Building the Boat

We built a cardboard boat. It was a fun activity. Everybody helped build the boat. We glued and taped pieces of cardboard together and made a cool looking pirate boat. Unfortunately it had to much tape to pass the inspection so we used a boat from the Tempe South Rotary Club.

Light Rail

We had a good time riding the light rail train! We boarded the light rail at Mill Avenue and rode it to the end. We ate lunch at Christown Mall. After lunch we rode the light rail back. We learned how to purchase ride fare tickets and take public transportation.

We have reorganized our TAA Council for 2009-2010! The nominations were received and the votes were tallied. I am proud to introduce the 2009 Tempe Arc Ambassadors…President: Larry Goslin, Vice President: Bonnie Rothbard, Secretary: Paul Bennewitz, Treasurer: Scott May, Sergeant at Arms: Rick Sughroue, Birthday Coordinator: Sonia Johansen and Cheryl Poe, Reporters: Lance Winslow and Daniel Strelitz, Historian: Ryan Miller and Lisa Simpson, Flag Duty: Gloria Knoell, Activities Committee: Megan Sylvester and Justin Toler, Maintenance Coordinator: Jeff Bedient and Marc Bocketti, and our TAA Representative: Poco Carton. We thank everyone for their excellent service in 2008 and look forward to 2009!!

Not Pictured:Larry, Paul, Ryan, Megan and Marc

Our new Historians are ready for the challenge of updating and maintaining our blog.

Thanksgiving Dinner 2008

Our anual Thanksgiving dinner was a great succes. The food was delectible. Our friends and family came to enjoy our company and the great food. We even had our friends who wrote our theme song come and perform it for us. They Rocked the Arc!!! Thank you to those who brought food to share with with everybody!!

Cici's Pizza

This month we went to Cici's Pizza. We ate Pizza. This is one of our favorite hangouts and a very fun activity. We always enjoy when our staff have eating competitions. They stuffed themselves.

City of Tempe Halloween Dance

On Friday, October 10th we went to the Halloween dance at the City of Tempe Pyle Center.

There where a lot of people at the dance. We hung out with all of our friends. Some of the costumes where scary and some where awesome like Beth and Robert(Batman and Batwoman). There where some games to play as well. Some people won door prizes for thier costumes. They played great music like Michael Jackson, the Backstreet Boys, Beach Boys and the Monster Mash. If you missed this party, come to the Halloween Dance on October 24th.

Sugar Bowl

On October 1st we went to the Sugar Bowl. The Sugar Bowl is our favorite Ice Cream Parlor to visit when we need some sugar. They have a small arcade with basketball hoops and an air hockey table. They always give us our own party room next to the gift shop. It is a place where we can just hang out and eat ice cream with our friends.