mankatoleep.org LEEP's Annual Halloween Dance & Costume Contest

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1 Happy Halloween en LEEP Family! We are beginning g to see signs of fall outside and in the stores. At LEEP we are planning many fun activities and events for the upcoming months, including a Halloween dance that will be held in the cafeteria at MRCI on Thursday, October 25 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. You have plenty of time to plan your costume. Please join us for music, snacks, and prizes! We will be giving away a couple of free 2019 memberships so please be sure to invite all of your friends! All ages are welcome. Please note this is not a LEEP staffed event, so staff/guardians must be present with participants as needed. Please remember that we have another fun LEEP event coming up as well! Our 2nd annual Ugly Sweater and Karaoke Contest will be held on Thursday, December 6, 2018 from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. at the Mankato Event Center. The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. LEEP members can enjoy the evening for just $5! Tickets are $10 for the general public to join in the fun. There will also be prizes! We are excited to celebrate some great teams and individuals that competed in Special Olympics in August. We are also in the midst of area and state Special Olympics competitions, as well as the start of our Special Olympics bowling season this month. The LEEP staff and I look forward to seeing you soon! October 2018 LEEP's Annual Halloween Dance & Costume Contest Dress up in your scariest, funniest or most creative homemade costume for a chance to win a prize! LOCATION: MRCI Cafateria (15 Map Drive) DATE: Thursday, October 25, 2018 TIME: 7:00-9:00 PM COST: $ at the door (cash or check only) *No pre-registrations regi accepted *LEEP dances have a no re-entry policy for all participants ip t and staff in attendance. 929 North 4 th Street Mankato, MN Phone: info@mankatoleep.org mankatoleep.org

2 SPECIAL EVENTS SATURDAY, OCT 6 Bridges Bay Water Park Join us as we travel to Bridges Bay Water Park in Okoboji, IA! Experience the exhilarating water slide as it takes you right outside the building and back in again before your fi nal drop into the plunge pool. Have a fun day enjoying all of the water rides! *Cost includes staffi ng, 1 admission ticket, event, 2 meals, and drop-off transportation. * Bring swimsuit, dryclothes, and extra cash for additional snacks and souvenirs. Meet at LEEP: 8:00am Drop offs: 6:00-6:30pm Cost: $100/$107 SUNDAY, OCT 7 - NO TRANSPORT AVAILABLE "Music Man" at MSU Ted Paul Theatre Join us for the classic "The Music Man" at MSU's Ted Paul Theatre. The Music Man follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys' band that he vows to organize this, despite the fact that he doesn't know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian, the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen by curtain's fall. We will be having lunch before the show. *Cost includes 1 ticket, event, 1 meal, staffi ng. *Please bring extra spending money for any additional snacks. Meet at Jimmy Johns: 11:00am Pick up at Ted Paul Theatre: 5:00-5:30pm Cost: $72 SATURDAY, OCT 13 MSU Maverick Football vs. Minot State Wear your purple and gold as MSU takes on Minot State! The Mavericks need your help by cheering them on to beat the Golden Bears! Bring your friends for a fun afternoon at Blakeslee Field. Before the game we will eat pizza at Pagliai's Pizza.*Cost includes admission ticket, event, 1 meal, staffi ng, and drop-off transportation. Please bring extra spending money for any additional snacks or souvenirs. Meet at LEEP: 11:00am Drop offs: 5:00-5:30pm Cost: $60/$67 SUNDAY, OCT 14 Montgomery Apple Orchard & Corn Maze Venture with us to this beautiful apple orchard where you can pick your own apples! To satisfy your hunger this fall try their apples, jellies, jams. salsas, caramel apples and much more. Along with apple picking there will be a corn maze and live entertainment! After a fun fi lled afternoon we will stop at a local restaurant for dinner. *Cost includes 1 ticket, event, staffi ng, 1 meal, and drop-off transportation. *Event will include walking and standing. *Please bring extra money for additional snacks and souvenirs. Meet at LEEP: 10:00am Drop offs: 4:00-4:300pm Cost: $75/$82 2

3 SATURDAY, OCT 20 Northern Frights Haunted House Come Join us as we head to Northern Frights just in time for all of the gouls and goblins to come out of the woodwork! Prepare for the chills and thrills as you wander the haunted hause complex. Before we get "spooked", we will enjoy a nice buffet meal at Pizza Ranch. *Cost of the event includes 1 admission ticket, event, 1 meal, staffi ng, and drop-off transportation. Remember to dress for the weather. (This event is not wheelchair accessible). Meet at LEEP: 5:00pm Drop offs: 9:30-10:00pm Cost: $63/$70 SUNDAY, OCT 21 "The Mousetrap" at MSU Ted Paul Theatre Come and join us for "The Mousetrap". A group of strangers is stranded in a boarding house during a snow storm, one of whom is a murderer. The suspects include the newly married couple who run the house, and the suspicions in their minds nearly wreck their perfect marriage. Others are a spinster with a curious background, an architect who seems better equipped to be a chef, a retired Army major, a strange little man who claims his car has overturned in a drift, and a jurist who makes life miserable for everyone.*cost includes 1 ticket, event, 1 meal, staffi ng, and drop-off transportation. *Please bring extra spending money for any additional snacks. Meet at LEEP: 11:00am Drop offs: 5:00-5:30pm Cost: $67/$74 SATURDAY, OCT 27 - NO TRANSPORT AVAILABLE MSU Hockey Game and Loose Moose Grab your Maverick gear as we head to the Verizon Wireless Center to watch the MSU Maverick Hockey team take on Alaska. Before the game we will eat at Loose Moose. *Cost of the event includes 1 admission ticket, 1 meal, staffi ng, event. Bring extra cash for additional snacks and souvenirs. Meet at resturant: 5:00pm Pick up at Verizon Center: 10:00-10:30pm Cost: $75 SUNDAY, OCT 28 - NO TRANSPORT AVAILABLE Dinner and a Movie Enjoy an evening out! We will be having dinner and seeing the latest PG-13 movie at the theater. *Cost includes 1 movie ticket, event, 1 meal, staffi ng. *Please bring extra spending money for any snacks at the movie. Meet at mall: 5:00pm Pick up at mall: 9:30-10:00pm 0 SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE! Looking forward to that special activity, but it s slightly out of your budget? Not to worry, we have the solution for you! Come into our offi ce and fi ll out our scholarship form before the event and get up to 50% of your costs covered for the event! This can be used for Special Events, Night Activities, Classes, Youth Programming and Special Olympic Sports. Applications can be found online at *All scholarships are given at the discretion of the Executive Director. Scholarships are limited per event. For more information regarding scholarships info@mankatoleep.org or call

4 NIGHT ACTIVITIES MONDAY, OCT 1 Cookie Baking It is National Homemade Cookie Day! Come to LEEP and help us bake some delicious homemade cookies. Time: 6:30-8:00pm Limit: 25 WEDNESDAY, OCT 3 Caramel Apples LEEP will be making a fall favorite, caramel apples! Join us for this fun tradition. Time: Limit: 30 FRIDAY, OCT 5 Birthday Bash Celebrate good times with us at LEEP! We will be chowing down on tasty birthday treats while listening to music and hanging out with friends. *October Birthday's get in for FREE! Time: Limit: 30 TUESDAY, OCT 9 Fall Spahetti Supper Gather your friends up for this months most delicious social gathering. We will be enjoying spaghetti and garlic bread! Time: 5:30-6:30pm Limit: 25 THURSDAY, OCT 11 Haunted Scary-oke Get into the Halloween spirit by singing your favorite Halloween themed song at this month's karaoke night and win a prize! Time: Limit: 30 Cost: $3 FRIDAY, OCT 12 Scary Stories & Smores Sit at the edge of your seat with us at Rasmussen Woods Elk Nature Center as we listen to scary stories around a campfi re and enjoy smores. *Meet at Elk Nature Center Stoltzman Rd, Mankato. Time: 6:30-8:00pm Limit: 15 Cost: $4 TUESDAY, OCT 16 Burlap Wreaths Join your friends at LEEP as we make burlap wreaths that can be displayed all year long. Time: Limit: 25 THURSDAY, OCT 18 Wooden Pumpkin Slices Come meet your friends and create wooden pumpkins made out of tree slices. This a craft you won't want to miss! Time:6:30-8:00pm Limit: 25 Cost: $4 FRIDAY, OCT 19 Trick-or-Treat Bingo Grab your lucky charm and come to LEEP for Halloween-themed Bingo. Time:6:30-8:00pm Limit: 30 TUESDAY, OCT 23 Pumpkin Decorating Get ready for Halloween and put your artistic abilities to the test as we use a variety of supplies to decorate pumpkins at the LEEP Rec Center. Time: Limit: 20 TUESDAY, OCT 30 Mini Pie Baking The LEEP kitchen will be fi lled with delicious smells of the season as we bake a holiday favorite pumpkin pie! We will be learning to make personal-sized pumpkin pies. Everyone will get one mini pie to take home. Time:6:30-8:00pm Limit: 20 WEDNESDAY, OCT 31 Drop-in Trick-or-Treating Come by the LEEP offi ce to say hello and grab a treat. Time: 8:30-4:30 pm 4 Cost: FREE

5 SPECIAL OLYMPICS BOWLING Get ready for some strikes, good friends and fun memories, because it is time once again for Bowling! This year our Special Olympics Bowling program will be separate from our LEEP League bowling program. Dates: Wednesdays, September 26 - December 1, 2018 Limit: 72 Location: Wow! Zone Time: Tournament Dates: State- Saturday, December 1st, 2018 Uniforms: Bowling Shirts will be required for competition. If you don t already have a uniform, make sure to provide your shirt size upon registration. *Replacement uniform shirts have a $10 fee. Cost: $ for entire season *includes: all practices, facility rental, coaching staff and sports fees Payment Plan: 1st Payment: $50 due Wednesday, September 26 2nd Payment: $25 due Wednesday, October 24 3rd Payment: $25 due Wednesday, November 21 Practice Transportation: Additional $25 for 1- way practice transportation Additional $50 for 2- way practice transportation Pick up for bowling will be at Cherry Street Bus Stop at 4:00 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. at MRCI Map Drive. Athletes being picked up at MRCI will be unsupervised until they are picked up by the LEEP van. Drop off for Mankato residents in transportation zone only will be at their individual homes. WONDERING IF A PROGRAM IS CANCELLED? Call our Cancellation Line at: For the most up to date information. *Please do not leave a message, they will not be checked or returned at this number. If you become a 2019 Member before December 31,2018 you will receive the following benefits: $10 LEEP Gift Certificate (to be used for 1 night activity or special event) Bring a Friend for Free Coupon 5

6 LEEP CALENDAR OCTOBER 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday National Homemade Cookie Day 4:30-5:30 pm NA: Birthday Bash SE: Bridges Bay Water Park 9:00am-6:00pm NA: Cookie Baking 6:00-8:00pm NA: Caramel Apples Area Tournament SE: "Music Man" MSU Theatre & lunch NO TRANSPORT 11:00am -5:00pm NA: Fall Spaghetti Supper 5:30-6:30pm 17 4:30-5:30 pm NA: Haunted Scary-oke 18 NA: Scary Stories & Rasmussen Woods 6:30-8:00pm 19 SE: MSU Football Game & lunch 10:30am - 5:00pm 20 SE: Montgomery Apple Orchard & Corn Maze 10:00am - 4:00pm NA: Burlap Wreaths 4:30-5:30 pm NA: Wooden Pumpkin Slices 6:30-8:00pm NA: Trick or Treat Bingo 6:30-8:00pm SE: Northern Frights Haunted House 6:00-9:00pm SE:"The Mousetrap" MSU Theatre & lunch 11:00am-5:00pm NA: Pumpkin Decorating 4:30-5:30 pm Halloween Dance at MRCI 7:00-9:00 pm State Tournament SE: MSU Hockey & dinner NO TRANSPORT 4:30-10:00pm 28 State Tournament SE: Dinner & Movie NO TRANSPORT 5:00-9:30pm NA: Mini Pie Baking 6:30-8:00pm 31 Drop-in LEEP Offi ce 8:30am-4:30pm LEEP ADVISORY COUNCIL Lisa Wojcik Heather Brockmann Jake Vlasak Beth Kozitza Executive Director Administrative Coordinator Athletic Manager Program Manager NEXT MEETING: Monday, October 1 TIME: 6:00-7:00PM WHERE: LEEP BOARD ROOM WANT TO JOIN? CONTACT JAKE OR BETH AT OR AT PROGRAMS@MANKATOLEEP.ORG 6

7 LEEP PAYMENT CHECKLIST OCTOBER 2018 For your convenience, LEEP has included this checklist to assist with registration and to make the payment process easier. Please include payment for transportation. If you would like to include a copy with pre-payments, this will help eliminate any confusion. Thanks! X Code Date Event Fee X Code Dates Event Fee NA 10/1 Cookie Baking $5 NA 10/16 Burlap Wreaths $5 NA 10/3 Caramel Apples $5 NA 10/18 Wooden Pumpkin Slices $4 NA 10/5 Birthday Bash $5 NA 10/19 Trick-or-Treat Bingo $5 NA 10/9 Fall Spaghetti Supper $5 NA 10/23 Pumpkin Decorating $5 NA 10/11 Haunted Scary-oke $3 NA 10/30 Mini Pie Baking $5 NA 10/12 Scary Stories & Smores $4 10/31 LEEP FREE! Special Events SE 10/6 Bridges Bay Water Park $100 /$107 SE 10/20 Northern Frights Haunted House $63/$70 $72 SE 10/21 "The Mousetrap" $67/$74 SE 10/7 "Music Man" NO TRANSPORTATION $75 SE 10/13 MSU Football & Lunch $60/$67 SE 10/27 MSU Hockey & Dinner NO TRANSPORTATION $50 SE 10/14 Montgomery Apple Orchard $75/$82 SE 10/28 Dinner and a Movie NO TRANSPORTATION Special Olympics Participant's Name: Total Amount Due: Total Credits: Total Payment: SO 9/26-12/1 Bowling $100 Reminder All fees must be paid by the date of the event or $5 late fee will be added. Please call LEEP if you need fi nancial assistance through a scholarship or to establish a payment plan. * Credit card payments are now accepted with a minimal convenience fee and can be processed in the LEEP offi ce during regular business hours. * Pick up transportation for Special Events is an additional $7 charge Ready to Register? We have 3 Options Available: 1. Web: 2. Phone: info@mankatoleep.org FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! Want to know the latest happenings at LEEP quickly and often before they are published in the newsletter? Or do you love to look at pictures and /or videos from past LEEP activities? Well LEEP's got several ways for you to do this. Stay up to date on all of the latest happenings, announcements or give us feedback by following us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Youtube. Find us on: twitter.com/leepmankato YouTube: LEEPMankato Instagram: leepmankato 7

8 Leisure Education For Exceptional People 929 North 4th Street Mankato, MN RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Non-profit US Postage PAID Mankato, MN PERMIT #300 October 2018 WHAT'S INSIDE Information on October Halloween Dance October Calendar of Events 2019 Membership Information Enriching lives through inclusive education, recreation, and healthy living opportunities. Proud Partner of: mankatoleep.org The newsletter is also available on our website at Editor: LEEP Team Address or Name Change? Is your contact information correct and up to date? Would you prefer to be removed from our mailing list? Please contact LEEP: or call