Here are a few examples of The Adventure Center's satisfied customers. We would be happy
to provide you a list of our recent clients and their contact information.
To demonstrate how beneficial these experiences are to the children and how much they have learned from Mr. Tom, let me tell you what the children did a couple of days after playing games that required cooperation at The Adventure Center.
They had finished their schoolwork and I gave them permission to play in the gross motor area. As I observed them playing, I was blown away. Together, they all decided to put on a puppet show. As a team they proceeded to put all of the chairs in an orderly fashion. Then they figured out who would be the puppets and who would be the audience. The amazing thing is that this was all done with absolutely no arguing. Now remember, these children are only three and four years old. I was overwhelmed with pride and praised them again and again. That’s what I call progress! Thanks, Tom. Keep up the good work.
Judy Wight, LCC Preschool director/teacher
It is my pleasure as the youth minister at Most Holy Rosary Church in Syracuse to comment on the awesome team, leadership training provided at The Adventure Center. As a youth minister of 20 years I am very much aware of the need to build community and leadership skills within a safe and God centered environment. In looking for opportunities for our 11th & 12th grade leadership team I inquired about The Adventure Center. I was very excited to find out that not only do they provide interactive team building activities and a ropes course at a reasonable cost but the staff is grounded in a desire to share God’s love and life with others. We participated in various personal as well as group challenges climaxing with scaling “the wall” together. Staff interaction was very professional and positive in processing the experiences. It was exactly what I was looking for to bring “our team” together and to talk about what leading is from a Christian perspective. It was tremendous as a leader to have someone else effectively process with the teens and connect their faith to what they live and aspire to. I look forward to bringing other teens to the center for an opportunity to not just “play games” but to “experience” a “team adventure” where God is a part of the picture.
God Bless,
Rhonda Spoelstra, Youth Minister, Most Holy Rosary Church
Thank you for the time that you spent with me and my team a few weeks ago. It was a refreshing and rewarding time for us. Your facilitation and guidance to us as we completed the tasks that you had arranged was great. Your words of inspiration and insight brought the activities home and ultimately the team closer together. It can be difficult while in the daily routine of job duties to be able to build relationships with one another. The Adventure Center opened the door and allowed us an opportunity to step away from the day to day. My team has often spoken fondly of the experience and has asked when we are going to return. We came in a team that was unsure and unaware of each others strengths, having recently merged. The activities that you planned also allowed us to build trust in one another. It was a tremendous opportunity and a great program. We look forward to coming again.
God Bless You,
Brian Coleman, Team Leader of Residential Services, Rescue Mission Alliance of Syracuse
I am a person who
wears many hats. I am a mother of four, urban public school teacher, Girl
Scout leader, coach, ropes course facilitator, and religious education
teacher. I know the importance of communication, trust, teamwork, commitment
and working positively with others. I have been bringing my daughters'
Girl Scout Troops to The Adventure Center for three years now. I want not
only my daughters but also the young girls I work with to learn how to work
with others in an effective and positive way. I want them to learn to
trust in themselves as well as those they are working with. The Adventure
Center offers activities that teach these valuable life skills but at the same
time offers humor and friendship at no extra cost. My troops are confident,
and assertive, but at the same time
Annie Smith, Leader of Girl Scout Troop 920 & 524
Annie Smith and I had both Girl Scout troops up at my cottage this weekend and the buzz with all of them was that their day at The Adventure Center was THE BEST EVER!
Elizabeth Lehman, Girl Scout Troop Leader and Onondaga County Sheriff Deputy