FreedomFest offers literacy games, volunteers say

FreedomFest is a literacy-focused event for elementary school children that participants described as a series of tents and games run by volunteers, according to the meeting transcript.

Commenter 2, a meeting participant, said, “FreedomFest is something Freedom does where we have different clubs at Freedom set up, different tents that are like, they set up literacy based games for the kids. Right now, Tampa Palms come to the East Station and they play a literacy based game and they can learn while also having fun and they get to get out of school.”

Commenter 1, a meeting participant, described the types of activities and why they take part: “FreedomFest is basically an event that we put on for the elementary school kids. It's a literacy event to promote literacy within elementary school kids. They come in, they play, like, fun literacy games that could be, like, word matching or just, like, any type of, like, just fun games for kids. ... Duck, Duck, Goose and stuff.” Commenter 1 added that the favorite part of volunteering is “definitely connecting with the kids. You get to see a side of you, like, when you're their age and kind of just connect back with your, like, younger self.”

The transcript records volunteers explaining that the event pairs playful activities—examples given include word-matching games and playground games such as Duck, Duck, Goose—with a literacy focus intended for elementary students. One speaker said Tampa Palms attends and that activities take place at the East Station; the transcript does not specify dates, organizer contact information, funding, or participant counts.

No formal actions, votes or policy decisions were recorded in the provided transcript segment. The discussion in the transcript is limited to volunteer descriptions of the event and personal reasons for participating.