Utah Foster Care holds a number of events exclusively for foster families each year to show our appreciation for their commitment to children. The largest of these events is at Cowabunga Bay water park in August.
Weโve realized that this event shows more than just appreciation. It shows the children in foster care of all ages that theyโre not alone.
โMy favorite part of the Cowabunga Bay event is that for three hours, weโre all normal,โ says foster parent Jackie Askvig.
โThere are no foster or adopted or bio kids- theyโre just all kids, playing with their families, some who look alike and some who are all different. Youโre never the odd one out because thereโs a family sitting next to you whoโs different too.โ
โThe kids are happy and have forgotten about real life for a while, or theyโre having a meltdown because real life doesnโt pause, but no one judges because theyโve all been right there too.โ
โThank you, Utah Foster Care and Cowabunga Bay for a wonderful event and treating your foster families like the royalty they truly are, even if itโs just for one night.โ
Another foster parent from Utah County says his family was making memories before their kids in foster care left to go live with their grandparents in another state.
Still other foster parents acknowledged that private donations help make special events like this possible.
โOur family had a blast,โ says Janet McLain. โThank you for your kindness! We appreciate everything you do for foster families.โ
