Summer Stretch 2026

Dates: August 3rd-7th, 2026

Summer Stretch is an opportunity for youth to participate in service projects, pray together, and have some fun!

Each day begins at 8:00 AM and ends at 4:30 PM.  Drop-off and pick-up happens at SVDP.  Youth will check in and be dismissed from the Community Room.  We will have busses that will transport us to the fun activities.  Lunch is provided each day, except for Thursday 8/6.  Youth will need to bring money for lunch at ValleyFair.  The deadline to register is 6/15.

Summer Stretch will look a little different this year! Instead of doing our usual, wonderful service projects such as Feed My Starving Children, we decided we wanted to make our service a little more personal. We want to serve those in need right here in our community.

Here is what a day would look like:

In the morning on the first day, we will introduce the week, go over some instructions, and give them their small group. Each small group will be given a work assignment. The adult leader(s) of each group will have a name, address, and the work that needs to be done at that person's house. Supplies will be provided to them for the things listed on the work assignment. 

Then, you go and serve! You may or may not be with another small group, but you will meet the resident, the resident will show you the work to be done, and you begin! You could be doing work such as clearing overgrown brush in a backyard, painting a room of a house, weeding a neglected garden, and many other things. As you work, get to know each other in the small group and get to know your resident! We want to serve those in our community that simply cannot do the work themselves because of age, disability, or finances. The work teams will serve until Noon, and then come back to St. Vincent for lunch.  

After lunch we will head out to our fun activity! See below what we will do each day.

Monday 8/3

• Afternoon Fun: Grand Slam

Tuesday 8/4

• Afternoon Fun: Bunker Beach

Wednesday 8/5

• Afternoon Fun: TBD

Thursday 8/6

• ValleyFair all day

Friday 8/7 (**Early Dismissal at 1:00 PM**)

• Lunch and Ice Cream Party

• $200
  
• Cost includes
  • Lunch for 4 days
  • Transportation to Activities
  • Activity Fees
  • T-Shirt
  • Supplies for service