Our week is off to a good start. We met up with the Dominican teens today for a day of team building, tie dying (counselor shirts) and getting everything ready for the 50+ day campers who will be with us on Monday and Tuesday. The teens had way too much fun sorting beads, cutting strings and making play dough for a day camp activity.... They also sorted the school supplies we brought to donate to Collegio Elizabeth and made up "goodie bags" for the day campers to take home on their last day. Thanks to everyone who contributed school supplies for this project and to the Shenandoah County Farm Bureau Women for donating the bags. We were fortunate that the airline allowed us to check in a few extra bags, at no cost, when they learned that we were carrying donated school supplies to the Dominican Republic. Very nice!
This year's group is about half returning participants and half newbies. It's been fun watching the returning teens grow in their leadership skills as they help orient the newbies to the program. It's heartwarming to see them watching out for each other and sharing experiences together.
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Contributed by Carol Nansel, Shenandoah County 4-H Extension Agent
What a neat project. You are making an impact on people on so many levels.
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Thats awsome that the airline didnt charge u for the extra bags. Dad was wondering how many extra bags there were. U know how he is.
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