Operation Snowball is a non-profit organization in Champaign County for high-school-age teens. We believe that every person has the ability to make sound decisions regarding life and behavior and that, in order to make responsible decisions, a person needs adequate information and an understanding of self, attitudes and motivations. This is why Operation Snowball meetings are designed as they are , provide a safe harbor for teens to delve into their own lives, come up with their own solutions and set their own goals.
News and Announcemnets
6/21/2009
Champaign County Operation Snowball's Annual Cookout will be July 14th at 5pm at the pavilion in Hessel Park. Join us! Also, Snowball will continue to meet in the summer.
10/20/2008
Snowball in the News! Check out the article about retreat in the News Gazette Operation Snowball builds trust, self-esteem in county teens
10/19/2008
Retreat ended today with a series of small groups and cleanup time. Thank you to all the parents who were able to make it out for our parents lunch and thank you for participating in the Parent-Teen large group. Thanks to all the teens and staff who made this an awesome retreat!
10/18/2008
Saturday began bright and early at 8am with an activity after breakfast called "Sunrise Sharing". Teens (and adults too) shared with the group something that is usually a poem, song, or art piece. Today participants also had the opportunity to improve their acting skills with the aid of the Champaign-Urbana Improv Group, Zoo Improv. Other activities today include: the Trust Walk, the Awareness Lunch, and UCL. Tonight the teens will dazzle us with their wit and talent in our own version of Saturday Night Live.
10/17/2008
Retreat has started and off to a great start. Teens arrived at Allerton at 9:30 and after settling into their cabins participated in a teen led large group, "Music in My Life", where the teens played songs for one another and explained why the song was important to them. They then broke off into their small groups to have lunch together. After lunch, Joe Omo-Osagie led the teens through the 4-H camp Challenge Course. Dinner tonight will be burgers and brats (and boca burgers!) grilled by board member Di Curtiss and her husband Chuck. Tonights activities include the teen led "Secrets" activity and a large group discussion about post-traumatic stress syndrome.
10/1/2008
The Champaign County Operation Snowball Semi-Annual retreat will take place October 17th through the 19th at the 4-H Camp in Allerton Park. Please see the Brochure for more information.
Retreat Brochure / Retreat Application
