Helping Services For Youth & Families

Trampoline Park Group Mentoring Event
2021-11-06 11:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Jump Start Adventure Park, 3939 Co Rd B, La Crosse, WI
Let’s JUMP!
Youth Mentoring will be going to Jump Start Adventure Park in La Crosse, WI to have some bouncy fun times! Prior to going to the trampoline park, we will enjoy a meal at St. Luke’s Church in Eitzen, MN. Our delicious meal will be catered by Wings Supper Club in Dorchester, IA.
Those leaving from Decorah will board a Townline bus and leave promptly at 10:15 a.m. Those driving to Eitzen can jump on the bus there to travel with others to La Crosse. We will enjoy a large jumping area, ninja course, wall trampoline area, air bag jumping pit, nets course, basketball slam dunk, dodgeball areas, and more for one hour! All jumpers (youth and adults) MUST complete an on-line waiver form to be allowed to jump. For those who do not wish to jump, there is plenty of space to cheer them on as they jump!
Mentors For A Day are needed. Please hop to it and get your space reserved by contacting Kathy or Colinne by Monday, November 1.

Mentoring Social
2021-11-09 17:30 - 19:30 | T Bock’s Sports Bar & Grill (Upstairs), 206 W. Water Street, Decorah, IA
Bob, Izaak, and Reg get ready to enjoy an IMAX movie at the
September group event at the Mississippi River Museum.
Come one, come all! Meet and socialize with men and women who mentor or want to find out more about mentoring. Tuesday, November 9 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at T-Bocks Upstairs; Youth mentoring is hosting a Mentoring Social.
Have you thought about becoming a mentor? This is the perfect event to attend to find out more about how YOU can become involved. Mentors will informally share stories about the impact mentoring has on their youth and them as an adult, the dire need for boys to have male role models, and the ways you can get started so that you are comfortable with being a mentor.
Mentors, steering committee members, Mentors For A Day, and supporters of mentoring are invited to come and connect with others about mentoring. It is the event to invite or bring that person you know who will make a great mentor.
Everyone will enjoy socializing and free appetizers. Drinks will be available for purchase.This event is open house style. Come and stay the whole time or come for a portion of the time.
Youth Mentoring has a place for you! For more information, please contact Colinne or Kathy at me*******@*************es.org, 563-387-1720, or visit www.helpingservices.org/mentoring

Tasty Thursday
2021-11-11 17:30 - 18:30 | Culver’s, 904 Short Street, Decorah, IA, 52101
It’s time for some deliciousness! Come and enjoy a tasty treat, great conversation, and have some fun!!
Mentors, mentees, Steering Committee members, mentoring families, and those wanting to know a bit more about mentoring are invited to Tasty Thursday.
Youth Mentoring is excited to share a new location for the event-Culver’s in Decorah! RSVP’s are not required, but are appreciated.
Mark your calendar to attend!

Binge Drinking: Live Above The Influence
2021-11-18 17:30 - 18:30
On Thursday, November 18, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. an important training about binge drinking will be hosted as an in-person training and on a Zoom link. The training has been developed and researched by five Luther College senior nursing students. Topics being discussed are the definition of binge drinking, how it is prominent in northeast Iowa, how youth are involved, what we can do if we are worried about someone we care about, and how each of us can be advocates for being healthy related to alcohol use.
Attendees should pre-register at bit.ly/RegisterAboveTheInfluence. For those wishing to attend in-person, the host site is at Luther College’s Baker Commons. For those wishing to enjoy the training from their home, go to this Zoom link. This training will be very worthwhile!

SNEAK PEEK: Walk-The-Lights Night Holiday Lights 2021
2021-11-24 17:00 - 19:30 | Pulpit Rock Campground
This is your ONLY chance to walk through the lights!

Holiday Lights OPENING NIGHT 2021
2021-11-25 17:00 - 21:00 | Pulpit Rock Campground
Hi folks! Welcome to Holiday Lights! Look for Santa on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays in December (last Santa night is Dec. 19th). Santa is also making a special appearance at our Walk Through Night on Wednesday, November 24, the night before Thanksgiving.
Don’t forget the fireworks on Dec.14th! They can be viewed from the Decorah Hight School Football stadium. Stadium opens at 6 pm and the fireworks start at 6:30 pm. THANK YOU to our AMAZING VOLUNTEERS. Let’s make this the best season ever! – The Holiday Lights team

Holiday Lights, Friday 11/26/21
2021-11-26 17:00 - 21:00 | Pulpit Rock Campground

Holiday Lights, Saturday 11/27/21
2021-11-27 17:00 - 21:00 | Pulpit Rock Campground

Holiday Lights, Sunday 11/28/21
2021-11-28 17:00 - 21:00 | Pulpit Rock Campground

Holiday Lights, Monday 11/29/21
2021-11-29 17:00 - 21:00 | Pulpit Rock Campground

Holiday Lights, Tuesday 11/30/21
2021-11-30 17:00 - 21:00 | Pulpit Rock Campground

Holiday Lights, Wednesday 12/1/21
2021-12-01 17:00 - 21:00 | Pulpit Rock Campground

Holiday Lights, Thursday 12/2/21
2021-12-02 17:00 - 21:00 | Pulpit Rock Campground

Holiday Lights, Friday 12/3/21
2021-12-03 17:00 - 21:00 | Pulpit Rock Campground

Holiday Lights, Saturday 12/4/21
2021-12-04 17:00 - 21:00 | Pulpit Rock Campground

The Sound of Music Mentoring Group Event
2021-12-05 12:30 - 18:30 | La Crosse Community Theatre, 428 Front Street S, La Crosse, WI
La Crosse’s Community Theatre is presenting the classic Rogers and Hammerstein play The Sound of Music. Mentors, mentees, waiting youth, and Mentors For A Day are invited to attend this wonderful play. Famous songs from the play are “Edelweis”, “My Favorite Things”, and “So Long Farewell”. The story involves a widower who finds a governess for his incorrigible children and finds love in an unexpected person. Youth Mentoring will leave Decorah by Townline Bus at 12:15 p.m. We will attend the 2:00 p.m. performance and return to Decorah by approximately 6:30 p.m. Please RSVP to your assigned mentoring coordinator by Monday, November 29.

Holiday Lights, Sunday 12/5/21
2021-12-05 17:00 - 21:00 | Pulpit Rock Campground

Holiday Lights, Monday 12/6/21
2021-12-06 17:00 - 21:00 | Pulpit Rock Campground

Holiday Lights, Tuesday 12/7/21
2021-12-07 17:00 - 21:00 | Pulpit Rock Campground

Holiday Lights, Wednesday 12/8/21
2021-12-08 17:00 - 21:00 | Pulpit Rock Campground

Holiday Lights, Thursday 12/9/21
2021-12-09 17:00 - 21:00 | Pulpit Rock Campground

Holiday Lights, Friday 12/10/21
2021-12-10 17:00 - 21:00 | Pulpit Rock Campground

Holiday Lights, Saturday 12/11/21
2021-12-11 17:00 - 21:00 | Pulpit Rock Campground

Holiday Lights, Sunday 12/12/21
2021-12-12 17:00 - 21:00 | Pulpit Rock Campground

Holiday Lights, Monday 12/13/21
2021-12-13 17:00 - 21:00 | Pulpit Rock Campground

Holiday Lights, Tuesday 12/14/21
2021-12-14 17:00 - 21:00 | Pulpit Rock Campground

Holiday Lights, Wednesday 12/15/21
2021-12-15 17:00 - 21:00 | Pulpit Rock Campground

Holiday Lights, Thursday 12/16/21
2021-12-16 17:00 - 21:00 | Pulpit Rock Campground

Holiday Lights, Friday 12/17/21
2021-12-17 17:00 - 21:00 | Pulpit Rock Campground

Holiday Lights, Saturday 12/18/21
2021-12-18 17:00 - 21:00 | Pulpit Rock Campground
