“The whole thing was fun”

Gathering raises money for Youth Dynamics

MOSES LAKE — Skylar McKinsey is one of the reasons over 200 people gathered in the 4-H Building at the Grant County Fairgrounds last Saturday. “Youth Dynamics is where kids get together and we all can have fun times together, or play games or offline games,” the 13-year-old McKinsey said. It’s not just that, he said. It’s also the summer trips — time in the wilderness, away from the world, going down a river or hiking or, as McKinsey noted, riding an inner tube down a huge hill. “It was very fun,” he said. “The whole thing was fun.” The gathering, according to Youth Dynamics Moses Lake Director Sean Sallis, was to raise money for those activities — the camping, the hiking, the river rafting, the downhill tubing, all the “very fun” things Youth Dynamics does — and according to Sallis, the Saturday banquet and auction is the organization’s primary fundraiser for the year, with all of the proceeds going to support Youth Dynamics’ outdoor ministries. “All this activity here, all these generous people that are here, the funds from this event go directly to general operations, adventure trips and special projects,” he said. Zero money goes to salaries. Our staff within the ministry raise their own support.” ...