New Years Eve.
The idea is to put on a meal / party on New Years Eve that honours young peoples achievements over the previous year.
These could be faith achievements, but is also good to reward things like unsung heros; those that work in the background setting up etc everyweek.
It is also a great way to honour volunteers (extra timers) that give so much.
The more you go to town the better as it makes it more memorable.
We had fake oscars that were given out with a small gift but it is the speech of why they are being honoured that has the most impact and the appreciation from everyone else.
This does need a fair bit of forward planning, to think about those you wish to honour and sorting out the event.
Invites work well and these need to go out well before so people make it a date.
You can finish the proceedings with a rededicating everyone to God for the coming year.
If you just can not face doing this on New Years Eve then why not put one into your calender at another point.
Feeling appreciated and thanked is so powerful and always worth the time.
It is important with young people to make sure some do not feel left out or rejected but this is more in how you comunicate what the event is about and not to difficult with some thought,
