Family Fun Nights at every community center on Saipan, saying it is important that OYA’s events are spread out throughout Saipan. “I [want] to cater to the community in general. We understand that San Vicente is a distant drive from the north side so we do want to bounce around,” he said.
