Peace Connections

06/18/2026

Y’all showed up in the rain today to have some fun and eat some yummy food! A lovely way to celebrate International Picnic Day! International Picnic Day is celebrated every year on June 18th. This global celebration encourages people to step outside, enjoy the fresh air, and share a meal al fresco with friends, family, or the community.

06/18/2026

If you have been following the forecast today, you likely noticed a shift in the past few minutes. And might surprisingly be drenched like our good-natured staff and volunteers.
The good news is we don’t melt in the rain!
Activity is still happening in the park and a meal (burrito from Carlos Kitchen And Cater) will still be served from 12:00-12:30p at New Creation Fellowship Church for anyone ages 1-18!
An equal opportunity provider.

06/16/2026

Volunteers were GEMS today in serving meals for SEAK! We don’t know ahead of time how many kids are joining us, so they need to stay nimble. And we are constantly impressed with how they jump in. And for the parents who help serve when we are short-handed. Y’all are the MVPs.

06/14/2026

Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth yesterday at Newton Open Streets to decorate a lunch bag for SEAK. We think the kids are going to appreciate your messages.
Looking forward to seeing even more of our neighbors today in Halstead!

06/14/2026

WEEK THREE SNEAK PEEK AT SEAK!
Free family-friendly activities and meals for kids aged 1-18.
Activities this week will be led by Harvey County Health Department, Prairie View, First Mennonite Church, Newton, Harvey County Farm Bureau Association, Immanuel Baptist Church and Harvey County Circle of Hope staff.
Part of each meal will be prepared by Prairy, Carlos Kitchen And Cater, and Panda Kitchen. And to round out the week, Trinity Heights UMC will pass out snack bags.
An equal opportunity provider. Hope to see you there!

06/11/2026

A little mermaid left their shoes at SEAK today. As this was our last day serving at New Creation Fellowship Church for the week, we brought them back to our office so they wouldn’t walk away before the program next week. Please claim if they are yours….

06/11/2026

There are some BIG weekend plans coming up- all designed to get us outside and building community!
First up is the Paul E. Oswald and Laurie Oswald Robinson Memorial Golf Tournament benefiting Harvey County Circle of Hope- (still space for one more team to register)
You can catch us Saturday afternoon at Newton Open Streets, hosted by the Healthy Harvey Coalition, and Sunday afternoon at the Halstead Block Party!

06/10/2026

Thankful for this piece by Harvey County Now about food insecurity in our community. We do this work year round through Harvey County Circle of Hope, with the Harvey County Food & Farm Council, and increasingly so through SEAK each summer.
We were thrilled to serve 126 kids today at our two locations, and very grateful for the parents/adults who jumped in to help serve when meals were flying off the table!

By Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now NEWTON—Newton resident Meagan Waltner used to wait until her two children ate to eat. If there were leftovers,......

06/10/2026

Water Wednesday -June 10- at SEAK! We are thrilled to welcome Newton Fire/EMS to the program at Immanuel Baptist Church today, and to have First Mennonite Church, Newton host a water activity at New Creation Fellowship Church!
*if you can’t join today, don’t worry- we plan to have our fire-fighting friends join us for the last day of SEAK as well*