Fun & Friends

02/03/2026

📸 Thank you Ivory Lens Co. For joining us this past Saturday night at our 2nd annual Winter Ball and fot volunteering your talents to capture some amazing moments 🩵

✨ Check out these highlights and we'll be emailing the drive out soon to attendees!

02/01/2026

❄️🕺💃 What an incredible night! This year's Winter Ball had us all dancing to the music by Elite Entertainment, sipping on signature mocktails, indulging in delicious food, playing games, getting some extra sparkle at the hair tinsel & face glitter station, and making masterpieces to take home at the craft table!

📸 A huge shout-out goes to our photographers who donated their time and talent last night. Photos from Ivory Lens Co. and Jessica Barr Photography will be made available in the near future for attendees to download at no charge ☺️

✨ If you have photos to share from the event, please drop them in the comments! And let us know what was your favorite part of the evening ☺️

02/01/2026

🎥 Thank you to Dakota News Now for coming out to the Winter Ball last night and capturing the fun on film!

This event isn't possible without the generosity of our Big Event Sponsors Pipestone - Helping Farmers or help from our AMAZING volunteers. We can't wait to do it again next 💃🕺❄️

The event, put on for those who are part of the disability community in the area, featured music, refreshments, photo opportunities, and more.

01/30/2026

🐧 We love The Premiere Playhouse's Penguin Project program and we are so thrilled to be tabeling at their Variety Show next Friday night! We'd love for you to come check it out! Tickets are free will donations 💚

🐧 Next week: celebrate five years of all-abilities theatre at The Premiere Playhouse!

This special evening is both a fundraiser for the Penguin Project and a celebration of 5 incredible years of the Penguin Project at The Premiere Playhouse. We’re thrilled to host this year’s Variety Show at our new offices inside Rock Island Studio!

Expect a variety of performances that highlight the joy and creativity at the heart of the Penguin Project. Tickets are free will donations, with snacks and drinks available for purchase!

01/25/2026

Registration for the ❄️ Second Annual Winter Ball for Teens & Adults by Fun & Friends ❄️ is FULL & CLOSED. We are so blown away by the interest in this event and by the growth from last year 💙

📣 If you are the parent to a teen or adult with a disability, don't forget to join our Fun & Friends' Teen & Adult Parent Group to stay updated on monthly events and get connected with others in the community!

01/21/2026

We worked hard to raise the funds, now it's time to figure out how we want to spend them! Tomorrow night we invite you to help us plan some AMAZING community events for 2026.

We take your feedback seriously. The ideas for our Autism Parent Mixer and the All Family Picnic were born from the 2025 Community Brainstorming Session. Whether it's an idea for a singular event, a new program, or something else--we'd love to hear about it and try to make it happen!

We will be at the Oak View Library from 6-8 for our 2026 Community Brainstorming Session. If you're unable to join us, but still have ideas, send them our way here:
📧 jenni@funandfriends.org

01/15/2026

🤩 We are so incredibly thankful to be the recipients of Backhaus Excavation & Underground LLC's generosity. Thank you for believing in our mission and for your commitment to helping build a more inclusive Sioux Falls for ALL 💙

Fun & Friends mission is to strengthen the disability community of Sioux Falls through social programming for both families of a child with a disability as well as individuals with disabilities themselves. We are so excited to gift them this money to use for events for those with disabilities!