Summer Picnic Kickoff - (Summer '25 Explore Seattle Series Wed Cohort)
🌞 Friends! Welcome to the Explore Local Summer Miniseries Kickoff!
We’re so excited to launch your 8-week journey with an evening full of sunshine, snacks, and the spark of new friendships. ✨
This will be the first of 8 weeknight gatherings designed to help you connect meaningfully with your cohort through creative experiences, outdoor adventures, and good old-fashioned fun. Don’t miss our opening night—it sets the tone for everything to come! 🚀
🍓 Our Theme for the Evening: Picnic & Personality
We’ll gather for a relaxed summer picnic, and you’ll be paired with others based on your VIA Character Strengths (which you’ll take before the event!). Whether you’re high in humor, bravery, love of learning, or zest, you’ll connect over the unique ways your strengths shape how you show up in the world.
This is a chance to start seeing—and celebrating—what makes you you while discovering the incredible humans around you.
🎒 Rules for the Evening
Bring a picnic blanket, your favorite outdoor beverage, and a snack to share! We suggest eating a light dinner beforehand.
Take the VIA Character Strengths Assessment before the event. https://www.viacharacter.org/account/register
You can’t pour your own drink—only someone else can. Introduce yourself to a new friend and let them fill your glass. 🥂
Come ready to listen, share, and play. This is a night to warm up your heart for the summer ahead.
🌻 Preparing for Conversations
Spend 10–15 minutes reflecting on the following ahead of time. Think of this as your pre-picnic marinade:
Which strengths show up most naturally in you—and how do they support your relationships?
What kind of experiences make you feel most connected to others?
What do you hope to give and receive in this cohort?
We can’t wait to kick off this adventure with you under the Seattle sky.
Here’s to summer evenings, new connections, and discovering the beauty of what’s right here.
With love,
The Tribe Team 💛