The Camp Hope Concert was amazing and it turned out just how I expected it to be. Never thought I would get the chance to sing with the wonderful Mrs. Diane Parrish. It made me cry on the inside, and the opportunity to do it to help raise money for camp just sent  shivers down my spine. Just being able to be there and worship God in the church with my brothers and sisters in Christ was breath taking.

Thank you to everyone who supported the event by attending, bidding on an item or donating financially.  The event raised over $30,000 which will help support the year-round programs of kidz2leaders including: Camp Hope, interns4tomorrow, the mentoring program, hope4christmas as well as field trips and retreats with the students.  For more information about kidz2leaders, inc., please visit www.kidz2leaders.org.

Rev. Diane Parrish commented on the success of the benefit concert:
Often people ask me, “How will I know when kidz2leaders d/b/a Camp Hope is successful?”  Well, anyone who came to our event and saw those 9 students performing with me could not help but see the success.  Do you know how proud I was to see how far those students have come?  To sing on stage?  I remember the day they first stepped off of the bus on their first day of Camp Hope.  What a blessing!  See how far they have come and yet I know in my heart that “Greater Things are Yet to Come!”

Check out pictures from kidz2leaders’ Annual Benefit Concert and Silent Auction held on Sunday, August 28 at Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church.

-  Rev. Diane Parrish

Silent Auction Sneak Preview

Cooking with Chef Alex  – Dinner Party Presentation at your home

($1,500 value)

Alex Reethof has worked in and around the Hotel, Restaurant industry since 1974. He currently is a Chef Presenter at the Viking Cooking School and the Buford Highway Farmers Market. He is working with ZEELTv to film his Cooking Show series named “Back to the Table”. It currently airs frequently on Comcast Channel 25, PBS or www.food2day.com.  Food and beverage are supplied by the recipient.    

Two Couple Signature Series Marriage Retreat

($499 value each)

 Whether you are preparing for marriage or have been married for 50 years, WinShape Retreat near Rome, Georgia, has a Signature Series retreat for you. Couples today face unique demands and pressures from the hectic pace of life that inevitably impact their marriage. The program and activities offered at WinShape Retreat are specifically designated to provide you with tools that can improve communication and encourage you toward healthy and fulfilling marriages.  Find out more at www.WinShapeRetreat.org.

1. “Fruits of the Spirit” – 310 Thread Count All Egyptian Cotton – white

2. “Living Water” – 310 Thread Count All Egyptian Cotton – white

Having Guests for the Holidays?

Maybe you are having guests for Thanksgiving or Christmas and don’t have a place for all of them to sleep. House them at the Embassy Suites Hotel Atlanta-Galleria. Provide dinner with a  a $150 Shane’s Rib Shack catering order. Entertain them with tickets to Fernbank, the Tellus Science Museum, the High Museum, and the Atlanta Symphony.  Dine with them at Houston’s, Ritter’s, Paper MIll Grill, or Marlow’s Tavern.  Gift Certificiates to all of these locations are available at the auction.   

Hagstrom Viking II Guitar 

($300 value)

The Hagstrom Viking II electric guitar features a double-cutaway semi-hollow basswood body, 24-3/4″ scale UltraLux bolt-on maple neck, 6-inline headstock, and 22-fret Resinator composite fingerboard. Hagstrom’s Custom 58 uncovered humbuckers are optimized for a fat, warm vintage tone. The original Hagstrom Viking guitar was made famous in 1968 by the king himself: Elvis Presley! 

Radio Lunch with 92.9 Dave FM’s Mara Davis

($48 lunch value; broadcast–priceless)

Handmade Quilt

($75 Value) 

4′x4′ Quilt Sewn by the Mt. Bethel UMC Quilters for Christ  

Canvas Painting from Camp Hope 2011

($25 value)

Remember your Camp Hope 2011 experience with this beautiful cross. 

kidz2leaders’ annual Benefit Concert will be held on Sunday, August 28, in the Sanctuary at Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church.  The concert will feature performances by Rev. Diane Parrish and testimonies from our Camp Hope campers.

New this year will be a Silent Auction which will begin at 5:30 followed by the concert at 6:30.   We hope you’ll join us for this special event that allows kidz2leaders to make a change in the lives of inmates’ children.

Be sure to join us for “Tomorrow Belongs to Me” on Sunday, September 26 at 6:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary at Mt. Bethel United Methodist Chuch.  Come see the new play written by founder Diane Parrish telling the story of the Camp Hope children through stage and song.  A love offering will be collected to support Camp Hope!

When? Sunday evening, September 26^th

What time? 6:30pm

Where? Sanctuary of Mt. Bethel UMC – 4385 Lower Roswell Road, Marietta, GA

Tickets? A love offering will be collected

Come see some of Cobb County’s finest actors and singers:  Thom and Nicole Gray, Tom and Mylinda Milley, Lee Herring, Charlie Marus and Diane Parrish; as we bring to life the Camp Hope Story (working year-round with inmate’s children) through the eyes of the Campers, Custodial parents, incarcerated parents, counselors and teachers…

The production is a wonderful event for the entire family – however – child care is available for younger children, should you prefer.  I’d also like to ask you to consider bringing some of your friends to introduce them to our ministry – we love new faces!

Thank you and I pray we see you then!

Rev. Diane Parrish
Sr. Associate Mt. Bethel UMC

Camp Hope Counselors: Wear your Camp Hope t-shirts!!

The concert will be held in the Sanctuary at Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church located at 4385 Lower Roswell Road, Marietta, GA 30068.