Wednesday Update, 8/27/25
- Matt Smith
- Aug 27
- 3 min read
Hello-
Thank you all for your registrations. Going forward, starting in Jan for your second semester payment. It will be done through HCRP, whether paying online, or mailing them a check, or going to the HCRP main building. Don't worry, I will send specific instructions when the time comes.
INTERESTED IN A DIRECTORY OF Kangaroo Kids JUMPERS?
Want to connect with other jumpers? Other parents? See who might live near you to help get rides to/from practices? Fill THIS out. Only share information you feel comfortable to share. Once information is received by you, it will be made shareable to those who participated. This is optional to participate in.
GENERAL PARENT BOARD MEETING:
Each month Kangaroo Kids holds a board meeting online. We encourage everyone in the program to log on. You can see how the program is run, see the Board in action, what is happening, how funds are used, how to help in upcoming events, how the year shapes out, etc. They are usually the 3rd or 4th Thursday of the month. FIRST ONE THIS YEAR is SEPTEMBER 25 at 7:15 pm. Log on HERE.
GOOGLE CALENDAR LINK: This is your reminder to follow THIS CALENDAR LINK, add it to your calendar, practices, shows and activities are all on this calendar.
FALL FESTIVAL: KANGAROO KIDS WILL BE HOSTING OUR FALL FESTIVAL ON Nov 8, 2025. WE NEED YOU to be a part of the planning team. There are registrations, shirts, guest staff, merchandise, concessions, lunch, pricing, planning, etc to be done.
Want to be a part of this? It's an awesome way to help out! Rachel Plotnick (Lily's mom) already has a binder (with everything we have done before!), we have done this many, many times. We just need people to help us out! Let me know to expect you at the meeting! Meeting (virtual) on Tuesday Sept 2 at 7 pm. Meeting link HERE.
SHOWS: SIGN UP FOR as many as you can!
09-05-25 (Fri) PERFORMING AND TRAVEL TEAM: Manor Woods Elementary, arrive at 5:30 pm. Sign up HERE. (if you are new to performing team, you are excused for this one, as you do not have a uniform, if you are on performing team, moving to travel, please sign up, and wear your perf team uniform one more time for this show)
10-4-25 Performing Team and Travel Team: this is North Laurel Community Center Fall Festival. The time is 11-3. I do not know our scheduled performance time yet. PLUS we have interactive booths the whole time. This means you come and turn ropes for people coming by to see what Kangaroo Kids has to offer. Sign up will be out once HCRP lets us know our performance time. But please keep some time open on this date to attend.
10-18-25 Performing Team and Travel Team: College Park Day. Drive to parking garage near Aviation Museum in College Park, by 1:30 to walk and meet us by 1:45 next to the stage, sign up HERE.
10-31-25 (No travel team practice this evening) TRAVEL TEAM ONLY SHOW:
This is NOT your typical show. No parental help needed. This is arrive at 1:30, teach a workshop to aprox 20 K-5th graders from 2-3 pm. It will be like teaching our one hour classes. Please sign up it will be fun! (Some showing of routines in between teaching will happen). Sign up HERE.
COMPETITION TEAM: If you were on US National Team this year, there is an online meeting tonight 8/27 at 8:30 pm. Link in calendar.
Saturday, Aug 30 at 11 am, is the AMJRF annual general meeting. All members of AMJRF are welcome to virtually attend. Link in the calendar.
LINKS TO REMEMBER:
Service hours: https://tinyurl.com/kkidshours
When inclement weather arises, call 410-313-4452 and press 2 for the MAC
REMINDER: send in your used sneakers and empty ink cartridges to recycle
Outside activity form: https://forms.gle/bvVeQqXXUAdG8HQc7
Going to be absent? email absent@kangarookids.org
Nicole Meek
Director of Kangaroo Kids
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