Annual Allendale Community Field Day

09/13/2019

Greetings!
I just wanted to alert you to a family fun event this Sunday at GVSU's Allendale campus near Zumberge Pond and the Kirkhof Center! Keith Piccard and I will be in charge of the water rocket activity!

Here’s the event schedule, which includes some fun, water-related activities for kids:

• 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Water fun including water rockets, stream tables, runoff models, tattoos, water-color painting and more!
• 3:00-4:00 Dancing by the Pond Open Children’s Class for ages 5-11. Learn and perform a dance inspired by the many ways water moves. Following the class will be a brief showing of what we create. All levels of experience welcome! Sign up your child for the dance class (Space is limited).
• 4:00 - Guest Appearance by Louie the Laker
• 4:30 - 5:30 - Live interactive performance of Paddle to the Sea by Song of the Lakes
• 5:30 - 6:00 - Water fun including water rockets, stream tables, runoff models, tattoos, water-color painting and more!
• 6:00 - 8:00 - Moana by the Pond with popcorn (weather permitting). Bring your blanket and curl up for a showing of Moana.

*Making Waves is designed to create collaboration across campus among students, faculty, and staff, as well as with the community. The goal of the Initiative is to explore and investigate the many ways that water touches our lives, from being a life-force to defining GVSU in relation to the Grand River and Lake Michigan.

06/23/2019

Volunteers
Allendale Community Field Day would not happen without our many volunteers! The event is a poster child for how community members and groups, Allendale teachers, and GVSU professors can work together to make a difference and learn and have fun at the same time.

Lizzie Schab, Kristen Borgman, Margaret Wheeler – Allendale Library (Registration)
Allie and Jennifer Dora (Photographers) and Elizabeth Dora (gift baskets)
Chad Potinsky and the Trisonics/Hexasonics (Make an LED Flashlight Station, Robot Demo)
The Freibel family (Becky, Nate and Elijah) (Kids Games, Set up/Take Down)
Michael Morgan and Boy Scouts (Laser Maze Station)
Tony Dolce, Matt Hopwood, Colin Vanderwal, Allendale Fire Department
Cynthia Wallentine, Erin Lammers, Mariette Van Garderen (Plants and Phototropism)
Bruce Ostrow, GVSU Biology (Infinity Mirror)
Heidi Jian, GVSU Electrical Engineering (Solar Picnic Table)
Greg Wilson GVSU Geology (Fluorescent Minerals)
Julia Reynolds, Cristy Sauter, Garth Cooper (Lunch)
Kyle Dehning (Sound Tubes -Eagle Scout Project)
Karen Chojnacki (Face Painting)

Behind the Scenes
Emily Newell and Careerline Tech Center artists (T-shirt, Flyer, Sticker, Save the Date)
Kris Pachla, GVSU Regional Math and Science Center (Theme)
Coordinators Keith Piccard (Firefly Station) and Peter Riemersma (Fluorescent Minerals)

06/23/2019

We appreciate and want to thank our sponsors this year who included Leprinos, Allendale Elementary PTO, Allendale Rotary and Countryside Greenhouse. They helped us continue to make this a free event for the community!

06/21/2019

Please check out some of the photos taken last Saturday during the 8th AACFD event by our photographers Allie and Jennifer Dora! (posted in a photo album)

06/21/2019

Pictures from June 15 Event

06/21/2019

06/15/2019

We are having AACFD in Evergreen Elementary Gym. Follow the signs and enter through the south entrance where we have the registration table. Pictured is the tent for the Rocks That Glow Station and one of three raffle prizes you will have a chance to win.

06/14/2019

Lightening Bugs and Summer Go Hand - in - Hand. Keith Piccard is hosting a station where you can get all your questions about lightening bugs answered. For instance, why do they light up? how do they light up? and what is their life cycle? Even though the arrival of lightening bugs in west Michigan appears to be delayed, come learn about these amazing insects that deserve our appreciation. Use your knowledge to amaze your less fortunate friends who did not attend AACFD.

06/13/2019

Kids, learn how an LED flashlight works and make your own flashlight to take home. We provide the materials and the Allendale Robotics club provides the guidance and instructions on how you can build one (yes, that is a paper clip)

06/12/2019

Allendale Community Field Day Will Go On Rain or Shine! AACFD has been held outside six of our 7 years! If the weather looks like rain, we will hold the event inside at the nearby Evergreen Elementary in the gym and cafeteria. We'll have all the same stations and lunch, just inside so we don't get wet. Check Facebook on Friday to see what our "call" is.

06/12/2019

Learn how the Allendale Fire Department's thermal imager is used in fire fighting efforts. Explore how it can be used to detect us warm humans (behind a sheet). Or can you tell which hand is holding the ice cubes?