June 8, 2006

Prizes for our Float                                                                

Last Saturday we participated in the Rodeo Parade. We had lots of fun riding in and designing our float and are very proud to announce that we won 5^th place in the rodeo float competition. The money that we won will but used for a family night at the Tech Center. We hope you’ll come learn more about what we’ve been doing and help us celebrate our win.

FUN Stuff to Do

There’s always fun things to do and new people to meet at camp. This week we had six new campers join us and kept the Tech Center hoppin’ all morning.

We had lots of fun in the music room. Not only did Dave Gass come to teach us how to play the guitar we also sang some karaoke to entertain the crowds.

Jill Lauer came on Thursday. We baked a cake and learned how to make hedgehogs. Friday we went to the library in Cottonwood Falls to help the Parents as Teachers kids. Angela from the Emporia Zoo came with a hedgehog, armadillo, and a coca burro.

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Our teen leaders Heather and Alex are doing a great job helping the kids, teaching us new things, and keeping us entertained. Thanks for all you do!

Red Ribbon in June

We know that Red Ribbon week is usually celebrated in October but we decided to get a head start and start planning our October events this week. We started working on a Red Ribbon play that we’ll continue working on through the summer. We also decorated t-shirts and tie-dyed them.

This week at Camp

Don and Imogene Hewitt came this week and showed us how to carve soap. We had all sorts of interesting creatures: bears, trees, cows, hearts, and birds. Thanks to Don and Imogene for coming and playing with us!

We also painted flowerpots that we’ll be filling with flowers and delivering to the nursing home next month.

Welcome home Caleb! It was great to see you at camp this week.

Next Week At Camp

Bring your bike on Tuesday to have it checked out. You will also be able to pick up a free helmet courtesy of Newman Memorial Hospital and KDOT.

Thursday and Friday the international staff from Camp Wood will be joining us to tell us all about the countries that they’re from. Our visitors are from all over the world: Senegal, Scotland, Ireland, and Lithuania.

Hey Parents,                  

    You’re Invited!

Next Thursday, June 22, we’ll be having a parent cookout at 6:30. Bring the whole family and your favorite covered dish down for a evening of fun at the Tech Center. Burgers, hot dogs, and all the fixin’s will be furnished.

A week full of eVents

This week we had lots of special guests that made for a very fun and educational week.

On Monday Terri taught us about train safety.

Tuesday we had a guest from Newman Memorial Hospital who taught us about bicycle safety. We are especially thankful to KDOT and the hospital for donating 25 helmets to our campers. We have a few extra so if you know anyone who needs a helmet please bring them down to the Tech Center.

Thursday the international staff from Camp Wood YMCA joined us to tell us all about the countries they are from. We learned some fun games, listened to some cool drum music and songs, learned a few words from other languages, and found out about their cultures and traditions.

We also had a fun night of family fun at the Tech Center on Thursday.

We enjoyed a yummy meal and then had a rousing game of Family Feud. Thanks to everyone who joined us!

Finally, on Friday we joined the Parents as Teachers folks at the library. Thanks to the 4-H students who brought their chickens and guineas to teach us about their animals who like eating bugs.

Thanks to our speakers!

Patty from the extension agency taught us about the new food pyramid and taught us how to make some delicious new popcorn recipes.

Kyla Scott taught us how to crochet and told us about her adventures in Kenya last summer. It was fun to imagine being on the bus driving through the park and seeing amazing animals like hippopotamus, elephants, lions, tigers, cheetahs, monkeys, and much more.

Detective Mischler from the Emporia Police Department joined us to talk to us about drugs and alcohol.

This week we had lots of super fun Arts and Crafts. Some of the fun things that we did included shrinky dinks, suncatchers, and clay.

Some new additions

It seems like someone new joins us every week at camp. We’re always super glad to see everyone and continue to invite anyone who wants to come to join us for the last two weeks of camp.

Last week Courtney Clark joined us and will continue to be with us every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday until the end of camp. She’s working with the Leaders in Training at Camp Wood and it’s always a pleasure to have them share some of the great things that they do at Camp Wood with us. Welcome Courtney and crew!

Next Week At Camp

Liz and Heather Boyd will be going to California for the Youth to Youth Conference next week. They’ll be learning about how to get youth involved and coming back to share everything they learned. I’ve heard rumors that they may even take a break and go to Disney Land. Have fun you guys, we’ll miss you!

Fundraiser

Thanks to everyone who donated or bought cakes and pies for the Twin Cities Lyon’s Club fundraiser. We look forward to the proceeds going towards some great playground equipment in Swope Park.

S-p-o-o-n-s, spoons!

This week at camp the card game spoons was all the rage. We had a great time seeing exactly who the best and fastest spoon scooper is.

We also learned a lot about being safe while using the internet. We recommend to all parents who have kids using the internet that you check out the site:

www. netsmartz.org. There are tons of great tips on keeping your child safe while using the internet and some awesome programs for educating your kids.

Courtney brought a new crew of campers from Camp Wood this week. We are very happy to welcome Andrew, Dawn, Katie, Rose Marie, Randall, Laura, Cade, and Kyle. They always bring fun things to do and this week we had a great kickball tournament, played a rousing game of Family Feud, and made a beautiful “Under the Sea” chalk mural.

Next Week At Camp

Next week is our last full week of summer camp. Make sure you come down and enjoy all the fun we’ll be having.

Wednesday we’ll be headed to Camp Wood YMCA for a morning of fun. We’ll be headed out to Camp Wood at about 9:00 so make sure you’re here on time. Also, you’ll need to make sure that you you’re your permission forms filled out so you can participate in all the activities.

Thursday we’ll be having a speaker from Project Teen.

Hillsboro Waterpark

                   here we come!

Our last day of camp, Tuesday, July 25^th, we’ll be going to Hillsboro to visit their historical sites and their new WATER PARK! Make sure you get to camp by 9:00 am that day and bring your bathing suit. We’ll be out and about until about 5:00.

this Week

The Drug Free Action Team hosted a meth prevention and education workshop on Tuesday evening. Thanks to TJ from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment was our speaker and had lots of great information to share. Keep an eye out for more meth education activities in the next few months.

On Wednesday we got to spend a day away from the Tech Center and went to Camp Wood. While there, the campers who have been joining us at the Tech Center led us on a fun nature hike, taught us some great camp songs, entertained us with some funny skits, and taught us some energizing games. 

On Thursday Kendra from Project Teen came and spoke with us about good qualities to look for in friends and how to encourage good self esteem.

Friday was the last day for the kids from Camp Wood. Thanks to all of you for coming and participating and helping with our program.

A great summer of Fun!