Each Suwanee Youth Leaders class gets to complete a service project to leave their mark on the community. As a class, the SYLiens select, plan, and complete the project from start to finish.
The Cheers Project is in memory of Adam Edge, a former city employee and co-founder of the SYL program. Adam was the embodiment of positivity and community involvement, always ending his messages with his “Cheers!” signature. The Cheers Project honors Adam’s memory by providing an opportunity for SYL classes to give back to the community through a service project.
2022 Cheers Project – ‘Cheers Spot’
The inaugural Cheers Project is a ‘Cheers Spot’ hang out space, located on the lawn area behind City Hall. Dedicated to youth and the community, Adam always had time to “hang” with his SYLiens; the Class of 2022 envisioned a space for youth to continue to gather and spread positivity.
The Cheers Committee spent countless hours designing, planning, fundraising, and creating the Cheers Spot. The spot features plenty of seating and a mural featuring narwhals and the quote, “Be so amazing that people think you’re a myth.”
A special thank you to those who helped make this project possible:
American Casual Living - Alexandra Sorto
- The Brinson Family
- Caryl Shepherd
- Chandler, Britt & Jay, LLC
- City of Suwanee Public Works
- Freeland Painting
- Georgia Land Surveyor, LLC
- The Hilscher Family
- Huthmaker Fine Violins
- Jimmy & Caron Burnette
- Kaitlin Crumrine and Raj Jayasankar
- Kevin and Sara O’Brien
- Kiwanis Club of Suwanee
- Lee Tam CPA & Realtor
- Mark Brock
- NGHS Hearts and Crafts Club
- The Owen Family
- Reeves Young, LLC
- StillFire Brewery
- Suwanee Business Alliance
- Swing Tables, LLC
- Veugeler Design Group
2024 Cheers Project – Scavenger Hunt at PlayTown
The Cheers Committee for the SYL Class of 2024 spent much time creating riddles, designing clues, and creating a signage board for a scavenger hunt at PlayTown. One of the Cheers Project members, Charlotte Maguire, designed the entire board that is behind the entrance of PlayTown.
Elizabeth Tsiporkin and Charlotte Maguire, both on the Cheers Committee shared, “We started our planning the Cheers project while PlayTown was being rebuilt. With everyone having the experience of playing at the old park, we wanted to add something more to this newly renovated park. We aimed to create a fun activity that would guide kids around this playground and show them all the hard work all our artists and builders did.”
This project could not have been done without Suwanee Kiwanis who gave support and funding to make it possible.
Enjoy the scavenger hunt!