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Although parties are generally thought of as light, relaxing festivities, a new social occasion known as the Work Party involves a more advanced brand of constructive, productive fun.
The Work Party’s probable origins can be found in the socially conscious eras of the 1960s and ‘70s, when people turned their attention toward helping others and saving the planet. A Work Party could take place anywhere from the host’s back yard, where guests might plant a vegetable garden to feed hungry people in the community, to a city park, where they may clean up litter or plant trees.
Work parties continued well into the industrious ‘90s, and grew to include community events like the Coastal Cleanup; where groups of volunteers clean designated roads and coastal areas before enjoying barbecues, prize drawings and other festive activities.
Indeed, while a constructive project forms the center of every Work Party, guests never forget to have fun; typically talking, laughing, perhaps singing, and enjoying refreshments as they work.
Furthermore, today’s work parties are not strictly adult festivities. At schools and in Scout troops across the world, children are spearheading and engaging in community projects while having some fun along the way.
Like its adult counterpart, a kids’ work party can take many forms. Maybe a Scout troop agrees to clean a designated road each month, or an elementary school class plants a butterfly garden on school grounds. Then the children and their adult supervisors (probably teachers, scout leaders and parent volunteers) gather at a nearby pizza parlor, ice cream shop or family restaurant for a fun celebration to honor their hard work.
Make work fun with the ultimate Work Party!
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