Spring at The PORT

Hey PORT Bloggers,

With all the recent sunshine and with the month of May rapidly approaching, we are loving spring here at The PORT!

April Break was a great time with a wide variety of activities. Highlights include Tuesday's pool tournament and Wednesday's Madden Football tournament, with close games and very happy winners.
We've also been enjoying Trailblazers "Get Fit For Spring", which is wrapping up with a circuit training workout this afternoon. We've kickboxed and done a nutrition scavenger hunt, and just enjoyed different ways of getting fit.
Coming up next we're looking forward to our Trailblazers "Geocaching", so don't forget to sign up through FRCE for a month of high-tech treasure hunting. This will be our last Trailblazers of the 2008-2009 school year, so if you've been wondering what's happening at The PORT, check it out!

Also, we're really excited about our next PORT Outdoors trip, the Backcountry Mountain Biking Excursion. Check it out, and be sure to sign up at The PORT by May 8th!

We'll see you around this spring!

April Vaca Happenings

Hey PORT Crew,

So for those of you headed off to foreign countries or warmer destinations over the school break, we wish you well... And we're a little jealous.

But not too jealous, because we do have some great stuff going on here at The PORT over April vacation. Check it out:

Thursday, April 16th - Open at 12:30 for FMS early release
Friday, April 17th - Open 12-6 for pool, ping-pong, etc.
CLOSED Monday, April 20th
Tuesday, April 21st - Open 12-6, Pool tournament with first-place prize from DeRosier's
Wednesday, April 22nd - Open 12-6, Playstation Madden Football tournament with first-place prize from Camp Toad
Thursday, April 23rd - Open 12-6, The return of the Freeport Treasure Hunt! (Wear sneakers and prepare to go out letterboxing!)
Friday, April 24th - Open 12-6, Movie marathon with recent release flicks

So if you're looking for some place fun to hang out, stop by The PORT! You're welcome to participate in the activity of the day, or just to hang out. Either way should be a good time, so we hope to see you there!

Sarah

Unleash Your C

Next Wednesday, April 15th, The PORT will be welcoming the "Unleash Your C" tour to Freeport. Stop by for the chance to win free t-shirts, backpacks, and more!

Unleash Your C (or Unleash your Choice) is a project of the Partnership For A Tobacco-Free Maine. The purpose of Unleash Your C is to provide an engaging and informative environment designed exclusively for youth to learn the power of the choices they make in their lives. For more information about this project, check out the Unleash Your C website.

The tour will be here as soon as school lets out on Wednesday, and stay through the afternoon, so we hope you'll be able to swing by and check it out!

It's Official (O"fish"ial?)

Someone should stop me, I know. This fish might be the worst thing that has ever happened here at The PORT in terms of the quality of my jokes!

But we did just want to let you know that the fish has finally been named through a very democratic process. Teen center patrons had approximately a week to submit fish names for consideration, and then the Teen Advisory Board took it to a vote this past Wednesday. Here's a quick photo of democracy in action:

And the chosen name... Marvin Raul Muffinhead. Here in the office we're calling him "M.r. Muffinhead" for short. :)