Guides/Princesses/Trailblazers
And now for something completely different...
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Between all the official Y Guide & Princess outings and tribal meetings, there's
always time
for other fun activities and special events.
Whether it's canoeing down the Neuse River, spending the night on an
aircraft carrier or
taking in a Broadway show, below are a list of activities everyone can enjoy. Some are free,
some have fees. Some have patches, some are patchless... but are all are great fun!
Please note that the YGP office does not distribute patches for the third-party programs
or events listed below. Participants should go directly through the vendor to obtain a patch.
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ATHLETIC EVENTS
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NC State Wolfpack
NC State has been a great sponsor of YGP events. From men's basketball at the RBC Center to tennis at the Isenhour Tennis Center, the Pack loves the support of our Braves and Princesses. Many events include a patch!
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Carolina Mudcats
The Carolina Mudcats host their annual
Guides/Princesses Day at Five County Stadium each season. Hop on US264 and zip on out for an evening of food, fun and top flight baseball action. Muddy will be in the house! Be there Y Guides Night when the Mudcats take on the Wilmington Blue Rocks on June 23. Tickets include Muddy Meal, box seat, infield pre-game ceremony honoring all
Little Braves & Princesses in attendance - and PATCH!
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Carolina Hurricanes
The Carolina Hurricanes offer discount group tickets throughout the NHL hockey season. Info.
Saturday, March 3 7:00 p.m. Tampa Bay Lightning
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Durham Bulls
This season, over 3,000 Big Braves, Guides & Princesses enjoyed a Bulls game with over half of them staying to camp out on the field at The Durham Bulls Athletic Park. And summer 2012, they'll get to do it again! See the game, march in a parade around the bases, have dinner, sleep on the field and get a patch! |
Duke Blue Devils
From season to season, the folks at the darker blue university in the area offers special tickets and group discounts for members of the YGP. Check back here from time to time or keep an eye on the nation calendar for events sponsored by Duke University.
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Carolina RailHawks
Group tickets are available in the Club, Premium, and Spectator Levels based on availability. Purchase your tribe's tickets by filling out the order form and receive a 2011Carolina RailHawks Night patch, discounts off the gate price and group recognition by the PA Announcer.
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DINING/CATERING
Dairy Queen
Dairy Queen of the Triangle serves our guests from 4 locations in Raleigh, Cary and Morrisville and is a locally owned family company. Y Guides are invited to sechedule a behind the scenes tour and create their own ice cream sundae experience. If your sundae looks good enough to eat you will get the Junior Ice Cream Artist designation. Cost is $15 per parent/child pair. Go the web site,
click on the Y Guides section on page to set up your DQ event.
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The Flying Biscuit
The Flying Biscuit serves breakfast, lunch and dinner in a fun atmosphere. Discounts for Y Guides & Princesses and sometimes kids even eat for FREE! They will also set up a Biscuit Makers Outing where each child makes their own biscuits, take the food orders, enters them into the computer and helps with serving the table. What a fun way to learn about restaurants and how to be an official Biscuit Maker - and get a patch! Call Todd – 919.833.6924 for more info or head to their web site. |
Moe's Southwest Grill
Welcome to Moe's! Have Moe's cater your next tribal gathering! Catering and party room info here. 10% of every catering and party feast dollar spent goes to WeBuildPeople! And they have patches! Call Steve at 625-5658 or here.
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Uncle Fatty’s
Located in historic Cameron Village, Uncle Fatty’s is a local 50’s era restaurant with burgers, shakes, hotdogs, sandwiches, and fries. Visit the web site or call Todd at 919.835.0404 to set up your tribal outing at Uncle Fatty's. Discounts and patches are offered - and tribes can make their own milkshakes!
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The Loop Pizza Grill
The Loop Pizza Grill has two Cary locations to serve your tribe. Vist them online or call 919.274.2976. How about a tribal meeting at The Loop where everyone gets to make their own pizza!? Follow the process from making dough, to adding the toppings, and watching it go into the over, touring the restaurant, and getting your official Pizza Bakers Patch!
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ENTERTAINMENT/OTHER
the Y
Registration starts May 23 for the 5th Annual Kids Triathlon set for July 17 at the Kerr Family YMCA. Kids from ages 6 to 14 swim, bike and run age appropriate distances. See the official flyer here and more information on the event and training sessions here.
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Triangle T.R.A.C.K.S.
Browse through Triangle T.R.A.C.K.S. list to access well over a thousand local resources for children in the Triangle. Join their social network to interact with other parents, and personalize your profile by adding a photo and information about yourself. Then invite other parents to join in the fun! This one is just for kids!. |
North Raleigh Florist
Besides being the official corsage provider for the 600+ Third-Year Princesses that participate in the Annual Daddy Daughter Date Nights, North Raleigh Florist will also do a really unique and fun outing with your tribe where you could go to their shop and do crafts. Floral crafts, design and arranging is a fun way to learn about flowers and do a great craft together that you would otherwise not have the opportunity to do! or call Janice at 919.847.3381. |
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Adventure Landing
Fun for the entire family awaits at Adventure Landing in Raleigh! Miniature golf, lazer tag, go-karts and games galore mean hours of indoor and outdoor entertainment for all. Special group rates can be found here. Here's info for special lock-ins for groups or large parties. And they offer discounts for club members here. The patches have arrived! |
Great Wolf Lodge
Splash the winter blues away at Great Wolf Lodge! With convenient locations in Williamsburg, VA and Concord, NC, Great Wolf Lodge is the perfect getway any time of year! Stay in one of their awesome suites and enjoy water slides, wave pools and tons other fun water activities for the entire family. It's a great place for a tribal outing! |
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FITNESS
President's Challenge
The President's Challenge is a program that encourages all Americans to make being active part of their everyday lives. No matter what your activity and fitness level, the President's Challenge can help motivate you to improve. Tribes can sign-up and work towards earning a President's Challenge patch! |
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Kids in Training
Kids in Training, Inc. (KIT) is a non profit organization with a mission to permanently change the lifestyles of children and their families using sound nutrition and fitness education. The have all kinds of fun events to inspire outdoor activities! Keep up with the website for postings of fun activities.
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HISTORICAL/EDUCATIONAL
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North Carolina Museum of History
For free activities, check out the programs offered at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh.
Feb. 4, 2-3pm - A Rolling Tale of Blackbeard, Pirate of the Carolina Coast Ahoy there! Blackbeard is going on a treasure hunt, and he needs your help! Join the infamous pirate of the Carolina coast as he retraces his steps with the help of Shelley, a loggerhead sea turtle, in search of his crew, his ship the Queen Anne’s Revenge, and his hidden treasure. Along the way you will meet some of the people he knew and get a glimpse of North Carolina’s coastal history. Featuring puppets, a sea chantey, and a wild pirate dance, this play is appropriate for all ages. FREE
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NC State Parks Junior Ranger Program
Do you like to explore nature, help out, and protect our parks? Be a Junior Ranger! The junior ranger guide is best suited for children ages 6-12. Visit any state park, do fun outdoor activities, meet the park rangers, and do a short service project to earn a unique junior ranger patch. Collect them all! Download the junior ranger guide here.
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National Parks Junior Ranger Program
Guides & Princesses! Are you interested in exploring? Do you like art, science, history or nature? How about animals, sailing ships, dinosaurs or trains? Rather than tying their park experiences only to the scheduled programs, Junior Ranger Programs are designed to provide participants with the flexibility to see and interact with the park at their own pace and within the limits of their own time. Many National Parks offer visitors the opportunity to join the National Park Service Family as Junior Rangers. Interested students complete a series of activities during their park visit, share their answers with a park ranger, and receive an official Junior Ranger badge or patch.
Here's how to join: Junior Ranger Programs
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Aurora Fossil Museum
The Aurora Fossil Museum, founded in 1976, is a non-profit fossil education resource center whose mission is to increase knowledge of the geology and paleontology of the coastal plains of North Carolina. Dig for sharks' teeth in their Pit of the Pungo, visit the museum or buy Mom a special gift at the Aurora Fossil Museum, only 30 minutes from Arapahoe in beautiful downtown Aurora! Visit their web site to indentify the teeth found at camp here. |
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Birthplace of NC’s Capital
Step back in time at the Joel Lane Museum House! Experience what life was like in the 18th century in Wake County. Kid-friendly tours are offered on Saturday afternoons (patches now available for a small fee). Built in the early 1770s, Joel Lane’s home is the oldest Raleigh. Its role today is to teach about the sacrifices the founding fathers and mothers made to make this great country, state, and city what they are today. Tours are followed by touching experience of reproduction artifacts.
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Bennett Place State Historic Site
Bennett Place State Historic SiteIthe site of the largest surrender of the Civil War in April 1865) is a North Carolina State Historic Site in Durham which provides tours and educational programs pertaining to the American Civil War. They will provide historical educational experiences, nature trails, and possible community service projects on site such as landscaping, and nature trail care for community service. |
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Center for Wildlife Education
Centennial Campus Center for Wildlife Education – NC Wildlife Resources Commission offers quality programs and special events surrounding wildlife education. Fun activities offered are speakers, Wildlife Expo Day, technology classes, nature photography and geocaching. They also provide fishing clinics and the programs are FREE!!! Call Beth – 919.707.0205 or ncwildlife.org.
Birds of Prey-LIVE! FREE! February 17 11am-12:30pm or May 25 12pm-1:30pm - Join Steve Stone from the American Wildlife Refuge as he gives an educational and entertaining birds of prey program and shows us the live birds he is describing. The American Wildlife Refuge rescues and rehabilitates young and wounded raptors such as these hawks and owls. See these amazing birds and learn about their life histories and hear the stories behind the rescues and successes that Steve has dealt with. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please register one week in advance. To register go to the web site and click on the program. For questions call 919-707-0209.
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NC Museum of Natural Sciences
The NC Museum of Natural Sciences in downtown Raleigh is the largest museum of its kind in the Southeast and features four floors of exhibits ranging from extinct dinosaurs to live butterflies, plus daily hands-on programs, high-definition movies, café, store and art gallery. The Museum is open seven days a week and general admission is free. |
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Poe Center for
Health Education
Where learning is interactive and fun! The Poe Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educate and empower North Carolina children, youth and their families to make choices that increase positive health behaviors. Let the Poe Center teach the children and teens at your school or community organization to lead healthier lives. Schedule a program today!
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Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park
You are only 90 minutes away from the largest bird park in North America, with over 1,500 birds from 6 continents. Sylvan Heights has 18 acres of exhibits, including 6 large, walk-through aviaries and 2 great wetlands viewing stations (a giant tree house and a beaver pond blind). In addition to many species of waterfowl, we have other birds such as emu, cranes, toucan, owls, macaw, flamingos, etc. There are picnic tables on the grounds if you wish to bring a lunch. We have patches for your tribe. Visit our web site or call us at 252-826-3186 for directions and additional information. |
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INDOOR ACTIVITIES
YMCA of the Triangle
There's always something fun to do at the YMCA of the Triangle, no matter where you live! From track-out and summer camps to special events and athletic leagues, the Y has something for the everyone! |
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Jellybeans
Get ready to skate the night away with hundreds of other dads and kids. Our Guides/Princesses skate night will be held in late Fall and early Winter at the North Raleigh and Cary locations.
The rate will be $5 per skater (includes all skate rental and a patch. If anyone who does not pay admission wants the patch, it will only be $2). Due to limited availability, tribe reservations are required for admittance! For reservations: call (Cary) 467-5283 and (Wakefield) 562-2326. Get info here on Dec. 3 and Jan. 31 Skate Nights.
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Monkey Joe's
Monkey Joe's is Raleigh's #1 indoor playground.
Have your tribal meeting @ MJ's anytime. During the week get a free
party room and party with Monkey Joe. Enjoy pizza, snacks, drinks or order
Moe's Catering in advance.
Special events for everybody! MJ's will make exercising fun!
$6.50 admission for Guides/Princesses including patch. Dads Free.
Plesant Valley Promenade location in Raleigh.
Call Skyler @ 510-6979 to set up your time. |
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Bisque Art
Bisque Art Contemporary Ceramic Studio provides a fun outing opportunity where the whole tribe can paint their own ceramics or mosaics. Bisque Art provides everything you need to create unique dishware, personalized gifts or one of a kind home accessories. Come in anytime... for a creative adventure that's easy & fun!.
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The Raleigh Iceplex
The Raleigh Iceplex is offering an Ice Skating Adventure for all Arapahoe Nation members on March 10. The cost per person is $6, which includes skate rental and a patch.
An optional group skating lesson is available for $25 per tribe and recommended for
beginning skaters. Contact Stephanie Bardykine to reserve a space for your tribe,
or to check about an alternate date if the dates offered do not work for your tribe.
Don't forget to dress warm and bring a pair of gloves. |
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Triangle Rock Club
The Triangle Rock Club is the Raleigh area’s premiere indoor rock climbing center. New to climbing? No problem. There's no experience necessary. TRC is the perfect place to celebrate a birthday, spend time with the whole family or host your next tribal outing! Get a super cool patch and have your meeting at the same time! Special Y-Guides and Princess program pricing. |
Cathy’s Paint Your Own
Located in North Raleigh, Cathy’s Paint Your Own will provide an activity of painting, pizza and a drink for the tribe. They are not a ceramic shop none of our pieces are fired. You take home your pieces right after it is finished. |
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Grand Slam U.S.A.
Too cold? Too hot? Well, it's just right inside Grand Slam U.S.A., the place in Raleigh for indoor sports activities like batting cages, basketball courts, floor games in and safe and fun environment. Great for birthday parties and tribal outings. Head over to the web site or call 919.233.7522 for more information. |
Marbles Kids Museum
Each Spring, Marbles hosts a Night at the Museum. Begin with dinner, enjoy just the evening activities or spend the night in the exhibits—the choice is yours! Overnight guests wake to a continental breakfast and special screening of an IMAX movie. $40 per person for camp-in/$20 per person for Late Night only. |
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Your Social Event
Princesses and Dads alike will get to participate in a real tea party complete with china, flatware, etiquette lessons, and tea and cookies at Your Social Event. Carolyn and her staff will come to your home or fine a suitable location for your fancy tea party and she will take care of all of the details. What a great experience for your little Princesses… a real Tea Party. Visit the web site or call Carolyn at 919.810.9661 to set up a tribal Tea Party! |
The Alley
Eat. Play. Bowl. The Alley has everything needed for a fun tribal outing for kids and dads alike. There's bowling, arcade games, and a restaurant for your tribe to enjoy. It's also a great place for a "Dads Only Meeting." Call Jimmy at 919-720-2496 or roll on over to the web to set up a tribal outing at The Alley.
SPECIAL OFFER: One hour bowling & shoes - $12 per Dad/Child pair. And they now have patches! |
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Gypsy Divers
Come try a SCUBA experience at Gypsy Divers! Fun, 2-hour shallow-water events are specially designed for everyone. All you need is a bathing suit, towel and positive attitude - we provide the rest! YOU set the time and date (as long as you have a minimum of 6 participants. Only $25 per person for an hour of SCUBA pool time and a patch! |
Artzebo
Artzebo provides a family-friendly, neighborhood gathering place for parents, children, artists and students to share ideas, encouraging you to imagine and amaze yourselves in a comfortable, learning environment.
Artzebo is a well-equipped studio for ceramics, fine art classes, wheel pottery, handbuilt clay, digital camera classes, art camps, birthday parties and more. YGP Special offer. |
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LEGO KidsFest
LEGO KidsFest brings all of the creative hands-on, minds-on fun of LEGO building and experiences together in one activity- and entertainment-packed family event for children of all ages and builders of all skills and interests. The LEGO® KidsFest is filled with interactive, creative and educational activities for the whole family! Join us for hands-on educational fun for all ages: LEGO & DUPLO® Construction Zones, dozens of large-scale and miniature LEGO models and displays, LEGO Universe and LEGO Games, group builds Creation Nation and Mystery Murals, LEGO Master Builders, and much more! |
Bounce U
At BounceU of Apex, we specialize in perfect party ideas. With our amazing inflatable structures, unbeatable customer service, and clean, climate-controlled environment, all you really have to do is show up and take pictures. Throwing a private party or hosting a atribal outing here couldn't be easier - just give us a call, choose one of our popular packages, and let us take care of the food, the cleanup, and everything else. Special YGP pricing and a patch! |
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The Factory Skateboard Park
The Factory Skateboard Park offers 25,000 Square Feet of skateable space. The Factory Skateboard Park includes an Outdoor Concrete park that features a wide variety of obsicles including Manual Pads, Ledges, A Snake Run and Bowl.
The Indoor Skate area includes two separate areas, one for advance skaters and and one with the beginners and smaller skaters in mind. The Downstairs area, built with advanced skaters in mind includes a bank, pyramid, 6' and 9' ramps, a 7 set stair with a handrail and hubba. The Upstairs area, built with beginner skaters in mind includes a 3’ banks and Quarters, a 3 set, manual pad and ledges. Patches available! |
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OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
Outpost Weekends
Spend a weekend on the Crytsal Coast of NC at the Camp Sea Gull/Seafarer Outpost - the perfect location on the water for a weekend group get-away. Custom packages can include sailing, fishing, island exploration and more. And don't forget nearby shopping and dining!
Contact Garry Brown for more info. |
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Dead Broke Farm
Imagine riding on winding trails through a shady forest - the rhythm of your horse, a lazy creek, an abundance of wildlife, and great guides. Dead Broke Farm offers horseback riding to satisfy every equine adventure need. Tribes get a special patch and prices!
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Cruise Aboard the Jeanie B.
Former Sea Gull/Seafarer staffers Lee & Brooks Sutton offer tribes the opportunity to set sail upon the mighty Neuse River and learn the art of sailing during the months of Sept., Oct., Nov. March, April & May. Besides being a ton of fun, a Jeanie B. trip gives tribes a first-hand experience at navigation, rigging and knot tying. Average cost is $25-$30 per person for a 4-hour Neuse cruise. Based in New Bern, the Jeanie B. is US Coast Guard approved for up to 30 passengers and available for full day and overnight excursions. Make a weekend of it and stay in New Bern, visiting historic Tryon Palace and the birthplace of Pepsi!
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United States Tennis Association
After a revolutionary rule change, kids 10 and under won't have to play like adults anymore and will love the game right away. It's a chance for kids to learn real tennis and have real fun doing it. 10 and Under Tennis follows almost every other youth sport and uses racquets, balls and courts that are sized right for kids so that they enjoy the game right from the start. The USTA offers special patch worthy tribal outing events this Fall at Raleigh, Cary and Wake Forest tennis complexes. Get info here. Get 10% off all 10 and Under tennis gear at Stringers in North Raleigh. |
Action Ski & Outdoor Tours
Action Ski & Outdoor Adventures offers a ski trip in February each year.
Visit Action Ski & Outdoor Adventures online as well.
Annual Y Guides Ski Trip is Feb. 19! Hit the slopes of Wintergreen Ski Resort for a day of skiing and snowboarding fun. Register before Feb. 1 to get in on the action. Info here. |
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Dona Lerner Golf
Dona Lerner, LPGA will give your tribe private and specialized golf instruction. She is a USKids Golf top 50 teacher and is right here in the Triangle to teach golf to you and your daughter! www.donalernergolf.com or 919.542.5501, ext. 6. Located at The Preserve in Chapel Hill, Dona will help introduce Princesses and help dads to make the game more fun for all. |
Nantahala Outdoor Center
Since 1972, NOC has shared the outdoors with millions of people. Whitewater rafting trips, all varieties of kayak and canoe instruction, mountain bikes, Alpine Tower climbing, ropes challenge course, team building initiatives, discovery hikes, and so much more. NOC is the perfect destination for groups of all ages and sizes. The NOC will work with you to formulate iteneraries, logistical needs, goals of the group and then will help add lodging and meals for a complete tribal outing package! Call Michelle at 828.488.7208 or visit them online. |
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Duncan-Parnell
Make your tribal or family hikes that much more exciting while you are using a portable GPS unit to treasure hunt for Geo caches. There are even some special Moose, Otter and Brown Bear caches that you can search for!
Find your way to the web site or call Clay Pate at 919.460.8886 to find out about Geocaching opportunities for your tribe. |
Haw River Canoe & Kayak Company
Only about an hours drive from Raleigh to the magestic Haw River where they will provide the tribe with instruction, guided natural-history trips or just standard boat rentals. They also have a 6 acre private, “Spirit Island” available for overnight canoe camping trips. Evening paddles, wildlife paddles, stargazing and full moon outings! Call Joe at 336.260.6465 |
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Grey Fox Wilderness Programs
Steeped in a tradition of cultural history, wilderness skills, and environmental education our programs offer a unique look into experiencing the world around us. Come join us for one of our exceptional TEACH programs designed especially for YMCA Guide and Princess Programs. These fun and educational classes will offer your group a unique look into Early American Life, Native American life, Tracking, Wilderness Survival, or Plant Walks. You can find us online or call us to schedule a program today at (919) 524-8757. |
Blue Heron Whitewater
Blue Heron Whitewater is the closest whitewater rafting outfitter to
Asheville, NC. Your tribe can choose from a variety of rafting trips. Half Day Trips enjoy 5 miles, with fun class II-III rapids. Full Day
Trips add 3 more miles, including the exciting class IV Frank Bells Rapid.
Minimum age for the whitewater trips is 8 years old. Younger tribes
can have a great time on the milder Float Trip. When making your
reservation, let us know this is a Y Guides & Princesses group for our
special offer. Toll Free 888.426.7238 |
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Paddle Creek
Paddle Creek invites the entire Arapahoe Nation to cruise down the Neuse River in their kayaks and canoes. Paddle Creek offers affordable trips down the Neuse just for YGP. The “Quick Trip” takes about 2 hours down a scenic 3-mile stretch of the river, and a full day trip that will take you 10 miles down the river. Call them at (919) 866-1954.
CHIEF'S SPECIAL!!! Sign up soon for special package pricing! Get info here. |
The Village Inns of Blowing Rock
The Village Inns of Blowing Rock operates three quaint inns located in downtown Blowing Rock, North Carolina. We would love for all of the Y-Guides and their families to stay with us this winter and go skiing or snowboarding! Our three properties will honor discounted Winter Y-Guides pricing during non-holiday periods of $69 (Sunday-Thursday) and $99 (Friday and Saturday). No minimum numbers required. Let’s hit the slopes! |
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The French-Swiss Ski College
The French-Swiss Ski College at Appalachian Ski Mtn. has set aside special
dates that enable you to ski/snowboard at affordable rates.
Program includes slope tickets, rental equipment (skis, boots, poles or
snowboard & boots), and a one hour lesson (all ability levels, ages 6 & up).
No minimum numbers are required for these special rates, only advanced
reservations. Family members and friends are welcome. Price information here. Call 828-295-9311
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Country Fun Park
Welcome to "CFP"! If outdoor activities are what you're looking
for, you've come to the right place. We offer both fun as well as
educational activities. Archery, marksmanship, camping,
horsemanship, golf, paintball, hiking with tree identification, petting
zoo with picnic and play ground area, along with a pick your own
vegetable garden (in season) are what you can do while spending a
day at our farm. The scenery is breathtaking. The quiet fresh air is
mesmorizing. The people are very friendly and will see you have as
much fun as possible.
So, if you're looking for a fun day in the
country, come and check us out. PDF |
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PERFORMANCES
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Broadway Series South
The best Broadway has to offer (and concerts, too!) - right in Raleigh! Click on the show for info.
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Carolina Ballet
Carolina Ballet offers special priced shows for Guides and Princesses throughout the season.
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If you or your company would like to be listed here on the FUN page,
please visit the
vendor information page or email Andrew Crook for more information
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