San Jose 4/5/26

🐰 Strikin’ Back At Strokes – Easter Kids Foam Party & Community Day

Sunday, April 5 • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Hosted at The Platform Apartments

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🎉 Event Concept

A family-friendly Easter celebration and fundraiser bringing together apartment residents, nearby shoppers, and local businesses for a fun afternoon of music, foam play, martial arts demonstrations, and community connection — all while raising awareness and support for Strikin’ Back At Strokes.

The event transforms the courtyard into a mini kids club + activity park with entertainment, games, and food vendors.

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🧩 Event Attractions

🎧 Kids Foam Dance Club

15 ft x 15 ft Mobile Kids Club

Costumed Kids DJ

LED lighting + dance music

Foam Machine Foam Party

Kiddie Pool Foam Zone

2 Giant 3-ft Balloon Balls for group play

Kids will rotate between foam dancing, music games, and giant ball play.

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⚔️ Adult Charity Jousting Arena

2 Foam Jousting Sticks

Friendly adult matches

Entry donation to compete

Winner gets bragging rights + small prize

All proceeds go to Strikin’ Back At Strokes.

This activity creates fun spectator moments and helps drive fundraising.

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🥋 Martial Arts Demonstrations

Invited partners:

• Wushu Central Martial Arts Academy

• Kids Martial Arts Academy

They will provide:

Live martial arts demonstrations

Kids participation drills

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🍕 Food & Drinks

Community food partner:

• Pizza My Heart

Possible offerings:

Pizza slices

Drinks

Family combo deals

Event specials for residents

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🤝 Community Promotion Partners

Grocery Store Outreach

Flyers distributed with approval from:

• Safeway

Contact: Sam Aviles – Director

Goal:

Reach neighborhood families

Invite shoppers across the street

Promote a free community Easter event

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📅 Event Schedule

Time Activity

1:00 PM Event Opens / Music Begins

1:15 PM Kids Foam Party Starts

2:00 PM Martial Arts Demo # 1

2:30 PM Adult Charity Jousting Round 1

3:00 PM Foam Dance Party Round 2

3:30 PM Martial Arts Demo # 2

4:00 PM Final Jousting Championship

4:30 PM Community Dance Party

5:00 PM Event Close

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🎯 Event Goals

Community

Bring families together

Create positive resident experiences

Offer kids healthy activity options

Business Exposure

Promote nearby businesses

Introduce martial arts schools to new students

Provide vendors new customers

Charity Impact

Raise funds and awareness for:

Strikin’ Back At Strokes

Supporting stroke survivors through:

mobility technology demonstrations

recovery awareness

community support programs

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📣 Promotional Messaging

Easter Sunday Family Foam Party!

Free community event featuring:

Kids Foam Dance Party

Martial Arts Demonstrations

Charity Jousting Tournament

Giant Balloon Ball Games

Pizza & Refreshments

📍 The Platform Apartments

⏰ Sunday April 5 • 1PM–5PM

Bring the kids and celebrate Easter with music, foam, and fun!

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📌 Roles & Coordination

Event Organizer

Slap Magazine / StrikinBackAtStrokes

Property Host

Matthew – The Platform Apartments

Retail Promotion

Sam Aviles – Safeway

Food Vendor

Cynthia – Pizza My Heart

Activity Partners

Wushu Central

Kids Martial Arts Academy

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💡 Opportunity for the Apartments

This event can become a quarterly resident festival series:

Foam Parties

Movie Nights

Kids Olympics

Basketball Bunz youth games

Summer DJ parties

Helping The Platform Apartments build a reputation as a family-friendly community hub.