Northwest Arkansas Childrens Shelter

Simple Pleasures Lily Festival

1:00—4:00 pmJune 19, 2021

Join us for the Lily Festival hosted by Simple Pleasures Event Center! Simple Pleasures is located in Bella Vista. The drop-in Lily Festival includes free ice cream and plenty of activities for all ages. Car enthusiasts are invited to drive their classic “wheels” and show them off. Just park and share.
Kids of all ages can enjoy Tonka Town, Piston toss, corn hole, an old fashioned merry-go-round and teeter-totter.
Gardeners will enjoy fields of orange lilies, waterfalls and creative landscaping.
Simple Pleasures is partnering with Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter. All donations will support their worthwhile work.
Come on out for some old-fashioned fun!

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Lola

This young lady has been with us for more than two months. When she first arrived, she could only count to 8 and didn’t recognize numbers above 5 by sight. She also only knew about 6 letters and no sounds. She attends school on-site here at the Shelter and is in Ms. Anaiya’s elementary class. […]

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Meet Lola

This young lady has been with us for more than two months. When she first arrived, she could only count to 8 and didn’t recognize numbers above 5 by sight. She also only knew about 6 letters and no sounds. She attends school on-site here at the Shelter and is in Ms. Anaiya’s elementary class. By the end of the first quarter of the school year, she can now count to 30 and identifies numbers up to 20 when shown out of sequence. She also knows 24 letters and matching sounds! This sweet girl is overcoming memory issues and a language delay. Her hard work, along with the patience and caring of Ms. Anaiya, have allowed her to make huge progress. We are so proud of her!

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The Shelter has truly given me hope to pursue my life to the fullest, put my past behind me, and move on to bigger and better things in life. The staff members, who I think of as family, have brought me to realize that I am valuable, strong and able to conquer anything I set my mind on.

Chelsea, age 13

The Shelter is a perfect placement for all ages. It’s a safe place where all of my needs were met so I could spend more time on things I needed to work on – like graduating! The Shelter helped me so much!

Danielle, age 16

While at the Shelter, I got to do two things for the first time – roller skating and bowling!

Sharee, age 12