Thursday, November 20, 2008

Evening In Excellence

Last night was Evening In Excellence for ourYoung Women. I can't believe it's already been a year! This whole night took a ton of work from a ton of people but it turned out so great! We turned the gym into The Eternal Gateway Mall and each of us was in charge of creating a store that corresponded with one of the YW values.

The night started out with a cute skit by the girls texting each other about going to the "new mall". Then the girls got purses and credit cards and were separated into three groups to "shop". The rotated from store to store while us leaders gave them a little five minute lesson on our store and value. Then they could purchase a little gift before they moved on. At the end, everyone gathered at the Good Works Gallery Boutique and each YW presented their 10 hour project and posterboard. After presentations it was dinner at the Food Court. I think it turned out way cute, but my pictures just don't do it justice! TRUST ME!

Here are some pics of the food court (we served tacos, baked goods and punch)
Divine Nature was a beauty supply store....Faith was a shoes store...
Integrity was a Jewelry store...
Individual Works was a clothing boutique...Choice and Accountability was a Bank...
And Knowledge was a bookstore...(this one was my project)...


13 comments:

JoEllen said...

What an awesome idea! Being in the YW would be so much fun!

Lauren said...

Your bookstore is amazing. I am glad all the hard work paid off.

Stephanie said...

Wow! You guys did a great job. I love your little bookstore and I can see why you were so busy all week. Good work!

Brandis said...

Wow, you girls are amazing! What a neat activity for the girls. I hope they appreciated all of the hard work that their awesome leaders put into it! :)

Marisa and Rob said...

You guys did a great job!!! Good job on your bookstore!!! :)

The Craigs said...

Now you can breathe. Good job!

Beth Curtis said...

um, that is adorable! I don't remember anything that amazing when I was in YW. Awesome job!!

Megan said...

sweetness. way to go! wish i could have seen it all put together.

Heidi said...

Wow, where were you (as a leader) when we were in YW?? That looks amazing! And I have to give you kudos on the Twilight book in your bookstore!

Elise said...

WOW it looks like you worked really hard to make it a special night for your girls! Good job!!

Unknown said...

yeah yeah... send me some info. Can't guarantee it would be in our price range... but it's worth a shot. We're trying to cut out expenses in our lives right now rather than add more than what we got on our plates right now! But yeah.. let me know!!

Ash Trump said...

Wow that is so awesome and so creative... I bet the girls had a great time!! You are definitely in the right calling ;o)

Ryan & Keri said...

This is such a cute idea! We have been brainstorming ideas for ours, so I may be asking you more questions later.