Center party

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Originally uploaded by erostkowski

Every year, the Working Boys Center celebrates its anniversary on Dec. 5 .43 years and still going strong, hundreds of families turned out for the celebration. The day started with the sunrise, as the volunteers rolled out of bed to start making pancakes for the center members at 6am. Three hours later, the games started and the children got to work playing in order to earn tickets and win prizes. The festivities ended with kids climbing two tall wooded polls to reach the objects at the top included pineapples, rice, soda, and a live chicken and two bucking bulls covered in candy with fiery horns weaving through the crowd. Craziness.
We finished at the Cotocollao center with mass and lunch and moved to the downtown location for dinner, dancing, and birthday cake. It was the most fun I've had here so far and was a great opportunity to get to know some of the families a little better and spend some quality time with the kids.