Teen Orientation Activity and Dance
The purpose of this activity was to provide a fun and interactive environment for conference teens and adults as a kick off event for the activities.

Icebreaker Workshop
The teens organized and facilitated a workshop focused on trust, communication, teamwork, diversity and leadership. Many different activities occurred including a web initiative in which participants had to work together to lift people through the web, two icebreakers in which participants learned more about each other (skills and interests they had, what they felt about leadership and communication, the importance of those skills when dealing with people, etc), and an activity focused on diversity. Participants of all ages, 14 to 79, worked together to complete the planned workshop activities and the teens facilitated the entire workshop on their own.

Literacy Project
Over 400 books were collected for the literacy project through Scholastic Books and Volunteers of America. The team ordered book bags and other small toys and gifts to pass out to participants. The team organized the project into sections for participants by creating an entrance area where children would pick up the book bags, take a picture with the Cat in the Hat, and color a card with their picture in it. The next section held books and the children were able to pick out two books each, volunteers helped them select books and even read to some of the children. The last section consisted of projects and activities for the children to participate in including a book on gardening (the children listened to the story then were able to plant a seed and take it home), a book on butterflies (created butterflies out of coffee filters and pipe cleaners), a puppet show, and worked on several activities papers such as word searches and mazes focused on Dr. Suess. Eight children from the Christmas Box House and fourteen children from the Salt Lake Housing Authority participated in the event.