El Dorado Hills celebrates teen center, skate park anniversary

by Raeann Jones
Project Coordinator, Vision Coalition of El Dorado Hills

On a sunny Saturday afternoon, Jan. 19, the El Dorado Hills Community Services District Teen Center and Skate Park celebrated its one-year anniversary with a skate competition and barbecue. About 200 youth and 100 adults participated in festivities that included Wii Olympics, Guitar Hero, pingpong, pool, air hockey and, of course, extraordinary feats on skateboards!

The Squires, a middle school band, played several sets and performed a lot of new music. Many youth approached them with musical interests and applauded their performance. One mother said, “This is so inspiring to see these young kids making such great music. My son came to skate, but he hasn’t left the stage all day. He’s learning guitar.”

The El Dorado Hills Teen Advisory Council (TAC), sponsored by the Vision Coalition of El Dorado Hills, provided complimentary hot dogs and lemonade to the crowd. This was a great opportunity to promote the efforts of the TAC and to recruit new members to join and lend their voice to their community.

The event concluded with youth awards presented to teens for their outstanding contributions to the Teen Center, prizes for the winners of the various events, a word from the CSD board president, and a fabulous cake and candle ceremony.

The Vision Coalition of El Dorado Hills is a REACH Community Action coalition. Visit the Vision Coalition Web site. Learn about all seven Community Action coalitions on the Community Action page.