Category: Dunn PAL

A Passion for Song

One thing I really love to do is sing. When I was younger, I was in my church choir. I was the youngest person in the choir, so it was a lot of fun. I was always being praised for…

PAL to Introduce Basketball League

The Dunn Police Athletic/Activities League will be establishing a new PAL basketball league for 2019. The basketball league will be offered for students aged 13-18 who are not currently playing for a school or recreational team. Participants that are high…

“Nothing Special” Wins PAL Christmas Tournament

Team “Nothing Special” turned in a special weekend to capture the 11th Annual Dunn PAL Alumni Basketball Tournament Sunday night. This year’s tournament began Saturday morning with several pool games between 9 of the original 10 teams. The results from…

Service Project Progress

As many of you know, Dunn PAL’s Reach One Mentoring Program and Youth Leadership Council have been working on our annual Community Service Project. So far, we have finished painting the back room of the main office, which the wrestling…

Christmas Tournament This Weekend

The 11th Annual PAL Alumni Christmas Tournament will take place this Saturday and Sunday at the PAL Fitness Center located at 610 East Johnson Street. Since 2007, the PAL has hosted this yearly tournament to welcome home past students and…

Christmas Program Recap

Last night, Dunn PAL held their annual Christmas program. Before it started we were finishing setting up and making sure that we had everything in order. A few minutes after 6:00 pm, we started serving food to all of the…

PAL Community Service Project

For the past week, Dunn PAL’s Youth Leadership Council and Reach One Mentoring Program has joined together with some professionals to work on our 2018 community service project. Last year, our community service project was combined with our Lights on…

PAL Christmas Program in Two Weeks

The 2018 PAL Christmas Program will take place December 18, two weeks from today, at the PAL Fitness Center at 610 East Johnston Street. This year’s program will feature a Frost the Snowman play with music and dancing performed by…

PAL in Upcoming Christmas Parades

On Saturday, December 1st, and Monday, December 3rd, the Dunn PAL will be participating in the Dunn and Erwin Christmas parades, respectively. Youth Leadership Council and some of the staff members will get together and decorate a float. Last year,…

Reflecting on Potomac

My experience during the 2018 youth mentoring summit trip in Potomac, Maryland was fantastic. Being around people from different states was kind of awkward at first until I got to know almost everyone there. The Bolger Center, where we stayed,…