7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Set Up Activities, Registration for Sponsors and Volunteers
9:00 a.m. REGISTRATION BEGINS
9:00 a.m. Character Greetings with Ashkii Happy, Smoky the Bear, Woodsy Owl, Sparkie, Disney, Superheroes, Kee Kilowatt and Freda Flame and others
9:00 a.m. Project Adventures with Department of Youth (DOY) begins
Cynthia’s Amusements: Dunking Tanks, Jumping Castles, etc.
Education Booths: Health Promotions, Behavioral Health and others
Climbing Wall - Fruit Scramble - Spark Recreation Activities - Team Building Initiatives
Snacks, water and other refreshments
School supply and bicycle drawings and much more!
Ronald McDonald, McDonalds – Window Rock
9:00 a.m. Project Adventures with Navajo Parks and Recreation Department Begins
Ashkii Happy Kid’s Art/Face Painting Table
Character Greetings with Ashkii Happy and others
Talent Contest (Time: TBA) Gallup McKinley County School District
9:00a.m. Registration for Children & Ladies Dummy Roping (Roping Arena near 4-H Pavilion)
10:00a.m. Children & Ladies Dummy Roping begins
10:00a.m. - 2:00p.m. Live Radio Remote- KXTC 99.9
DJ Treach - Music
Education Booths (Window Rock Sports Center):
Police Department
Family Planning
Division of Natural Resources
Fire Department
Dine College
Department of Transportation
Wells Fargo
Glacsy
Coalition for Healthy & Resilient Youth, Ophelia Reeder and Lisa King
Raytheon
AIDS Program
And many more
Education/Safety Demonstrations (Window Rock Sports Center): 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Smoky the Bear and Woodsy the Owl, Forestry Department
Kee Kilowatt and Freda Flame, NTUA
Sparkie the Dog, Fire Department
Police Department
Health and Nutrition, Navajo Special Diabetes Project
Prevention of Underage Drinking (Play), Gallup McKinley County School District
Ryneldi Becenti, Stay in School, Peer Pressure, including basketball drills clinic 11:00 a.m.
Ryneldi Becenti, Diabetes and Healthy Lifestyles, including basketball drills clinic 4:00 p.m.
Hallelujah Tae Kwon Do Demonstration
Family Planning Presentation
Special Presentation of “When Your Hands Are Tied”, KTNN
9:00am Project Adventures with Navajo Special Diabetes Project Begins
Relay Races: Gunny Sack Races, 3 Legged Race, Tug of War
Raffles and other giveaways
Health Screenings and much more
9:00am Project Adventures with NHA, CIT & Legislative Branch Begins
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Bike Safety Training Session Melvin Young
Stick Horse Barrel Race- NHA, Tohatchi Housing Management
Football Toss- NHA, Tohatchi Housing Management
Three Legged Race- Office of the Speaker/ Navajo Election Administration
Balloon Bust- Ethics & Rules Office
Basketball Free Throw- Crownpoint Institute of Technology/ Black Mesa Review Board
Navajo Bing- Crownpoint Institute of Technology
Ring Toss- NHA, Navajo Housing Management
Fish Pond- NHA, Ganado Housing Management
Face Painting- Crownpoint Institute of Technology/ NHA, Fort Defiance Housing Management
9:00 – 5:00 p.m. Jr. Livestock Judging & Show (4-H Pavilion)
9:00 - 12:00 p.m. Horticulture Entries taken @ Shiprock and Many Farms Irrigation Office)
9:30 a.m. ASHKII HAPPY KID’S DAY PARADE
10:00 a.m. Character Greetings with Ashkii Happy and others
10:00 a.m. Presidential Leadership Circle Begins (Pow-wow Arena)
10:00 a.m. Opening Assembly (Pow-wow Arena)
DJ Escape - Music
Welcome Address : President Joe Shirley, Jr., Navajo Nation President
Words of Inspiration : Chad Lewis, NFL-Philadelphia Eagles
Words of Leadership : George LaFrance, AFL M.V.P World Champion- Tampa Bay Storm
Miss Navajo Pageant – Contestants @ Kid’s Day and MADD Essay and Poster Contest
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Exceptional Rodeo (Dean C. Jackson Memorial Arena)
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Children’s Song & Dance (Song and Dance Arena)
10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Exhibits (Nakai Hall), Home Arts and Science (Gorman Hall) &Fine Arts and Crafts (Gorman Hall)
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Baby Contest (25-36 months) Nakai Hall
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Raymond Keeswood, Prev. Specialist
Shiprock Agency
Meth Prevention- Lifesaver Campaign
10:00 a.m. Character Greetings with Ashkii Happy and others
11:00 a.m. Presidential Leadership Circle - Opportunity Hour (Pow-wow Arena)
Words of Teamwork: Brandon Leslie, Professional Native American Runner
Words of Determination:Cliff Johns, University of Arizona, Former Basketball Player
Discovery #1 Ms. Rachelle James, Miss Navajo Nation 2005-2006
Discovery #2 Mr. Brandon Leslie, Professional Native American Runner
Discovery #3 Mr. George LaFrance, Arena Football M.V.P. World Champion, Tampa Bay Storm
Discovery #4 Mr. Chad Lewis, National Football League, Philadelphia Eagles
Discovery #5 Mr. Jay Begay, Native American Recording Artist
Discovery #6 Ms. Onawa Lacy, Miss New Mexico USA
Discovery #7 The Navajo Code Talkers, Unbreakable Code of WWII
Discovery #8 Mr. Cliff Johns, University of Arizona, Former Basketball Player
MADD Essay and Poster Contest - First Lady Vikki Shirley & Miss Navajo Nation Contestants
School supply give-away
* Presidential visits throughout the day
* Visits by Chad Lewis & George LaFarance
LUNCH 12:00 – 1:00 p.m
Character Greetings with Ashkii Happy and others
Entertainment- NHA/CIT/Legislative Tent
Reginal Jackson/ Hanson Yazzie
Watermelon Eating Contest (Fry Bread Pavillion) WRSC Staff
1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Welcome- Lawrence T. Morgan, Speaker, 20th Navajo Nation Council
GRAND PRIZE DRAWING
Elmer Guy, Crownpoint Institute of Technology
1:00 p.m. - Character Greetings with Ashkii Happy and others
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Raymond Keeswood, Prev. Specialist Shiprock Agency
Meth Prevention Presentation- Lifesaver Campaign
2:00 p.m. - Character Greetings with Ashkii Happy and others
2:30 p.m. –3:30 p.m. Skit- Crownpoint Institute of Technology
3:00 p.m. - Character Greetings with Ashkii Happy and others
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. FREE BBQ (BBQ Pavilion), Division of Natural Resources
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Entertainment:
Rez-il, Alton Lizer, Orin Yazzie, Warren Begay
4:00 p.m. - Character Greetings with Ashkii Happy and others
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Project Adventures with NHA, CIT and Legislative Branch Continues
Bike Safety Training Session Melvin Young
Stick Horse Barrel Race- NHA, Tohatchi Housing Management
Football Toss- NHA, Tohatchi Housing Management
Three Legged Race- Office of the Speaker/ Navajo Election Administration
Balloon Bust- Ethics & Rules Office
Basketball Free Throw- Crownpoint Institute of Technology/ Black Mesa Review Board
Navajo Bing- Crownpoint Institute of Technology
Ring Toss- NHA, Navajo Housing Management
Fish Pond- NHA, Ganado Housing Management
Face Painting- Crownpoint Institute of Technology/ NHA, Fort Defiance Housing Management
5:30 p.m. END OF KID’S DAY
6:00 p.m. 5 K Family Fun Run
6:30 p.m. All Indian Rodeo Performance & Wild Horse Race(Dean C. Jackson Arena)
7:00 – 11:00 p.m. Youth Pow-wow (Pow-wow Arena)
8 p.m. Horticulture Entries Close
9:00 p.m. Family Movie Night: (Window Rock Sports Center)
Proud Sponsors of Youth
* Office of the President & Vice President
* Office of the First Lady, Vikki Shirley
* Presidential Youth Ambassador, Alray Nelson
* Office of the Speaker, Lawrence Morgan
* Legislative Branch – Ethics and Rules, Elections Administration
* Division of Natural Resources
* Parks and Recreation Office
* Navajo Nation Fair Office
* Navajo Forestry Department
* Department of Dine’ Education
* Department of Youth
* Boys and Girls Clubs – Dine’ Nation
* Division of Economic Development
* Division of General Services
* Office of Risk Management
* Office of Miss Navajo Nation
* Apache County Sheriff’s Office
* ARTSCO
* Butler’s Office Supply
* Crownpoint Institute of Technology
* Diggs Logo
* EL Paso Gas
* Frontier Communications
* KGAK
* DJ ESCAPE- Terry Smith
* KTNN: The Voice of the Navajo Nation
* Hallelujah Tae Kwon Do, Bloomfield, NM
* McDonalds – Shiprock, Kayenta, Window Rock, Tuba City
* Millennium Media, Inc., Gallup, NM
* MR. TEEZ, Gallup, NM
* Navajo Code Talkers Association
* Navajo Housing Authority
* Navajo Tribal Utility Authority
* Overstock.com
* Pizza Hut, Window Rock
* SIGN VISION, Window Rock, AZ
* Wal-Mart, Flagstaff-Gallup-Winslow
* Wells Fargo – Window Rock
* Gallup McKinley County Schools
* Ganado Unified School District # 20
* Window Rock Unified School District # 8
* San Carlos Apache Crown Dancers, San Carlos, Arizona
* Reyneldi Becenti, Motivational Speaker
* Jay Begay, Award-Winning Native American Recording Artist
* Tiinesha Begaye, Award-Winning Native American Recording Artist
* Pauline Freeland, OPVP Staff Assistant
* Rachelle James, Miss Navajo Nation 2005-2006
* Raymond Keeswood, Life Saver Campaign
* Chad Lewis, National Football League~ Philadelphia Eagles
* George LaFrance, Arena Football League~ M.V.P World Champion
* Cliff Johns, Former U of A Basketball Player, NCA Pac-10 Champs
* Brandon Leslie, Professional Native American Runner
* Onawa Lacy, Miss New Mexico USA
* Blaire Maryboy, Former Miss Indian Broken Trail |
