Calendar

Feb
18
Sat
I Date My Spouse @ Chase Oaks Church Family Center
Feb 18 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

IDMSI DATE MY SPOUSE!

FREE Dinner for 2 Gift Card. Childcare. Talk Time Card to enrich your relationship! (I Date My Spouse Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare.)

I Date My Spouse Childcare is open to all parents and kids!!!  Kids… ages 0 through 13 years.

Space is limited in the 0-pre-K rooms, so sign up early to ensure your spot.   REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and starts at 12:01am on the first of each month!

Click HERE to register!

We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!

Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)

Feb
24
Fri
At-Home FAMILY CONNECTION TIME CHALLENGE
Feb 24 @ 8:00 am – Feb 26 @ 11:59 pm

Round LogoTHRIVING FAMILIES
CELEBRATE AND DATE!!!
AT-HOME FAMILY TIME CHALLENGE

We know that quality time is an important love language for families and February is known as the month of LOVE.

SO SHOW US YOUR FAMILY LOVE!!!!

This challenge starts Friday, 2/24 and goes through Sunday 2/26 at midnight.  It is super EASY to enter and you could WIN A GREAT PRIZE FOR YOUR FAMILY!

Step 1: Make and have a family date.  It can be any combination (for example: daddy/daughter, mom/son, parent date night, entire family)–as long as it’s 2 or more members, it’s fair game!

Step 2: Post a pic of  your family date on This Side UP! Family’s Facebook page or email it to info@thissideupfamily.org by midnight, February 26th.

WHY??!!!

YOU COULD WIN.  All entries will be submitted for a Family FUNnection basket that contains a gift card, board game and more!

THE BIG WHY.  Because Family Time is so important and has been proven to be a key indicator of a child’s success and well-being.  Children who are positively connected to their family relationships are less likely to make poor choices and more likely to become confident, content community participants as they grow up!  That relationship building starts NOW, no matter the age of your child!  It’s never too early and it’s never too late to focus on family connection!  And the results are trajectory-changing, for the family and community strengthening!

Thank you for participating in this purposeful challenge to increase FAMILY TIME in your home and our community.

FAMILY TIME MATTERS!!!!
Winner will be announced 2/28

Mar
11
Sat
I Date My Spouse @ Chase Oaks Church Family Center
Mar 11 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

IDMSI DATE MY SPOUSE!

FREE Dinner for 2 Gift Card. Childcare. Talk Time Card to enrich your relationship! (I Date My Spouse Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare.)

I Date My Spouse Childcare is open to all parents and kids!!!  Kids… ages 0 through 13 years.

Space is limited in the 0-pre-K rooms, so sign up early to ensure your spot.   REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and starts at 12:01am on the first of each month!

Click HERE to register!

We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!

Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)

Mar
18
Sat
FREE Family Connection Night @ Hughston Elementary
Mar 18 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Round LogoHealth and Wellness Family Fun Time! 

TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!

 

We’ll enjoy a great evening of BINGO and family time!  Go home with a Family Values tool to guide your family, too!  Yes, everything’s totally FREE!

Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional).

Host Location:
Hughston Elementary
2601 Cross Bend Road
Plano, Texas 75023

Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

Mar
24
Fri
At-Home FAMILY CONNECTION TIME CHALLENGE
Mar 24 @ 8:00 am – Mar 26 @ 11:59 pm

Round LogoTHRIVING FAMILIES FOCUS ON
HEALTH & WELLNESS!!!
AT-HOME FAMILY TIME CHALLENGE

 

 

Spring is in the air!!!  With the days starting to get longer, and the weather getting warmer (but not Texas-hot yet), it’s the perfect time to get out and get active!  We know that being healthy takes commitment, but it can also be FUN when the whole family does it together! 

This month, we want to see what you are doing to stay healthy!  Send us a pic of your family being healthy—it can be doing something active like a 5k or a walk around your neighborhood, or a well-balanced, healthy meal you have created together, or any other creative way you can think of to show your family taking the wellness challenge—the possibilities are endless!  Extra points for colorful food or scenery!!!

Post your pic on This Side UP Family’s Facebook  page or email it to info@thissideupfamily.org between March 24th and midnight on March 26th.

WHY??!!!
YOU COULD WIN.  All entries will be submitted for a Family FUNnection basket that contains a gift card, board game and more!

THE BIG WHY.  Because Family Time is so important and has been proven to be a key indicator of a child’s success and well-being.  Children who are positively connected to their family relationships are less likely to make poor choices and more likely to become confident, content community participants as they grow up!  That relationship building starts NOW, no matter the age of your child!  It’s never too early and it’s never too late to focus on family connection!  And the results are trajectory-changing, for the family and community strengthening!

Thank you for participating in this purposeful challenge to increase FAMILY TIME in your home and our community.  Our At-Home Family Challenges are always a fun activity for families to do together, plus they are super easy!

FAMILY TIME MATTERS!!!!

(Winner announced 3/28!)

Apr
8
Sat
I Date My Spouse @ Sci-Tech Discovery Center
Apr 8 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm

IDMSI DATE MY SPOUSE!

Sci-Tech and This Side UP! Family have joined forces in a BUILD UP! Strong Families Partnership! 

 

Build Up your Marriage AND your Family!

April’s “I Date My Spouse! Marriage Enrichment Night” is hitting the road and travelling to Sci-Tech Discovery Center in Frisco for a super, fun evening for your kids PLUS an added Family “Build Up” Activity for your whole family too!

Families should arrive at 5:30 to kick off the evening with a fun, creative Family Build UP Activity! This month value is THRIVING FAMILIES MAKE MEALTIME A PRIORITY and Sci-Tech’s Makerspace Team will lead your family in making a Cutting Board that you’ll get to take home!

Once you’ve completed the Family “Build Up” Time together, it’ll be time to Date Your Spouse! You’ll head out for a dinner date in the Frisco area. Complete with restaurant gift card and a Talk Time Card with fun “date-work” to enrich your marriage! (I Date My Spouse Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare, ages 0 through 13 years.)

Kids will enjoy an evening of play and fun in Sci-Tech’s wonderful discovery center. They’ll have a blast at the center with free play interjected with a focused science-based activity around this month’s Family Value (Thriving Families Make Mealtime a Priority!).

We’ll even send you home with a Family Tool that will continue to elevate this month’s value in your home!

Space is limited in the Birth – Pre-K rooms, so sign up early to ensure your spot.   REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and starts at 12:01am on March 19th!

Click HERE to register for this terrific evening that will Build UP both your marriage and your family!!

 

Apr
22
Sat
FREE Family Connection Night @ Christie Elementary
Apr 22 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Round LogoMeet the Candidates Bingo Night! 

Can local politics and Family FUN be part of the same sentence and the same evening?
YES!!!

We’ll have a blast playing good ole fashioned BINGO and winning FUN prizes.  Meet the Candidates as they serve as VIP Bingo Callers for the night!

This is a VERY important election for our city and This Side UP! Family seeks to raise voter participation by making it real and personal! So… we’ll help you get to know the candidates for City Council and School Board in a casual, FUN way!

CONFIRMED VIP BINGO CALLERS:
City Council Candidates: Kayci PrinceDavid DownsAl Valente, Rick SmithAnthony Ricciardelli, Ann BacchusStirling MorrisEd Acklin, Bill Lisle
PISD School Board Candidates: Nancy Johnson Humphrey, Greg MyerTrish PattersonNathan RylanderAmanda JacksonCarissa Picard

We’ll have family fun and send you home with an At-Home Family Connection Tool too!  Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional).

Host Location:
Christie Elementary
3801 Rainier Road
Plano, TX 75023

Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

Apr
28
Fri
At-Home FAMILY CONNECTION TIME CHALLENGE
Apr 28 @ 8:00 am – Apr 30 @ 11:59 pm

Round LogoTHRIVING FAMILIES MAKE MEALTIME A PRIORITY!

 

 

Our At-Home Family Challenges are always a fun activity for families to do together, plus they are super easy!  

What is your favorite family meal?  Are you a taco family?  Do you prefer lasagna?  Or maybe you like chicken fried steak.  Most of us have a recipe that brings up good memories of meals shared with people we love.

This month, we want to see your mealtime in action!  Sync up your family calendar and find a night that everyone will be home.  Pull out a favorite family recipe and give every family member something to do—it could be washing the veggies or measuring the water,  setting the table or even the actual cooking!  Or the meal could even be a simple one with noodles and a jar of spaghetti sauce.  The goal is to make mealtime a priority and get everyone involved in some way.

After you have created your meal, we want to see a pic!  Post your pic on This Side UP Family’s Facebook page or email it to info@thissideupfamily.org between April 28th and midnight on April 30th.  Tag it with #TSUFathomechallenge.  For extra entries, post it on your personal Facebook, Instagram or Twitter page with the same hashtag!

WHY??!!!

YOU COULD WIN.  All entries will be submitted for a Family FUNnection basket that contains a gift card, board game and more!

THE BIG WHY.  Because Family Time is so important and has been proven to be a key indicator of a child’s success and well-being.   Children who are positively connected to their family relationships are less likely to make poor choices and more likely to become confident, content community participants as they grow up!  That relationship building starts NOW, no matter the age of your child!  It’s never too early and it’s never too late to focus on family connection!  And the results are trajectory-changing, for the family and community strengthening!

Thank you for participating in this purposeful challenge to increase FAMILY TIME in your home and our community.  Winner will be announced May 2nd.

FAMILY TIME MATTERS!!!!

May
13
Sat
FREE Family Connection Night @ Hughston Elementary
May 13 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Round LogoMother’s Day Improv Comedy Night! 

“If Mama’s Laughing then everyone’s Laughing!” CELEBRATE THE MOM IN YOUR FAMILY AT FAMILY LAUGH NIGHT!

 

If you’re hungry for some family-friendly fun and a great way to celebrate Spring Break… see you at FAMILY LAUGH NIGHT!

Studies

The Understudies serves up heaping portions of laughter – improv style!   The Understudies is a hilarious Improv group trained and sponsored by Fish Sticks. Kids and adults will enjoy this fun night of laughter and fun together! We will also have an open mic joke sharing time for the kids to share their fave joke!

We’ll have family fun and send you home with an At-Home Family Connection Tool too!

Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional).

Host Location:
Hughston Elementary
2601 Cross Bend Road
Plano, Texas 75023

Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

May
20
Sat
I Date My Spouse @ Chase Oaks Church Family Center
May 20 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

IDMSI DATE MY SPOUSE!

I Date My Spouse is open to all couples and their children… children ages 0 through 13 years.

 

Registration opens at 12:01am, on the 1st of each month. Participants are couples focusing on marriage strengthening while their children are in childcare.  All couples are provided a Talk Time Card for intentional discussion during their date.

New Dinner Card Process:
Some couples receive Dinner for 2 Gift Cards; quantities are limited and are first come, first serve based on registration time stamp.  You will receive a separate email notifying you if you have received a dinner card (one week before the date night). No-shows are ineligible for gift card in future month!

Space is limited in the 0-pre-K rooms, so sign up early to ensure your spot.   REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED

Click HERE to register!

We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!

May
26
Fri
At-Home FAMILY CONNECTION TIME CHALLENGE
May 26 @ 8:00 am – May 28 @ 11:59 pm

Round LogoAT-HOME FAMILY TIME CHALLENGE

Our At-Home Family Challenges are always a fun activity for families to do together, plus they are super easy! 

 

THRIVING FAMILIES LAUGH AND TALK!

Have you ever laughed so hard that it hurt?  What’s the funniest thing you have ever seen or heard or even done?  We’ve all heard that laughter is the best medicine and studies have proven that laughing is great for your health!

This month, we want to laugh with you!  Grab your family and spend some time telling each other jokes.  Then, vote on your favorite joke and post it on our facebook page or email it to us at info@thissideupfamily.org between May 26th-28th.  You could even video yourself or a member of your family telling the joke if you want to get really brave!

For extra entries, tag your post with #TSUFathomechallenge and post it on your personal Facebook, Instagram or Twitter page!

WHY??!!!

YOU COULD WIN.  All entries will be submitted for a Family FUNnection basket that contains a gift card, board game and more!

THE BIG WHY.  Because Family Time is so important and has been proven to be a key indicator of a child’s success and well-being.  Children who are positively connected to their family relationships are less likely to make poor choices and more likely to become confident, content community participants as they grow up!  That relationship building starts NOW, no matter the age of your child!  It’s never too early and it’s never too late to focus on family connection!  And the results are trajectory-changing, for the family and community strengthening!

Thank you for participating in this purposeful challenge to increase FAMILY TIME in your home and our community.  Winner will be announced May 30th.

FAMILY TIME MATTERS!!!!

Jun
10
Sat
FREE Family Connection Night @ Christie Elementary
Jun 10 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

cropped-Round-Logo.jpgFamily Connection Night – Bingo PLUS Quizz Whizz

TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!

 

This month’s Value is THRIVING FAMILIES SPEND QUALITY TIME TOGETHER!  We’ll enjoy a great evening of BINGO and family connection time!

PLUS Explore Horizons will be here to lead us in a cool, interactive game time called Quizz Whizz.  A blast of a time where kids will have fun learning how to scour through information to find details and facts, then they’ll create their very own quiz to see if parents can distinguish between fact and fiction.  Healthy and fun game time for your whole family! (Explore Horizons is a tutoring and enrichment center for grades pre-k thru 8th grade.)

We’ll enjoy a great evening of fun activities and family time!  Go home with a Family Values tool to guide your family, too!  Yes, everything’s totally FREE!

Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional).

Host Location:
Christie Elementary
3801 Rainier Road
Plano, TX 75023

Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

Jun
17
Sat
I Date My Spouse @ Chase Oaks Church Family Center
Jun 17 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

IDMSI DATE MY SPOUSE!

I Date My Spouse is open to all couples and their children… children ages 0 through 13 years.

 

Registration opens at 12:01am, on the 1st of each month. Participants are couples focusing on marriage strengthening while their children are in childcare.  All couples are provided a Talk Time Card for intentional discussion during their date.

New Dinner Card Process:
Some couples receive Dinner for 2 Gift Cards; quantities are limited and are first come, first serve based on registration time stamp.  You will receive a separate email notifying you if you have received a dinner card (one week before the date night). No-shows are ineligible for gift card in future month!

Space is limited in the 0-pre-K rooms, so sign up early to ensure your spot.   REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED

Click HERE to register!

We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!

 

Jun
23
Fri
At-Home FAMILY CONNECTION TIME CHALLENGE
Jun 23 @ 8:00 am – Jun 25 @ 11:59 pm

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AT-HOME FAMILY TIME CHALLENGE

Our At-Home Family Challenges are always a fun activity for families to do together, plus they are super easy! 


THRIVING FAMILIES Spend QUALITY TIME Together!

We all know that when we spend time with people we love, we are drawn closer together.  In all of our hustle and bustle of getting kids to practices/games/rehearsals/concerts/parties, we spend time together, but it’s more like co-exisiting instead of being true quality time.

This month, we want to see what quality time looks like for your family!  Set aside a time to get together—maybe it’s over a meal or a day at the park or you turn the radio off and just talk as you are driving in the car.  Decide what you want to do as a family and take a pic of your family doing it! Then, post your pic on our facebook page OR email it to us at info@thissideupfamily.org between June 23rd-25th.  For extra entries, tag your post with #TSUFathomechallenge and post it on your personal Facebook, Instagram or Twitter page!

WHY??!!!

YOU COULD WIN.  All entries will be submitted for a Family FUNnection basket that contains a gift card, board game and more!

THE BIG WHY.  Because Family Time is so important and has been proven to be a key indicator of a child’s success and well-being.  Children who are positively connected to their family relationships are less likely to make poor choices and more likely to become confident, content community participants as they grow up!  That relationship building starts NOW, no matter the age of your child!  It’s never too early and it’s never too late to focus on family connection!  And the results are trajectory-changing, for the family and community strengthening!

Thank you for participating in this purposeful challenge to increase FAMILY TIME in your home and our community.  Winner will be announced June 27th.

FAMILY TIME MATTERS!!!!

Jul
15
Sat
I Date My Spouse @ Chase Oaks Church Family Center
Jul 15 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

IDMSI DATE MY SPOUSE!

FREE Dinner for 2 Gift Card. Childcare. Talk Time Card to enrich your relationship! (I Date My Spouse Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare.)

I Date My Spouse Childcare is open to all parents and kids!!!  Kids… ages 0 through 13 years.

Space is limited in the 0-pre-K rooms, so sign up early to ensure your spot.   REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and starts at 12:01am on the first of each month!

Click HERE to register!

We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!

Jul
22
Sat
6th Annual Lucky Duck Duck Race and Splash Fest @ Tom Muehlenbeck Recreation Center
Jul 22 @ 6:45 pm – 9:00 pm

Duck Race 2017 Long Banner ad

Lucky Duck Duck Race 2017!

Adopt a Rubber Duck to Show Your Support of
This Side UP! Family
(Need not be present to win)

Come cheer on your ducks and enjoy a FREE Family Splash Fest with prizes, food, swimming, games and more! Bring your own picnic dinner or enjoy snow-cones, popcorn, snacks, and/or drinks! Swim, slide AND enjoy FUN activities for the kids!

Click HERE to purchase your duck adoption TODAY!

The Lucky Duck Duck Race and Spalsh Fest is:
Saturday, 7/22/2017 – 6:45-9:00pm
Tom Muehlenbeck Recreation Center
5801 W. Parker Rd.
Plano, Texas 75093

DUCK RACE AT 8pm! We’ll launch them into the pool and the one who crosses the finish line first WINS a $1000 MasterCard®/Visa® gift card! Second place duck WINS big, too!! Top 20 ducks WIN A PRIZE! (Need not be present to win)

All proceeds go to This Side UP! Family’s wellness programs and moving families from surviving to thriving!

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Jul
28
Fri
At-Home FAMILY CONNECTION TIME CHALLENGE
Jul 28 @ 8:00 am – Jul 30 @ 11:59 pm

Round LogoSAVE THE DATE!!!

AT-HOME FAMILY TIME CHALLENGE

 

 

Our At-Home Family Challenges are always a fun activity for families to do together, plus they are super easy!  Check back soon for specific details! You could WIN A GREAT PRIZE FOR YOUR FAMILY!

FAMILY TIME MATTERS!!!!

Aug
19
Sat
FREE Family Connection Night @ Christie Elementary
Aug 19 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

cropped-Round-Logo.jpgBACK TO SCHOOL BASH with Ice Cream, Bubble Gum, and Bingo!

TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection! This month’s Value is THRIVING FAMILIES TACKLE THE TOUGH STUFF!

Join us as we celebrate the last hurrah of summer with a FREE back to school bash! We’ll have a bubble-gum blowing contest, bingo (with prizes for all!) and send you home with tools to tackle the tough stuff as you get back in your school routine,

AND (drumroll, please)…

iCream will be in the house making ice cream with sweet liquid nitrogen as we watch!

You won’t want to miss this FREE Family Connection Night! As usual, bring your own dinner and/or snacks (optional).

Did we mention that everything is totally FREE?!?!?

Host Location:
Christie Elementary
3801 Rainier Road
Plano, TX 75023

Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

Aug
25
Fri
At-Home FAMILY CONNECTION TIME CHALLENGE
Aug 25 @ 8:00 am – Aug 27 @ 11:59 pm

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THRIVING FAMILIES TACKLE THE TOUGH STUFF
AT-HOME FAMILY TIME CHALLENGE

 

Back to school time can be tough—tackling the new schedules, meeting new teachers, maybe even going to a new school.  This month, we want to know how you tackle this time of year!

Do you have a family dance party when the stress sets in, do you go out for an ice cream cone, do you organize everything by color on a Calendar?  Show us what YOUR family does to tackle the tough stuff!  Take a picture of you and your peeps doing your “thing” and send it to us!  You can post it on our Facebook page (and tag it with #tsufathomechallenge) or email it to us at info@thissideupfamily.org between Aug 25th – 27th! 

WHY??!!!

YOU COULD WIN.   All entries will be submitted for a Family FUNnection basket that contains a gift card, board game and more!

THE BIG WHY.   Because Family Time is so important and has been proven to be a key indicator of a child’s success and well-being.   Children who are positively connected to their family relationships are less likely to make poor choices and more likely to become
confident, content community participants as they grow up!  That relationship building starts NOW, no matter the age of your child!   It’s never too early and it’s never too late to focus on family connection!  And the results are trajectory-changing, for the family
and community strengthening!

Thank you for participating in this purposeful challenge to increase FAMILY TIME in your home and our community.  Winner will be announced August 29th.

FAMILY TIME MATTERS!!!!

Sep
9
Sat
FREE Family Connection Night @ Christie Elementary
Sep 9 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

cropped-Round-Logo.jpgJuggling 101 Plus Popcorn Olympics!
Family Connection Night

TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!

 

Value of the Month: Thriving Families Focus on Finances

We’ll have tons of fun competing in “Popcorn Olympics” (and eating some, too), focusing on family budgeting/saving ideas, AND learning how to juggle!  We know that managing a budget can be a juggling act so we’ll have fun with a Professional Juggler PLUS send you home with a tool to focus on juggling your finances as a family!  Everything is FREE!

Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional).

Host Location:
Christie Elementary
3801 Rainier Road
Plano, TX

Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

Sep
16
Sat
I Date My Spouse @ Chase Oaks Church Family Center
Sep 16 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

IDMSI DATE MY SPOUSE!

FREE Dinner for 2 Gift Card. Childcare. Talk Time Card to enrich your relationship! (I Date My Spouse Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare.)

I Date My Spouse Childcare is open to all parents and kids!!!  Kids… ages 0 through 13 years.

Space is limited in the 0-pre-K rooms, so sign up early to ensure your spot.   REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and starts at 12:01am on the first of each month!

Click HERE to register!

We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!

Sep
22
Fri
At-Home FAMILY CONNECTION TIME CHALLENGE
Sep 22 @ 8:00 am – Sep 24 @ 11:59 pm

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Thriving Families Focus On Finances
At-Home Family Time Challenge

 

 

We’ve all had moments when we’ve cringed when someone has mentioned the word “Budget.”  The funny thing is that budgets allow us freedom to get to do fun things.  By being intentional as to where our finances go, we can set aside funds for fun things.

This month, we want to know how your family Focuses on Finances!  Do you have a change jar everyone contributes to?  Do you have a chore chart where your kids earn allowances?  Do you have a budget plan for how many times you can eat out each month?

Show us what YOUR family does to FOCUS ON FINANCES!  Take a picture of you and your peeps doing a budget or finance focused “thing” and send it to us!  Post it on our Facebook page (and tag it with #tsufathomechallenge) or email it to info@thissideupfamily.org between September 22nd-24th!

WHY??!!!

YOU COULD WIN.  All entries will be submitted for a Family FUNnection basket that contains a gift card, board game and more!

THE BIG WHY.  Because Family Time is so important and has been proven to be a key indicator of a child’s success and well-being. Children who are positively connected to their family relationships are less likely to make poor choices and more likely to become confident, content community participants as they grow up!  That relationship building starts NOW, no matter the age of your child! It’s never too early and it’s never too late to focus on family connection! And the results are trajectory-changing, for the family and community strengthening!

Thank you for participating in this purposeful challenge to increase FAMILY TIME in your home and our community.  Winner will be announced September 26th.

FAMILY TIME MATTERS!!!!

Oct
14
Sat
FREE Family Connection Night @ Hughston Elementary
Oct 14 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

cropped-Round-Logo.jpgBingo Night PLUS Pumpkins!
Family Connection Night

TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!

 

We’ll have family fun playing good ole fashioned Bingo PLUS enjoy a family activity that involves a pumpkin and serving others!  Every kid wins a prize!  Plus…we’ll send you home with your pumpkin AND a Brownie Box Challenge to elevate the monthly value of SERVING OTHERS!

We’ll enjoy a great evening of fun activities and family time!  Yes, everything’s totally FREE!

Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional).

Host Location:
Hughston Elementary
2601 Cross Bend Road
Plano, Texas 75023

Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

Oct
21
Sat
I Date My Spouse @ Chase Oaks Church Family Center
Oct 21 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

IDMSI DATE MY SPOUSE!

FREE Dinner for 2 Gift Card. Childcare. Talk Time Card to enrich your relationship! (I Date My Spouse Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare.)

I Date My Spouse Childcare is open to all parents and kids!!!  Kids… ages 0 through 13 years.

Space is limited in the 0-pre-K rooms, so sign up early to ensure your spot.   REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and starts at 12:01am on the first of each month!

Click HERE to register!

We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!

Oct
27
Fri
At-Home FAMILY CONNECTION TIME CHALLENGE
Oct 27 @ 8:00 am – Oct 29 @ 11:59 pm

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Thriving Families Serve
At-Home Family Time Challenge

 

 

Serving is a great opportunity to create a shared experience with your family.  It’s an experience that focuses outward and allows each member to give a part of themselves to someone else.

This month, we want to see how your family Serves!  Do you volunteer at the animal shelter?  Do you drop off cookies for your local firemen?  Do you pick up trash in the neighborhood?  Do you pack food for the homeless?  What does your family do to serve others?

Show us what YOUR family does to Serve!  Take a picture of you and your peeps doing your serve “thing” and send it to us!  Post it on our Facebook page (and tag it with #tsufathomechallenge) or email it to info@thissideupfamily.org between October 27th-29th!

WHY??!!!

YOU COULD WIN.  All entries will be submitted for a Family FUNnection basket that contains a gift card, board game and more!

THE BIG WHY.  Because Family Time is so important and has been proven to be a key indicator of a child’s success and well-being. Children who are positively connected to their family relationships are less likely to make poor choices and more likely to become confident, content community participants as they grow up!  That relationship building starts NOW, no matter the age of your child! It’s never too early and it’s never too late to focus on family connection! And the results are trajectory-changing, for the family and community strengthening!

Thank you for participating in this purposeful challenge to increase FAMILY TIME in your home and our community.  Winner will be announced October 31st.

FAMILY TIME MATTERS!!!!

Nov
11
Sat
FREE Family Connection Night
Nov 11 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

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Family Connection Night

TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!

 

We’re all thankful for LAUGHTER!

The Understudies will serve up heaping portions of laughter – improv style!  If you’re hungry for some family-friendly fun and a great way to kick off the holiday season, join us for a Comedy Show and a fun night of laughter together that both kids and adults will enjoy!  (The Understudies is a hilarious Improv group trained and sponsored by Fish Sticks.)

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Plus, enjoy a family activity (that you’ll get to take home with you!) focused on cultivating an attitude of gratitude this Thanksgiving season!  Yes, everything’s totally FREE!

Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional).

Host Location:
813 E 15th Street
Plano, TX  75074
(2 doors down from Ye Olde Butcher Shop; enter at the Fellowship Hall entrance)

Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

Nov
18
Sat
I Date My Spouse @ Chase Oaks Church Family Center
Nov 18 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

IDMSI DATE MY SPOUSE!

FREE Dinner for 2 Gift Card. Childcare. Talk Time Card to enrich your relationship! (I Date My Spouse Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare.)

I Date My Spouse Childcare is open to all parents and kids!!!  Kids… ages 0 through 13 years.

Space is limited in the 0-pre-K rooms, so sign up early to ensure your spot.   REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and starts at 12:01am on the first of each month!

Click HERE for childcare registration!

We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!

Nov
24
Fri
At-Home FAMILY CONNECTION TIME CHALLENGE
Nov 24 @ 8:00 am – Nov 26 @ 11:59 pm

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AT-HOME FAMILY TIME CHALLENGE

 

 

Most of us learned to say “Thank you” at a young age, but as we get older, we sometimes forget to add these words—especially when talking to those who are closest to us.  It’s one of the reasons we love the month of November and the chance to give thanks.  We all want to see an “attitude of gratitude” in our homes.

This month, we want to see what your family is thankful for!  Were you given a gift that you share as a family?  Do you have a special family tradition that you are grateful you get to do together?  Is there someone who has shown kindness to your kids?

Show us something or someone YOUR family is thankful for!  Take a picture of you and your family with the thing or person you are thankful for and send it to us!  Post it on our Facebook page (and tag it with #tsufathomechallenge) or email it to info@thissideupfamily.org  between Nov. 24th – 26th!

WHY??!!!

YOU COULD WIN.  All entries will be submitted for a Family FUNnection basket that contains a gift card, board game and more!

THE BIG WHY.  Because Family Time is so important and has been proven to be a key indicator of a child’s success and well-being.  Children who are positively connected to their family relationships are less likely to make poor choices and more likely to become confident, content community participants as they grow up!  That relationship building starts NOW, no matter the age of your child!  It’s never too early and it’s never too late to focus on family connection!  And the results are trajectory-changing, for the family and community strengthening!

Thank you for participating in this purposeful challenge to increase FAMILY TIME in your home and our community.  Winner will be announced Nov. 29th.

FAMILY TIME MATTERS!!!!

Dec
9
Sat
FREE Family Connection Night @ Hughston Elementary
Dec 9 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

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It’s Time for One of  Our Favorite Annual TSUF Traditions – Bingo PLUS Gingerbread House Making!

 

FAMILIES WILL BUILD A GINGERBREAD HOUSE AND TAKE IT HOME!  You’ll fill your gingerbread house with written ideas of how to show each other love this Christmas instead of getting caught up in “looks” and “things”.

PLUS, we’ll play some BINGO and everyone leaves with a prize! Added Fun this year… Kevin J Culley, aka DJ B-Dub will be our Emcee and even lead us in singing a few Christmas carols!

(Bring your own dinner or snacks, optional.) (Gingerbread Houses available to first 50 families. No RSVP necessary, first-come, first serve.)

TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection! Yes, everything’s totally FREE!

Host Location:
Hughston Elementary
2601 Cross Bend Road
Plano, Texas 75023

Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

Dec
31
Sun
6th Annual – New Years Eve Family Celebration – TURN BACK TIME THE BALL DROPS AT 9! @ LegacyChurch
Dec 31 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

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This program gets bigger and better every year!  Collin County’s MOST FUN, safest, Family Friendliest way to bring in 2018!

The forecast is dry so the show (and the fun) will go on!  Reservations are now closed, a limited number of tickets available at the door, first come first serve!

  • TERRIFIC Entertainment Variety Show
  • DELICIOUS Dinner from Cowboy Chicken
  • DELIGHTFUL Desserts
  • FREE Professional Family Portrait
  • AMAZING Silent Auction
  • Family Craft
  • A GIFT for Every Family
  • Countdown and Sparkling Juice Toast at 9pm

Super Affordable! Click HERE to purchase tickets!

Jan
13
Sat
Family Strong 2018 At-Home Value Challenge
Jan 13 @ 8:00 am – Jan 31 @ 11:59 pm

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DREAM BIG and GO FOR THE GOAL!!!

Family Strong 2018 At-Home Value Challenge

 

This month, decide on a Word of the Year for your family!

Step 1:  Sit down with your family and brainstorm a word that you want your family to focus on in 2018.   Give each member an opportunity to choose a word and take a vote to pick your family word.

Step 2:  Decide how you want to display your word—you can use magnets on the fridge to spell it out, or paint it on a piece of wood, or write it on construction paper or decorate a chalkboard with it—YOU choose!

Step 3:  Place your Word of the Year in a common area for your family to see and focus on all year long.

Step 4:  Share your word with us!  Take a pic of your Word of the Year (with your family in it) and post it on our Facebook page or email it to us at  info@thissideupfamily.org by Jan 31st for a chance to win a Family Funnection Basket!

WHY??!!!

YOU COULD WIN.  All entries will be submitted for a Family FUNnection basket that contains a gift card, board game and more!

THE BIG WHY.  Because Family Time is so important and has been proven to be a key indicator of a child’s success and well-being.  Children who are positively connected to their family relationships are less likely to make poor choices and more likely to become confident, content community participants as they grow up!  That relationship building starts NOW, no matter the age of your child!  It’s never too early and it’s never too late to focus on family connection!  And the results are trajectory-changing, for the family and community strengthening!

Thank you for participating in this purposeful challenge to increase FAMILY TIME in your home and our community.  Winner will be announced on Facebook/emailed on Wed, Feb 7th.

FAMILY TIME MATTERS!!!!

FREE Family Connection Night @ FCC Fellowship Hall
Jan 13 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

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FREE Family Connection Night

This Month’s Family Value –
Dream Big and Go for the Goal!

 
Kick off a new year of TSUFamily Connection Nights having a blast and deciding it’s “Game ON!” for your family in 2018!

We’ll enjoy a great evening of FUN minute to win it games and watch the USA Martial Arts Team demonstrate how they go for the goal!

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You’ll create a Dream Bubble for your crew AND go home with a tool to guide your family in creating your own Word of the Year, too!  As usual, bring your own dinner and/or snacks (optional). Yes, everything’s totally FREE!

Host Location
FCC Fellowship Hall
813 E 15th St
Plano 75074

Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

Jan
20
Sat
I Date My Spouse @ Chase Oaks Church Family Center
Jan 20 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

IDMSI DATE MY SPOUSE

This Month’s Family Value –
Dream Big and Go for the Goal!

 

Free Childcare for kids ages 0 through 13!  Homework for your date is a This Side UP! Family Talk Time Card to help enrich your relationship!  The I Date My Spouse Dinner Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and opens on the first of each month at 6:30 am.  There is a “Refundable Reservation Fee” at the time of registration.  The reservation fee is $10 per family and will be refunded to you at check-in that evening.  If you cancel, your fee will not be returned.

Click HERE to register!  Please note that space is limited for each room.  If slots are all taken at the time of your registration, please email susan@thissideupfamily.org with names and ages of children to be added to our childcare wait list.

Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)

We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!

Feb
10
Sat
Family Strong 2018 At-Home Value Challenge
Feb 10 @ 8:00 am – Feb 28 @ 11:59 pm

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Express Kindness!!!

Family Strong 2018 At-Home Value Challenge

 

Thriving Families…EXPRESS KINDNESS!

Step 1:  Cut out as many hearts as you can—the more the better. You can use construction paper, scrapbook paper or whatever you have on hand! Place the hearts somewhere easy for everyone in your family to access. Post it notes also work great.

Step 2:  Challenge each family member to come up with kind words about another family member and write them on on a heart-shaped note—without signing it so that it’s anonymous.

Step 3:  Encourage each person to put their notes on the family member’s door when they are not looking. If more than one person shares the room, be sure to put their name on it.

Step 4:  Continue writing kind words and posting them on doors for the rest of the month. Take a pic of one your family participating in this challenge and post it on our facebook page or email it to us at info@thissideupfamily.org by Feb 28th for a chance to win a Family Funnection Basket!

WHY??!!!

YOU COULD WIN.  All entries will be submitted for a Family FUNnection basket that contains a gift card, board game and more!

THE BIG WHY.  Because Family Time is so important and has been proven to be a key indicator of a child’s success and well-being.  Children who are positively connected to their family relationships are less likely to make poor choices and more likely to become confident, content community participants as they grow up!  That relationship building starts NOW, no matter the age of your child!  It’s never too early and it’s never too late to focus on family connection!  And the results are trajectory-changing, for the family and community strengthening!

Thank you for participating in this purposeful challenge to increase FAMILY TIME in your home and our community.  Winner will be announced on Facebook/emailed on 3/7/18.

FAMILY TIME MATTERS!!!!

FREE Family Connection Night
Feb 10 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

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For the LOVE of Family (and BINGO)!!!
Family Connection Night

This Month’s Family Value –
Express Kindness!

 

Join us for a fun-filled FAMILY VALENTINES CELEBRATION evening focused on Expressing Kindness.  We’ll enjoy an incredible youth musician show, too.  Music by Naren Yalamanchili will entertain us with popular, fun Kindness-focused songs.  Enjoy BINGO with a Valentine’s twist (all kids receive a prize!)!

PLUS, your family will make kindness rocks to take home and use to spread kind words all over your city!  We’ll send you home with a Family Value Connection Tool to use in your home to express kindness to each other!   Yes, everything’s totally FREE!

Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional).

Host Location:
813 E 15th Street
Plano, TX  75074
(2 doors down from Ye Olde Butcher Shop; enter at the Fellowship Hall entrance)

TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!  Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

Feb
17
Sat
I Date My Spouse @ Chase Oaks Church Family Center
Feb 17 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

IDMSI DATE MY SPOUSE

This Month’s Family Value –
Express Kindness!

 

Free Childcare for kids ages 0 through 13!  Homework for your date is a This Side UP! Family Talk Time Card to help enrich your relationship!  The I Date My Spouse Dinner Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and opens on the first of each month at 6:30 am.  There is a “Refundable Reservation Fee” at the time of registration.  The reservation fee is $10 per family and will be refunded to you at check-in that evening.  If you cancel, your fee will not be returned.

Click HERE to register!  Please note that space is limited for each room.  If slots are all taken at the time of your registration, please email susan@thissideupfamily.org with names and ages of children to be added to our childcare wait list.

Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)

We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!

Mar
3
Sat
Family Strong 2018 At-Home Value Challenge
Mar 3 @ 8:00 am – Mar 31 @ 11:59 pm

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Health and Wellness!!!

Family Strong 2018 At-Home Value Challenge

 

There are multiple ways to look at health and wellness for your family: nutritional; emotional; physical; relational; spiritual; and etc.  In our busy schedules, snacks are crucial to adding the proper fuel for our bodies throughout the day.  This month, our Family Value At-Home Challenge will help you learn fun ways to make nutritional snacks!

Step 1:  Pick a healthy snack to make as a family.  This can be your own idea or pick one from the Chef Solus Healthy Favorite Snacks available online.

Step 2:  As you shop for the ingredients and create your snack, take a picture of your family as you participate in this challenge.

Step 3:  When done, you could take another picture of your family enjoying what you created together.

Step 4:  Post one or more pictures on our TSUFamily Facebook page or email it to us at info@thissideupfamily.org by March 31st for a chance to win a Family Funnection Basket!

YOU COULD WIN.  All entries will be submitted for a Family FUNnection basket that contains a gift card, board game and more!

WHY??!!!

THE BIG WHY.  Because Family Time is so important and has been proven to be a key indicator of a child’s success and well-being.  Children who are positively connected to their family relationships are less likely to make poor choices and more likely to become confident, content community participants as they grow up!  That relationship building starts NOW, no matter the age of your child!  It’s never too early and it’s never too late to focus on family connection!  And the results are trajectory-changing, for the family and community strengthening!

Thank you for participating in this purposeful challenge to increase FAMILY TIME in your home and our community.  Winner will be emailed and announced on Facebook on 4/3/18.

FAMILY TIME MATTERS!!!!

FREE Family Connection Night
Mar 3 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

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Family Connection Night

This Month’s Family Value –
Focus on Health and Wellness!


Join us for a fun-filled evening focused on family health and wellness!  Makaia from Graceful Soles Dance Studio will be in the house to teach us some new moves!

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We’ll enjoy an energetic game of Headbanz—done family style as well as a family activity designed to get you to not only use your body, but to use your brain!

PLUS, your family will go home with a Family Value Connection Tool to get you moving on focusing on health and wellness in your own home and with each other!  Yes, everything’s totally FREE!

Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional).

Host Location:
813 E 15th Street
Plano, TX  75074
(2 doors down from Ye Olde Butcher Shop; enter at the Fellowship Hall entrance)

TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!  Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

Mar
17
Sat
I Date My Spouse @ Chase Oaks Church Family Center
Mar 17 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

IDMSI DATE MY SPOUSE

This Month’s Family Value –
Focus on Health and Wellness!

 

Free Childcare for kids ages 0 through 13!  Homework for your date is a This Side UP! Family Talk Time Card to help enrich your relationship!  The I Date My Spouse Dinner Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and opens on the first of each month at 6:30 am.  There is a “Refundable Reservation Fee” at the time of registration.  The reservation fee is $10 per family and will be refunded to you at check-in that evening.  If you cancel, your fee will not be returned.

Click Here to register!  Please note that space is limited for each room.  If slots are all taken at the time of your registration, please email susan@thissideupfamily.org with names and ages of children to be added to our childcare wait list.

Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)

We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!

Apr
14
Sat
FREE Family Connection Night
Apr 14 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

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Newton’s Lab Science Show PLUS Bingo!
Family Connection Night

This Month’s Family Value –
Make Family Meal Time a Priority!

 

TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!

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Newton’s Lab is back by popular demand.  We’ll enjoy a super, cool interactive science show and play some Bingo, too!   (All kids win a prize!)

April’s Family Value is Make Family Meal Time a Priority.   So you’ll make and take a Family Tool to elevate this value in your home.  Yes, everything’s totally FREE!

Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional).

 

Host Location:
813 E 15th Street
Plano, TX  75074
(2 doors down from Ye Olde Butcher Shop; enter at the Fellowship Hall entrance)

Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

Apr
21
Sat
I Date My Spouse @ Chase Oaks Church Family Center
Apr 21 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

IDMSI DATE MY SPOUSE

This Month’s Family Value –
Make Family Meal Time a Priority!

 

Free Childcare for kids ages 0 through 13!  Homework for your date is a This Side UP! Family Talk Time Card to help enrich your relationship!  The I Date My Spouse Dinner Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and opens on the first of each month at 6:30 am.  There is a “Refundable Reservation Fee” at the time of registration.  The reservation fee is $10 per family and will be refunded to you at check-in that evening.  If you cancel, your fee will not be returned.

Click Here to register!  Please note that space is limited for each room.  If slots are all taken at the time of your registration, please email susan@thissideupfamily.org with names and ages of children to be added to our childcare wait list.

Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)

We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!

May
12
Sat
FREE Family Connection Night
May 12 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

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Family Connection Night
with Mom in Mind!

This Month’s Family Value –
Communicate Effectively!

 

Chocolates, Comedy and Communication – the perfect Mothers Day weekend combination!

The Understudies Comedy Improv Group, now called Family Improv are the same bunch of crazy improvist as before and are ready to put on a show for us!  We’ll eat Chocolate and we’ll send you home with a tool to elevate this month’s TSUFamily Value –Communicate Effectively!FamilyImprovTreat Mom (and the whole family) to a sweet night of Family Connection.  Because…. If Mom’s Laughing Then Everyone’s Laughing!

Host Location:
813 E 15th Street
Plano, TX  75074
(2 doors down from Ye Olde Butcher Shop; enter at the Fellowship Hall entrance)

TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!  Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional).

Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

May
19
Sat
I Date My Spouse @ Chase Oaks Church Family Center
May 19 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

IDMSI DATE MY SPOUSE

This Month’s Family Value –
Effective Parent/Child Communication!

 

Free Childcare for kids ages 0 through 13!  Homework for your date is a This Side UP! Family Talk Time Card to help enrich your relationship!  The I Date My Spouse Dinner Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and opens on the first of each month at 6:30 am.  There is a “Refundable Reservation Fee” at the time of registration.  The reservation fee is $10 per family and will be refunded to you at check-in that evening.  If you cancel, your fee will not be returned.

Click Here to register!  Please note that space is limited for each room.  If slots are all taken at the time of your registration, please email susan@thissideupfamily.org with names and ages of children to be added to our childcare wait list.

Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)

We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!

Jun
16
Sat
I Date My Spouse @ Chase Oaks Church Family Center
Jun 16 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

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I DATE MY SPOUSE

This Month’s Family Value –
Spend Quality Time Together!

 

Free Childcare for kids ages 0 through 13!  Homework for your date is a This Side UP! Family Talk Time Card to help enrich your relationship!  The I Date My Spouse Dinner Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and opens on the first of each month at 6:30 am.  There is a “Refundable Reservation Fee” at the time of registration.  The reservation fee is $10 per family and will be refunded to you at check-in that evening.  If you cancel, your fee will not be returned.

Click Here to register!  Please note that space is limited for each room.  If slots are all taken at the time of your registration, please email susan@thissideupfamily.org with names and ages of children to be added to our childcare wait list.

Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)

We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!

Jul
14
Sat
I Date My Spouse @ Chase Oaks Church Family Center
Jul 14 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

IDMSI DATE MY SPOUSE

This Month’s Family Value –
Connect with Community!

 

Free Childcare for kids ages 0 through 13!  Homework for your date is a This Side UP! Family Talk Time Card to help enrich your relationship!  The I Date My Spouse Dinner Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and opens on the first of each month at 6:30 am.  There is a “Refundable Reservation Fee” at the time of registration.  The reservation fee is $10 per family and will be refunded to you at check-in that evening.  If you cancel, your fee will not be returned.

Click Here to register!  Please note that space is limited for each room.  If slots are all taken at the time of your registration, please email susan@thissideupfamily.org with names and ages of children to be added to our childcare wait list.

Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)

We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!

Jul
21
Sat
7th Annual Lucky Duck Duck Race and Splash Fest @ Tom Muehlenbeck Recreation Center
Jul 21 @ 6:45 pm – 9:00 pm

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Lucky Duck Duck Race 2018!

Adopt a Rubber Duck to Show Your Support of
This Side UP! Family
(Need not be present to win)

Come cheer on your ducks and enjoy a FREE Family Splash Fest with prizes, food, swimming, games and more! Bring your own picnic dinner or enjoy snow-cones, popcorn, snacks, and/or drinks! Swim, slide AND enjoy FUN activities for the kids!

Click HERE to purchase your duck adoption TODAY!

The Lucky Duck Duck Race and Splash Fest is:
Saturday, 7/21/2018 – 6:45-9:00pm
Tom Muehlenbeck Recreation Center
5801 W. Parker Rd.
Plano, Texas 75093

DUCK RACE AT 8pm! We’ll launch them into the pool and the one who crosses the finish line first WINS a $1000 MasterCard®/Visa® gift card! Second place duck WINS big, too!! Top 20 ducks WIN A PRIZE! (Need not be present to win)

All proceeds go to This Side UP! Family’s wellness programs and moving families from surviving to thriving!

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7th Annual Lucky Duck Duck Race and Splash Fest @ Tom Muehlenbeck Recreation Center
Jul 21 @ 6:45 pm – 9:00 pm

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Lucky Duck Duck Race 2018!

Adopt a Rubber Duck to Show Your Support of
This Side UP! Family
(Need not be present to win)

Come cheer on your ducks and enjoy a FREE Family Splash Fest with prizes, food, swimming, games and more! Bring your own picnic dinner or enjoy snow-cones, popcorn, snacks, and/or drinks! Swim, slide AND enjoy FUN activities for the kids!

Click HERE to purchase your duck adoption TODAY!

The Lucky Duck Duck Race and Splash Fest is:
Saturday, 7/21/2018 – 6:45-9:00pm
Tom Muehlenbeck Recreation Center
5801 W. Parker Rd.
Plano, Texas 75093

DUCK RACE AT 8pm! We’ll launch them into the pool and the one who crosses the finish line first WINS a $1000 MasterCard®/Visa® gift card! Second place duck WINS big, too!! Top 20 ducks WIN A PRIZE! (Need not be present to win)

All proceeds go to This Side UP! Family’s wellness programs and moving families from surviving to thriving!

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Aug
11
Sat
FREE Family Connection Night
Aug 11 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

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Back to School Party
Family Connection Night

This Month’s Family Value –
Tackle the Tough Stuff!


BACK TO SCHOOL PARTY with BINGO and the #morethanbooks Outreach of Plano Public Library
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Join us as we celebrate the last hurrah of summer with a FREE back to school bash! We’ll have BINGO and the #morethanbooks team from Plano Public Library will lead us in a Family Fun Time with Weaving and Musical Instruments!

TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection.  We’ll enjoy a great evening of fun activities and family time and you’ll go home with tools to tackle the tough stuff as you get back in your school routine.  Yes, everything’s totally FREE!

Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional).

Host Location:
813 E 15th Street
Plano, TX 75074
(2 doors down from Ye Olde Butcher Shop; look for the TSUF trailer and enter at the Fellowship Hall entrance. This is NOT in the church itself so park in the parking lot off 15th Street.)

Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

Sep
8
Sat
FREE Family Connection Night
Sep 8 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

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Family Connection Night

Thriving Families
Create Family Memories!

 

Bingo Night PLUS Family Game Night and Family Memories Focus!
Join the fun as families play the night away, rotating through fun, family games and learn the importance of creating simple, but special memories and noting those memories in writing or craft books to review each month.

PLUS…. We’ll provide Polaroid and a Photo Booth to gift you with a mini family photo, too!

We’ll enjoy a great evening of fun activities and family time!  All families will leave with the tools and materials to start their own Family Memory Books.  All kids leave with a prize.  Yes, everything’s totally FREE!

 Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional).

Host Location:
813 E 15th Street
Plano, TX 75074
(2 doors down from Ye Olde Butcher Shop; look for the TSUF trailer and enter at the Fellowship Hall entrance. This is NOT in the church itself so park in the parking lot off 15th Street.)

TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!

Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

Sep
15
Sat
Wills and Estate Planning 101 @ Chase Oaks Church Family Center
Sep 15 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Parenting Ed

Wills and Estate Planning 101

 

 

 

This Month’s Family Value – Focus on Finances!

Join us for a FREE 90-minute seminar that’ll de-stress and bless your family on the topic of wills and planning for the future!

What is a Will?  How do wills work?  What big problems are left to my family if I pass away without a will?  The Settle Law Firm will be here to educate on the important documents you need to have in place (declarations of guardianship, a “living” will, medical power of attorney and more) to make sure you are in good shape!

Leave with some documents and/or valuable resources that will help put these important pieces in place for your family!  Jnana Settle, attorney, will hold a question/answer time at the end, too!

Childcare registration available:
Free childcare will be provided for kids ages 0 through 13 with a valid childcare registration on a first come, first serve basis!   Space is limited in all childcare rooms, so sign up early to ensure a spot.  If using childcare, please arrive a few minutes early so you can check-in your children before class starts at 2pm.

There is a “Refundable Reservation Fee” at the time of registration.  The reservation fee is $10 and will be refunded to you at check-in that evening.  If you cancel, your fee will not be returned.  Click HERE to register! 

Host Location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)

This class is made possible by a grant from REPTL (Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law of Texas)

I Date My Spouse @ Chase Oaks Church Family Center
Sep 15 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

IDMS

I DATE MY SPOUSE

This Month’s Family Value –
Focus on Finances!

 

Free Childcare for kids ages 0 through 13!  Homework for your date is a This Side UP! Family Talk Time Card to help enrich your relationship!  The I Date My Spouse Dinner Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and opens on the first of each month at 6:30 am.  There is a “Refundable Reservation Fee” at the time of registration.  The reservation fee is $10 per family and will be refunded to you at check-in that evening.  If you cancel, your fee will not be returned.

Click Here to register!  Please note that space is limited for each room.  If slots are all taken at the time of your registration, please email susan@thissideupfamily.org with names and ages of children to be added to our childcare wait list.

Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)

We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!

Oct
20
Sat
I Date My Spouse @ Chase Oaks Church Family Center
Oct 20 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

IDMSI DATE MY SPOUSE

This Month’s Family Value –
Serve!

 

Free Childcare for kids ages 0 through 13!  Homework for your date is a This Side UP! Family Talk Time Card to help enrich your relationship!  The I Date My Spouse Dinner Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and opens on the first of each month at 6:30 am.  There is a “Refundable Reservation Fee” at the time of registration.  The reservation fee is $10 per family and will be refunded to you at check-in that evening.  If you cancel, your fee will not be returned.

Click Here to register!  Please note that space is limited for each room.  If slots are all taken at the time of your registration, please email susan@thissideupfamily.org with names and ages of children to be added to our childcare wait list.

Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)

We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!

Nov
10
Sat
FREE Family Connection Night
Nov 10 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

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Family Connection Night

This Month’s Family Value –
Have an Attitude of Gratitude!

 

TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!

Family Improv Show is back by popular demand for an evening of laughs and family connection, and enjoy a bit of Open Mic Joke Time, too.   Leading up to Thanksgiving has never been more purposeful and fun.  Families create their own simple birdfeeders and also have a blast with Thanksgiving Themed Activities like Pin the Gobbler on the Turkey, Thanksgiving Charades, Don’t Topple the Tee-Pee and Thanksgiving Pictionary.

We’ll enjoy a great evening of fun activities and family time!  Go home with a Family Tool that will help cultivate an Attitude of Gratitude in your homes this holiday season! Yes, everything’s totally FREE!

Bring your own dinner if you like (optional)

Host Location:
813 E 15th Street
Plano, TX 75074
(2 doors down from Ye Olde Butcher Shop; look for the TSUF trailer and enter at the Fellowship Hall entrance. This is NOT in the church itself so park in the parking lot off 15th Street.)

Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

Nov
17
Sat
I Date My Spouse @ Chase Oaks Church Family Center
Nov 17 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

IDMSI DATE MY SPOUSE

This Month’s Family Value –
Have an Attitude of Gratitude!

 

Free Childcare for kids ages 0 through 13!  Homework for your date is a This Side UP! Family Talk Time Card to help enrich your relationship!  The I Date My Spouse Dinner Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and opens on the first of each month at 6:30 am.  There is a “Refundable Reservation Fee” at the time of registration.  The reservation fee is $10 per family and will be refunded to you at check-in that evening.  If you cancel, your fee will not be returned.

Click Here to register!  Please note that space is limited for each room.  If slots are all taken at the time of your registration, please email susan@thissideupfamily.org with names and ages of children to be added to our childcare wait list.

Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)

We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!

Dec
8
Sat
FREE Family Connection Night @ Hughston Elementary
Dec 8 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

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Family Connection Night

This Month’s Family Value –
Love Unconditionally!

 

It’s time for one of our Favorite Annual TSUF Traditions
Bingo PLUS Gingerbread House Making!

FAMILIES WILL BUILD A GINGERBREAD HOUSE AND TAKE IT HOME!  You’ll fill your gingerbread house with written ideas of how to show each other love this Christmas instead of getting caught up in “looks” and “things”.  PLUS, we’ll play some BINGO and everyone leaves with a prize!  Yes, everything’s totally FREE!

Gingerbread Houses available to first 50 families. No RSVP necessary, first-come, first serve.

Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional).

Host Location:
Hughston Elementary School
2601 Cross Bend Road
Plano, TX 75023

TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!

Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

Jan
5
Sat
1st Saturday Clothing Sort @ ExtraSpace Storage
Jan 5 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

SSU

Come help us sort clothing donations for our bi-annual Single Parent Family Clothing Giveaway!  We will be outside so dress appropriately and bring water/sunscreen.

Let us know you are coming by registering on our Volunteer Sign-up Site.   We will send you a reminder and more details the week before.

Jan
19
Sat
FREE Family Connection Night
Jan 19 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

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Join us for a FREE FAMILY CONNECTION NIGHT that’s  MMM Good!

MMs

o – Music by Naren Yalamanchili
o – M Themed Minute to Win-It Games. (and Bingo!)
o – Mission Statements, Family Style
o – MMMarvelous evening of Family Connection and Fun!

TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of
family fun and connection! and this one is a MMMarvelous
way to kick off our new year of Family Nights!

We’ll enjoy a great evening of fun activities and family time!  Go home with a Family Tool that will help cultivate and elevate our monthly family value at home.   Leave with the makings of a 2019 Family Vision/Mission Statement.   Yes, everything’s totally FREE!

Bring your own dinner if you like (optional)

Host Location:
813 E 15th Street
Plano, TX 75074
(2 doors down from Ye Olde Butcher Shop; look for the TSUF trailer and enter at the Fellowship Hall entrance. This is NOT in the church itself so park in the parking lot off 15th Street.)

Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

Feb
2
Sat
1st Saturday Clothing Sort @ ExtraSpace Storage
Feb 2 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

SSU

Come help us sort clothing donations for our bi-annual Single Parent Family Clothing Giveaway!  We will be outside so dress appropriately and bring water/sunscreen.

Let us know you are coming by registering on our Volunteer Sign-up Site.   We will send you a reminder and more details the week before.

Feb
16
Sat
Wills and Estate Planning 101 @ Chase Oaks Church Family Center
Feb 16 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Parenting Ed

Wills and Estate Planning 101

 

 

 

Join us for a FREE 90-minute seminar that’ll de-stress and bless your family on the topic of wills and planning for the future!

What is a Will?  How do wills work?  What big problems are left to my family if I pass away without a will?  The Settle Law Firm will be here to educate on the important documents you need to have in place (declarations of guardianship, a “living” will, medical power of attorney and more) to make sure you are in good shape!

Leave with some documents and/or valuable resources that will help put these important pieces in place for your family!  Jnana Settle, attorney, will hold a question/answer time at the end, too!

Childcare registration available:
Free childcare will be provided for kids ages 0 through 13 with a valid childcare registration on a first come, first serve basis!   Space is limited in all childcare rooms, so sign up early to ensure a spot.  If using childcare, please arrive a few minutes early so you can check-in your children before class starts at 2pm.

There is a “Refundable Reservation Fee” at the time of registration.  The reservation fee is $10 and will be refunded to you at check-in.  If you cancel, your fee will not be returned.  Click Here to register! 

Host Location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)

This class is made possible by a grant from REPTL (Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law of Texas)

I Date My Spouse @ Chase Oaks Church Family Center
Feb 16 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

IDMS

I DATE MY SPOUSE
Marriage Enrichment Program

SAVE the DATE!

 

Free Childcare for kids ages 0 through 13!  Homework for your date is a This Side UP! Family Talk Time Card to help enrich your relationship!  The I Date My Spouse Dinner Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when registering for childcare.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and opens on the first of each month at 6:30 am.  There is a “Refundable Reservation Fee” at the time of registration.  The reservation fee is $10 per family and will be refunded to you at check-in that evening.  If you cancel, your fee will not be returned.

Click Here to register!  Please note that space is limited for each childcare room.  If slots are all taken at the time of your registration, please email susan@thissideupfamily.org with names and ages of children to be added to our childcare wait list.

Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)

We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!

Mar
2
Sat
1st Saturday Clothing Sort @ ExtraSpace Storage
Mar 2 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

SSU

Come help us sort clothing donations for our bi-annual Single Parent Family Clothing Giveaway!  We will be outside so dress appropriately and bring water/sunscreen.

Let us know you are coming by registering on our Volunteer Sign-up Site.   We will send you a reminder and more details the week before.

FREE Family Connection Night
Mar 2 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

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MEET the Candidates BINGO Free Family Connection Night!

TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!

Can local politics and Family FUN be part of the same sentence and the same evening?!  YES!!!  We’ll have a blast playing good ole fashioned BINGO and winning FUN prizes.

Meet the Candidates as they serve as VIP Bingo Callers for the night!  This is a VERY important election for our city and This Side UP! Family seeks to raise voter participation by making it real and personal!  So… we’ll help you get to know the candidates for City Council in a casual, FUN way!

We’ll enjoy a great evening of fun activities and family time!  Go home with a Family Tool that will help cultivate and elevate our monthly family value at home.  Yes, everything’s totally FREE!

Bring your own dinner if you like (optional)

Host Location:
813 E 15th Street
Plano, TX 75074
(2 doors down from Ye Olde Butcher Shop; look for the TSUF trailer and enter at the Fellowship Hall entrance. This is NOT in the church itself so park in the parking lot off 15th Street.)

Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

Apr
13
Sat
Wills and Estate Planning 101 @ Chase Oaks Church Family Center
Apr 13 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Parenting Ed

Wills and Estate Planning 101

 

 

 

Join us for a FREE 90-minute seminar that’ll de-stress and bless your family on the topic of wills and planning for the future!

What is a Will?  How do wills work?  What big problems are left to my family if I pass away without a will?  The Settle Law Firm will be here to educate on the important documents you need to have in place (declarations of guardianship, a “living” will, medical power of attorney and more) to make sure you are in good shape!

Leave with some documents and/or valuable resources that will help put these important pieces in place for your family!  Jnana Settle, attorney, will hold a question/answer time at the end, too!

Childcare registration available:
Free childcare will be provided for kids ages 0 through 13 with a valid childcare registration on a first come, first serve basis!   Space is limited in all childcare rooms, so sign up early to ensure a spot.  If using childcare, please arrive a few minutes early so you can check-in your children before class starts at 2pm.

There is a “Refundable Reservation Fee” at the time of registration.  The reservation fee is $10 and will be refunded to you at check-in.  If you cancel, your fee will not be returned.  Click Here to register! 

Host Location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)

This class is made possible by a grant from REPTL (Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law of Texas)

I Date My Spouse @ Chase Oaks Church Family Center
Apr 13 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

IDMS

I DATE MY SPOUSE
Marriage Enrichment Program

SAVE the DATE!

 

Free Childcare for kids ages 0 through 13!  Homework for your date is a This Side UP! Family Talk Time Card to help enrich your relationship!  The I Date My Spouse Dinner Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when registering for childcare.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and opens on the first of each month at 6:30 am.  There is a “Refundable Reservation Fee” at the time of registration.  The reservation fee is $10 per family and will be refunded to you at check-in that evening.  If you cancel, your fee will not be returned.

Click Here to register!  Please note that space is limited for each childcare room.  If slots are all taken at the time of your registration, please email susan@thissideupfamily.org with names and ages of children to be added to our childcare wait list.

Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)

We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!

May
4
Sat
1st Saturday Clothing Sort @ ExtraSpace Storage
May 4 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

SSU

Come help us sort clothing donations for our bi-annual Single Parent Family Clothing Giveaway!  We will be outside so dress appropriately and bring water/sunscreen.

Let us know you are coming by registering on our Volunteer Sign-up Site.   We will send you a reminder and more details the week before.

May
11
Sat
FREE Family Connection Night
May 11 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

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Family Connection Night

Communicate Effectively and Meaningfully!

 

TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!

Family Improv Show is back by popular demand for an evening of laughs and family connection, and  we will also celebrate moms too!  Thank you Nothing Bundt Cakes, Murphy (313 East FM 544 Suite 102, Murphy TX  75094) for providing the children cakes to decorate!

We’ll enjoy a great evening of fun activities and family time!  Go home with a Family Tool that will help cultivate and elevate our monthly family value at home.  Yes, everything’s totally FREE!

Bring your own dinner if you like (optional)

Host Location:
813 E 15th Street
Plano, TX 75074
(2 doors down from Ye Olde Butcher Shop; look for the TSUF trailer and enter at the Fellowship Hall entrance. This is NOT in the church itself so park in the parking lot off 15th Street.)

Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

Jun
1
Sat
1st Saturday Clothing Sort @ ExtraSpace Storage
Jun 1 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

SSU

Come help us sort clothing donations for our bi-annual Single Parent Family Clothing Giveaway!  We will be outside so dress appropriately and bring water/sunscreen.

Let us know you are coming by registering on our Volunteer Sign-up Site.   We will send you a reminder and more details the week before.

Jun
15
Sat
I Date My Spouse @ Chase Oaks Church Family Center
Jun 15 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

IDMS

I DATE MY SPOUSE
Marriage Enrichment Program

SAVE the DATE!

 

Free Childcare for kids ages 0 through 13!  Homework for your date is a This Side UP! Family Talk Time Card to help enrich your relationship!  The I Date My Spouse Dinner Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when registering for childcare.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and opens on the first of each month at 6:30 am.  There is a “Refundable Reservation Fee” at the time of registration.  The reservation fee is $10 per family and will be refunded to you at check-in that evening.  If you cancel, your fee will not be returned.

Click Here to register!  Please note that space is limited for each childcare room.  If slots are all taken at the time of your registration, please email susan@thissideupfamily.org with names and ages of children to be added to our childcare wait list.

Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)

We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!

Jul
20
Sat
8th Annual Lucky Duck Duck Race and Splash Fest @ Tom Muehlenbeck Recreation Center
Jul 20 @ 6:45 pm – 9:00 pm

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Lucky Duck Duck Race 2019!

Adopt a Rubber Duck to Show Your Support of
This Side UP! Family
(Need not be present to win)

Come cheer on your ducks and enjoy a FREE Family Splash Fest with prizes, food, swimming, games and more! Bring your own picnic dinner or enjoy snow-cones, snacks, and/or drinks! Swim, slide AND enjoy FUN activities for the kids!

Online duck adoptions have closed.  Duck adoptions for the big race tomorrow evening will be available at the Tom Muehlenbeck Recreation Center, tomorrow, 7/20, from 6:45-7:30pm.  Join us for fun and adopt your ducks there!

The Lucky Duck Duck Race and Splash Fest is:
Saturday, 7/20/2018 – 6:45-9:00pm
Tom Muehlenbeck Recreation Center
5801 W. Parker Rd.
Plano, Texas 75093

DUCK RACE AT 8pm! We’ll launch them into the pool and the one who crosses the finish line first WINS a $1000 MasterCard®/Visa® gift card! Second place duck WINS big, too!! Top 20 ducks WIN A PRIZE! (Need not be present to win)

All proceeds go to This Side UP! Family’s wellness programs and moving families from surviving to thriving!

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Aug
17
Sat
I Date My Spouse @ Chase Oaks Church Family Center
Aug 17 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

IDMS

I DATE MY SPOUSE
Marriage Enrichment Program

SAVE the DATE!

 

Free Childcare for kids ages 0 through 13!  Homework for your date is a This Side UP! Family Talk Time Card to help enrich your relationship!  The I Date My Spouse Dinner Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when registering for childcare.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and opens on the first of each month at 6:30 am.  There is a “Refundable Reservation Fee” at the time of registration.  The reservation fee is $10 per family and will be refunded to you at check-in that evening.  If you cancel, your fee will not be returned.

Click Here to register!  Please note that space is limited for each childcare room.  If slots are all taken at the time of your registration, please email susan@thissideupfamily.org with names and ages of children to be added to our childcare wait list.

Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)

We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!

Sep
14
Sat
FREE Family Connection Night
Sep 14 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

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Family Connection Night

Bingo Night PLUS Music & Marshmallows 

 

TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!

Join us for an incredible night of family connection!  We’ll play good ol’ fashioned Bingo, be entertained by the amazing talent of Music by Naren Yalamanchili and each family will complete an exciting Marshmallow Family Challenge together!  Close out your Summer with a sweet night of Family Fun and Connection TOGETHER!

We’ll enjoy a great evening of fun activities and family time!  Go home with a Family Tool that will help cultivate and elevate our monthly family value at home.  Yes, everything’s totally FREE!

Bring your own dinner if you like (optional)

Host Location:
813 E 15th Street
Plano, TX 75074
(2 doors down from Ye Olde Butcher Shop; look for the TSUF trailer and enter at the Fellowship Hall entrance. This is NOT in the church itself so park in the parking lot off 15th Street.)

Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

Oct
19
Sat
Wills and Estate Planning 101 @ Chase Oaks Church Family Center
Oct 19 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Parenting Ed

Wills and Estate Planning 101

 

 

 

Join us for a FREE 90-minute seminar that’ll de-stress and bless your family on the topic of wills and planning for the future!

What is a Will?  How do wills work?  What big problems are left to my family if I pass away without a will?  The Settle Law Firm will be here to educate on the important documents you need to have in place (declarations of guardianship, a “living” will, medical power of attorney and more) to make sure you are in good shape!

Leave with some documents and/or valuable resources that will help put these important pieces in place for your family!  Jnana Settle, attorney, will hold a question/answer time at the end, too!

Childcare registration available:
Free childcare will be provided for kids ages 0 through 13 with a valid childcare registration on a first come, first serve basis!   Space is limited in all childcare rooms, so sign up early to ensure a spot.  If using childcare, please arrive a few minutes early so you can check-in your children before class starts at 2pm.

There is a “Refundable Reservation Fee” at the time of registration.  The reservation fee is $10 and will be refunded to you at check-in.  If you cancel, your fee will not be returned.  Click Here to register! 

Host Location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)

This class is made possible by a grant from REPTL (Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law of Texas)

I Date My Spouse @ Chase Oaks Church Family Center
Oct 19 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

IDMS

I DATE MY SPOUSE
Marriage Enrichment Program

SAVE the DATE!

 

Free Childcare for kids ages 0 through 13!  Homework for your date is a This Side UP! Family Talk Time Card to help enrich your relationship!  The I Date My Spouse Dinner Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when registering for childcare.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and opens on the first of each month at 6:30 am.  There is a “Refundable Reservation Fee” at the time of registration.  The reservation fee is $10 per family and will be refunded to you at check-in that evening.  If you cancel, your fee will not be returned.

Click Here to register!  Please note that space is limited for each childcare room.  If slots are all taken at the time of your registration, please email susan@thissideupfamily.org with names and ages of children to be added to our childcare wait list.

Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)

We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!

Oct
26
Sat
FREE Family Connection Night @ Hughston Elementary
Oct 26 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

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Family Connection Night

Comedy Night PLUS Carving and Costumes

 

TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!

FREE Family Connection Night – Comedy, Carving and Costumes
*  Comedy Show by two amazing stand-up comedians
*  Family Pumpkin Carving
*  Wear your costumes and we’ll have a Costume Recognition and       *  Contest time, too(not scary please!)

We’ll enjoy a great evening of fun activities and family time!  Go home with a Family Tool that will help cultivate and elevate our monthly family value at home.  Yes, everything’s totally FREE!

Bring your own dinner if you like (optional)

Host Location:
Hughston Elementary School
2601 Cross Bend Rd
Plano, TX 75023

Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

Nov
2
Sat
1st Saturday Clothing Sort @ ExtraSpace Storage
Nov 2 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

SSU

Come help us sort clothing donations for our bi-annual Single Parent Family Clothing Giveaway!  We will be outside so dress appropriately and bring water/sunscreen.

Let us know you are coming by registering on our Volunteer Sign-up Site.   We will send you a reminder and more details the week before.

Dec
7
Sat
FREE Family Connection Night @ Christie Elementary
Dec 7 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

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Family Connection Night

It’s time for one of our Favorite Annual TSUF Traditions

 

Bingo PLUS Gingerbread House Making

FAMILIES WILL BUILD A GINGERBREAD HOUSE AND TAKE IT HOME!  You’ll fill your gingerbread house with written ideas of how to show each other love this Christmas instead of getting caught up in “looks” and “things”.  PLUS, we’ll play some BINGO and everyone leaves with a prize!  Yes, everything’s totally FREE!

Gingerbread Houses available to first 50 families. No RSVP necessary, first-come, first serve.

Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional).

Host Location:
Christie Elementary
3801 Rainier Rd, Plano, Texas 75023

TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!

Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

Dec
31
Tue
7th Annual – New Years Eve Family Celebration – TURN BACK TIME THE BALL DROPS AT 9! @ Plano Event Center
Dec 31 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

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This program gets bigger and better every year!  Collin County’s MOST FUN, safest, Family Friendliest way to bring in 2020!

We’ll have an exciting entertainment show that’s MMM good!  That’s Music, Magic, and Motivation!

  • DELICIOUS Dinner and Dessert
  • A GIFT for Every Family
  • Prize Raffles benefiting TSUF programs
  • Countdown and Sparkling Juice Toast at 9pm
  • Family Crafts, Booths, and Activities
  • …and much more

Super Affordable!
You can still purchase tickets at the door for $25/each!

If you would like to be one of our amazing sponsors for this amazing program night and/or want to learn more about the different sponsorship levels, please click Sponsorship Details.  To become a sponsor, you can either return page two from the Sponsorship Details document or submit online by simply clicking Online Form.

Jan
4
Sat
1st Saturday Clothing Sort @ ExtraSpace Storage
Jan 4 @ 9:00 am – Nov 7 @ 11:00 am

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Come help us sort clothing donations for our bi-annual Single Parent Family Clothing Giveaway!  We will be outside so dress appropriately and bring water/sunscreen.

Let us know you are coming by registering on our Volunteer Sign-up Site.   We will send you a reminder and more details the week before.

Jan
25
Sat
Free Family Connection Night @ Fellowship Hall
Jan 25 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

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Family Connection Night

Dream Big!

 

 

TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!

This Month’s Family Value is DREAM BIG!  We will spend time making family vision boards and 2020 family bucket lists.  We will provide all materials!  Just bring yourselves and your ideas!!

We’ll enjoy a great evening of fun activities and family time!  Go home with a Family Tool that will help cultivate and elevate our monthly family value at home.  Yes, everything’s totally FREE!

Bring your own dinner if you like (optional)

Host Location:
813 E 15th Street
Plano, TX 75074
(2 doors down from Ye Olde Butcher Shop; look for the TSUF trailer and enter at the Fellowship Hall entrance. This is NOT in the church itself so park in the parking lot off 15th Street.)

Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

Feb
1
Sat
1st Saturday Clothing Sort @ ExtraSpace Storage
Feb 1 @ 9:00 am – Dec 5 @ 11:00 am

SSU

Come help us sort clothing donations for our bi-annual Single Parent Family Clothing Giveaway!  We will be outside so dress appropriately and bring water/sunscreen.

Let us know you are coming by registering on our Volunteer Sign-up Site.   We will send you a reminder and more details the week before.

Feb
8
Sat
I Date My Spouse @ Chase Oaks Church Family Center
Feb 8 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

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I DATE MY SPOUSE
Marriage Enrichment Program

SAVE the DATE!

 

Free Childcare for kids ages 0 through 13!  Homework for your date is a This Side UP! Family Talk Time Card to help enrich your relationship!  The I Date My Spouse Dinner Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when registering for childcare.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and opens on the first of each month at 6:30 am.  There is a “Refundable Reservation Fee” at the time of registration.  The reservation fee is $10 per family and will be refunded to you at check-in that evening.  If you cancel, your fee will not be returned.

Click Here to register!  Please note that space is limited for each childcare room.  If slots are all taken at the time of your registration, please email susan@thissideupfamily.org with names and ages of children to be added to our childcare wait list.

Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)

We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!

Mar
21
Sat
Single Parent/Kids FREE Clothing Giveaway @ POSTPONED
Mar 21 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

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The Spring  Clothing Giveaway is Postponed

Due to the current situation with COVID-19 and recommendations from the CDC, we have made the decision to postpone the Single Parent Clothing Give-Away Scheduled for March 21st at Plano Bible Chapel.

The health and safety of our volunteers and families who may attend are our top priority.  Stay tuned for community resources and ways to stay engaged with TSUF and your family during this time at home.

Our thoughts are with all those impacted by the virus.

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Mar
28
Sat
Free Family Connection Night @ POSTPONED
Mar 28 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

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Family Connection Night

Join us for a fun night of laughter (and a little bit of BINGO)
with FAMILY IMPROV GROUP!

 

March’s Family Connection Night is Postponed

Due to the current situation with COVID-19 and recommendations from the CDC, we have made the decision to postpone the Family Connection Night on March 28th.

The health and safety of our volunteers and families who may attend are our top priority.  Stay tuned for community resources and ways to stay engaged with TSUF and your family during this time at home.

Our thoughts are with all those impacted by the virus.

 

 

Apr
18
Sat
I Date My Spouse @ At-Home
Apr 18 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

IDMS

I DATE MY SPOUSE
Marriage Enrichment Program

Going at-home for April!

 

Due to the current situation with COVID-19 and recommendations from the CDC, we have made the decision to cancel the April “I Date My Spouse” program night.

Keep an eye out for our newsletter and/or the weekly Quarantine Quality Time Issues so we can share a Talk Time Card and ideas for an awesome at-home date night or follow us on Facebook; we may have fun surprises to share!  I Date My Spouse is going at-home in April!

Stay Safe, Stay Well, and Wash Your Hands!

Make sure to subscribe so you won’t miss out!

May
9
Sat
Free Family Connection Night @ Christie Elementary
May 9 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

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Family Connection Night

SAVE THE DATE!

 

 

TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!

We’ll enjoy a great evening of fun activities and family time!  Go home with a Family Tool that will help cultivate and elevate our monthly family value at home.  Yes, everything’s totally FREE!

Bring your own dinner if you like (optional)

Host Location:
Christie Elementary School
3801 Rainier Road
Plano, TX 75023

Find us at various terrific community locations each month!

Jun
20
Sat
I Date My Spouse @ At Home!
Jun 20 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

IDMS

I DATE MY SPOUSE
Marriage Enrichment Program

Going at-home for June!

 

Due to the current situation with COVID-19 and recommendations from the CDC, we have made the decision to cancel the June “I Date My Spouse” program night.

Keep an eye out for our newsletter and/or the weekly Quarantine Quality Time Issues so we can share a Talk Time Card and ideas for an awesome at-home date night or follow us on Facebook; we may have fun surprises to share!  I Date My Spouse is going at-home in June!

Stay Safe, Stay Well, and Wash Your Hands!

Make sure to subscribe so you won’t miss out!

Aug
15
Sat
I Date My Spouse @ Your Home
Aug 15 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

IDMS

I DATE MY SPOUSE
Marriage Enrichment Program

Going At-Home for August!

 

Once again we are creating free At-Home Date Night Kits. These kits will include a Talk Time Card for parents, a gift card for take-out or delivery from a local restaurant, activities to keep kids busy, and more. We know it is not the same as in-person together. But it will be an evening of marriage strengthening and family fun!

To register for the August At-Home I Dtae My Spouse – Click HERE!

Keep an eye out for our newsletter and/or the weekly Quarantine Quality Time Issues or follow us on Facebook; we may have fun surprises to share!

Stay Safe, Stay Well, and Wash Your Hands!

Make sure to subscribe so you won’t miss out!

Aug
22
Sat
Free Family Trivia Night @ Zoom - Online
Aug 22 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
TSUF Trivia Night
We’re hosting our first Virtual Family Connection Night with a FREE Family Trivia Night!

We can’t wait to spend some time laughing and competing with your family on Saturday, August 22nd at 7:00 pm for a chance to win a Family Fun Prize valued at over $200!

Once you REGISTER, you will receive the Zoom link via email to join the Family Connection Night with FREE Family Trivia!

 

Trivia Night

Sep
17
Thu
North Texas Giving Day 2020
Sep 17 @ 6:00 am – 11:00 pm

NTGD TSUFYou can help This Side UP! Family continue supporting families as they move from surviving to thriving by supporting us on
September 17th, North Texas Giving Day.

2020 has been a hard year for all of us.  Isolation, job loss, at home learning, tough health decisions, and the current political climate can make us feel like we’re farther apart than ever.   Everything has looked different this year, but there is one thing that’s still the same for everyone,  we all love our families.

Every dollar you give to This Side UP! Family goes directly into supporting ALL families with at home date nights, family connection nights, parenting education, and more.

We’re all learning new ways to be together and we at This Side UP! Family are so grateful to be going into our 10th year of celebrating and strengthening family.  Your donations will help us start 2021 strong with in person programming, new COVID protocols, more virtual resources, and all the tools we need to continue supporting what we all have in common- family.

Early giving starts on 9/1/2020 at 8:00 am and continues until September 16th at midnight!   If you’d rather wait to make your donation until North Texas Giving Day- You can give on 9/17/2020 from 6:00 am until 11:00 pm.

Visit www.northtexasgivingday.org/thissideupfamily

Oct
3
Sat
Free Virtual Family Yoga Class @ Online Event
Oct 3 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

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This Side UP! Family
Family Yoga Class

Join us for a free beginner yoga and meditation class for families taught by Shannon Graf on Saturday, October 3rd, from 2-3pm!

Class is free but Pre-Registration is required. You will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link.

Regiister HERE!

Oct
17
Sat
This Side UP! Family Pumpkin Pick-Up @ TSUF Office
Oct 17 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Pumpkins

Sign up to claim your free pumpkin and fall family fun kit then decorate and email a picture to info@thissideupfamily.org to win!

How it Works!

  1. Claim you pumpkin pick up slot at bit.ly/tsufpumpkin.
  2. Pick up your pumpkin and family fun kit at TSUF on October 17th between 10am and 3pm.
  3. Decorate your pumpkin as a family by carving or painting!  Be creative!
  4. Send a photo of your creation to info@thissideupfamily.org by 10/25/2020.
  5. Vote for your favorite by liking, commenting, and sharing it from TSUF Facebook photo album.
  6. Tune in on October 31st to see the winners announced and big family fun prizes revealed!

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I Date My Spouse @ At Home
Oct 17 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

IDMS

I DATE MY SPOUSE
Marriage Enrichment Program

Going At-Home for October!

 

Once again we are creating free At-Home Date Night Kits.  We know it is not the same as in-person together.  But it will be an evening of marriage strengthening and family fun!

These kits will include a Talk Time Card for parents (homework for your date), a $25 gift card for dinner from a local restaurant, a $5 Amazon gift card to rent a movie or other family activity, and various activities to keep kids busy during your date time.  The I Date My Spouse Dinner Gift Cards are limtied quantities and ARE first come, first serve based on registration timestamp.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and opens on the first of each month at 6:30 am. Click HERE to register

Keep an eye out for our newsletter and/or the weekly Quarantine Quality Time Issues or follow us on Facebook; we may have fun surprises to share!

Stay Safe, Stay Well, and Wash Your Hands!

Make sure to subscribe so you won’t miss out!

Oct
25
Sun
This Side UP! Family Pumpkin Pictures Due
Oct 25 all-day

Pumpkins

Decorate and email a picture to info@thissideupfamily.org to win!

How it Works!

  1. Claim you pumpkin pick up slot at bit.ly/tsufpumpkin.
  2. Pick up your pumpkin and family fun kit at TSUF on October 17th between 10am and 3pm.
  3. Decorate your pumpkin as a family by carving or painting!  Be creative!
  4. Send a photo of your creation to info@thissideupfamily.org by 10/25/2020.
  5. Vote for your favorite by liking, commenting, and sharing it from TSUF Facebook photo album.
  6. Tune in on October 31st to see the winners announced and big family fun prizes revealed!

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Oct
26
Mon
This Side UP! Family Pumpkin Pictures Voting @ TSUF Facebook Page
Oct 26 – Oct 30 all-day

Pumpkins

Decorate and email a picture to info@thissideupfamily.org to win!

How it Works!

  1. Claim you pumpkin pick up slot at bit.ly/tsufpumpkin.
  2. Pick up your pumpkin and family fun kit at TSUF on October 17th between 10am and 3pm.
  3. Decorate your pumpkin as a family by carving or painting!  Be creative!
  4. Send a photo of your creation to info@thissideupfamily.org by 10/25/2020.
  5. Vote for your favorite by liking, commenting, and sharing it from TSUF Facebook photo album.
  6. Tune in on October 31st to see the winners announced and big family fun prizes revealed!

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Oct
31
Sat
This Side UP! Family Pumpkin Winners Announced @ TSUF Facebook Page
Oct 31 @ 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm

Pumpkins

Decorate and email a picture to info@thissideupfamily.org to win!

How it Works!

  1. Claim you pumpkin pick up slot at bit.ly/tsufpumpkin.
  2. Pick up your pumpkin and family fun kit at TSUF on October 17th between 10am and 3pm.
  3. Decorate your pumpkin as a family by carving or painting!  Be creative!
  4. Send a photo of your creation to info@thissideupfamily.org by 10/25/2020.
  5. Vote for your favorite by liking, commenting, and sharing it from TSUF Facebook photo album.
  6. Tune in on October 31st to see the winners announced and big family fun prizes revealed!

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Nov
7
Sat
Free Virtual Family Yoga Class @ Online Event
Nov 7 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

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Join us for a free beginner yoga and meditation class for families taught by Shannon Graf!

 

Click HERE to register!

 

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Taking families SURVIVING to THRIVING!