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Sign-up for the Golf Tourney!

Monday, March 29th, 2010

Don’t forget to register for the 6th Annual Camp Hope Golf Tournament on Monday, April 26, 2010! Reserve your foursome or sponsor a hole by completing the attached form and return to Cris Hunt by mail (4385 Lower Roswell Road, Marietta, GA 30068), fax (770-977-0552), e-mail (cris.hunt@kidz2leaders.org) or drop it off at the Camp Hope office.  For your convenience, you can make your donation online.  Please specify “golf tournament” in the space provided.

Register for the Camp Hope Golf Tournament

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Register for the 6th Annual Camp Hope® Golf Tournament on Monday, April 26, 2010 at the Woodmont Golf and Country Club in Canton, GA.  Reserve your foursome or sponsor a hole by completing the registration form and return to Cris Hunt by:

  1. Mail – 4385 Lower Roswell Road, Marietta, GA 30068)
  2. Fax – 770-977-0552
  3. E-mail – cris.hunt@kidz2leaders.org
  4. Drop it off at the Camp Hope office.

For your convenience, you can make your donation online.  Please specify “golf tournament” in the space provided.

Belk’s Charity Sale

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Shop ‘till you drop! kidz2leaders, inc. is participating in the Belk’s Spring 2010 Charity Sale occurring May 1 from 6:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. at all Belk’s locations.  This sale is offered only to customers who purchase a ticket from a participating organization like ours, for $5 each. The ticket holder receives 20-50% off throughout the store, including rarely discounted brands. Plus, the ticket holder receives $5.00 off the first purchase!

Here’s how you can purchase tickets:

  1. Visit www.kidz2leaders.org and click on “Support” in the top right.  At the bottom of the page, enter in the amount of your donation and in the box below, please list how many tickets you would like.  Press continue and enter your credit card information.  Once payment is received, the tickets will be available for you to pick-up from the Camp Hope office or Mt. Bethel’s main office.
  2. Visit the Camp Hope office, located on the campus of Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church, where you can purchase and pick-up your tickets.

Please contact the Camp Hope office with any questions – 770-977-7751.  Thank you!

6th Annual Golf Tournament

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Come play with us at the 6th Annual Camp Hope Golf Tournament on Monday, April 26th!  The tournament will be held at the Woodmont Golf and Country Club in Canton, Ga (www.woodmontgolfclub.com).  $1,000 for a Foursome, $250 for an individual.  Sponsorship opportunities available as well.  Register early by e-mailing Cris Hunt at cris.hunt@kidz2leaders.org.

Proceeds from the golf tournament help kidz2leaders, inc. change the lives of prisoners’ children.  With your participation and support, we can do just that!  We look forward to seeing you on Monday, April 26th!

Hawks Game

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

On MLK Day, we took 17 of our Leadership campers to a Hawks game.  This is an annual even we do for those campers who are entering the 2nd level of Leadership, also known as Sr. LIT, or for those campers who have graduated from Sr. LIT.  After lunch at the Varsity (yum!), we watched the Atlanta Hawks play the Oklahoma City Thunder.  It was a close game…even down to the last minute, but even though the Hawks lost, the kids enjoyed hanging out with one another!

Until next time…many blessings!

Cris :)

Camp Hope Benefit Concert

Monday, September 14th, 2009

Come praise God with us as we celebrate our 10-year anniversary of Camp Hope with a special worship concert Sunday, September 20 at 6:30 p.m. featuring Rev. Diane Parrish and Robert McMichael.  This annual concert helps raise funds for kidz2leaders, inc. which ministers to the children of men and women incarcerated in the state of Georgia.

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.

Camp Hope 2009!

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

Camp Hope 2009

Camp Hope 2009

134 Campers & 321 Volunteers serving God =

1 AMAZING WEEK!

Seems like only yesterday, but in all reality, it was over a decade ago when, in a corner booth at the Chick-fil-A on Whitlock Avenue in Marietta, Georgia, I sat with two close friends and shared her dream of starting a camp for children with incarcerated parents. My how time flies when you’re having fun!

On Sunday evening, July 12th, in the auditorium of Rock Eagle, Camp Hope celebrated it’s 10 Year Anniversary. On stage with me that night, were folks who were there for that very first camp which had a total of 32 people. My, my, has God done a work in us! Oh, we just “think” we are serving God by serving the children at Camp Hope when in reality the serendipity is that WE are blessed. Each and every time we pour ourselves into these children who have no hope of breaking the insane cycle of incarceration (National Statistic = 82% of inmate’s children will end up in prison), God smiles on us!

Let me tell you about a week at camp – we start the week on Sunday night with a message about FEAR – God conquers all fears, and He definitely protects us at camp too! Monday through Thursday, we celebrate four other main truth’s of God’s Essence… God’s LOVE, TRUST, FORGIVENESS, and JOY! Closing on Friday, we are reminded that God is with us ALWAYS.

This year, we were thrilled to highlight 21 of Camp Hope’s greatest campers from the past that returned as counselors and cabin leaders. The impact these camper-turned-counselors had on their campers – you have no idea!

And now to you! Our Volunteers! Every single volunteer played an integral role in the preparation of camp on so many levels; planning the campers’ transportation, leading Super Skilz, praying in the 24-hour prayer vigil and serving campers as the hands and feet of Christ during the week. We could NEVER do it without you all! Thank you so much! If you haven’t worked Camp Hope before, make it down for next year! I can’t promise what cabin you’ll be in, what kind of campers/counselors will be there, or that you will get much sleep – but I can promise you this… without a doubt, it will be the most difficult, heart-wrenching thing you’ll ever do, but equally so, without a doubt, when you see the Kingdom of God touch down onto one of your campers because of your efforts – and see their lives transformed – you will realize that Camp Hope is the most rewarding thing you’ve ever done.

We were privileged to experience God’s amazing love at Camp Hope this year and look forward to seeing camp grow over the next ten years – with you right there with us! Come on and let’s go play! Thanks be to God!

- Rev. Diane Parrish

April/May Newsletter

Monday, May 4th, 2009

Be sure to check-out the latest k2l Newsletter with updates on Camp Hope, mentoring, interns4tomorrow and results from the Camp Hope Golf Tournament fundraiser!

Download the newsletter here (PDF)

January/February Newsletter

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

Enjoy the January-February kidz2leaders, inc. Newsletter.  Be sure to check-out information about Camp Hope 2009, interns4tomorrow news and information about the Golf Tournament!

Get the newsletter here! (PDF)

2009 Camp Hope Golf Tournament

Monday, January 26th, 2009

Save the Date!

Come play at the 5th Annual Camp Hope Golf Tournament on Monday, April 27th, 2009 at the Woodmont Golf and Country Club (www.woodmontgolfclub.com).  The annual golf tournament benefits Camp Hope, which will celebrate its 10th Anniversary this July.  Your participation will help us change the lives of prisoners’ children!

You can participate in the golf tournament by playing in a foursome or being a company sponsor.  To do this, please complete the Registration Form and return to the Camp Hope office located at: 4385 Lower Roswell Road, Marietta, GA 30068.

For any questions, please contact Cris Hunt at cris.hunt@kidz2leaders.org or 770-977-7751.