1. Adults
2. Teenagers
3. Kids
For each of these groups they could each have something new that would make the community and Atchison great.
Adults- If Atchison adults had more opportunites to get out in the community and become familiar with not only other adults but the students that are here from all over the country. Things that would help to accomplish this would be a place to gather that they can have some food and drink and be in a quite friendly smoke-free atmosphere. I know that in July Atchison is supposed to go smoke-free everywhere. If they could go somewhere they will also need somewhere to put their kids and not be worried about them being in trouble or being not properly taken care of. Something that could be done to help this is having a childcare facility on the BC campus because there are always people who would be willing to help out and there are opportunities for enjoyment on campus such as gyms, computers, and tvs.
Teens- Simply a place to gather that is sponsored by someone to keep them off the streets and free of drugs and alcohol. A sober teen community would create an easier living community for the people of Atchison.
Kids- A place to be kids like a leaps and bounds or a jungle gym. I know both of these would be expensive but im sure there are ways they could cut costs and make it very sustainable and easy for the kids to be able to have fun everyday. The YMCA could be a good starting point for this opportunity.
3 comments:
Atchison could use a lot of new businesses to come to this town. To me it seems Atchison is behind the times. How many national chain business are there in this town? 6 or so maybe more. There needs to be more here in town. Everyone says there needs to be something in town for the kids to do. I dont know if i agree with that completely there are things for them to do in this town. 2 of the biggest things that i think we need is a chain restraunt like an Apple Bees and a drive in movie theatre. I think a drive in would be a great idea its something that most places in the area have.
I know that there are a lot of things like amelia weekend and things like that but, i think the more the better. also i think that in order to get bc people invovlded in the community some of these evenets should be held while the students are in town. there is another side of this town that studetns dont always get to see.
I plan on coming back to Atchison for amelia weekend. I've never been here for any Atchison event before. Before I took this class, I never really knew of anything to do in Atchison that was fun or exciting. But, after mingling with the people of this community, I now know of a few things. I think that Atchison really needs events like amelia weekend for each of the four seasons.
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