By Katharine Boyle
Our Youth Their Future celebrated its seventh annual youth rally at Morristown’s Cauldwell Playground on Saturday.
The free day of food, fun and entertainment included a pep talk from Aaron King, who advised kids that if they stay out of trouble, and give their education the same energy they apply to video games, they can accomplish anything.
The afternoon featured picnic food, raffles, health demonstrations, swimming, a basketball tournament, and plenty of activities for children including a potato sack race, frog toss, face paintings, kickball and a bouncy house, which kept participants busy for hours.
A DJ kept the tunes coming between performances by Morristown natives Pam Underhill, a gospel singer; and Rob Stephens with his Acoustik and Electrik bands. The crowd also heard from 3rd Element.
Sponsors included Atlantic Heath Systems, Freedom House, the George Gramby Observance Committee, Eastern Stars, People Helping People, the Zufall Health Center, CARES (Center for Addiction Recovery Education & Success) and the Tyrian Lodge.
“We are thankful for the support from Mayor Tim Dougherty, the Morristown Partnership, the organizations who participated, and all the local businesses, restaurants, people who contributed, and all of our volunteers who helped to make our event a huge success,” said Morristown Councilwoman Toshiba Foster, co-founder of Our Youth Their Future.
Slideshow photos by Katharine Boyle
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