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Kathy spent time with Coca-Cola and YMCA before starting her own business, On the Move and More.  Kathy’s wealth of organizational and management skills will be of a great value the interns4tomorrow program, and her personality and compassion already is a great addition to the kidz2leaders team.  Welcome again Kathy!

Kathy can be reached at kathy.householder@kidz2leaders.org.

-  Rev. Diane Parrish

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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. 

Join the fun of the 5th Annual Dog Days Run on Saturday, August 14 organized by the Rotary Club of East Cobb.  All net proceeds benefit East Cobb charities including Camp Hope!

For  more information, visit www.dogdaysrun.com or www.eastcobbrotary.com.

To register, visit www.active.com or download the Registration Form.

On June 19, 13 Leadership boys went to Stone Mountain for the day.  They did Sky Hike – Stone Mountain’s ropes course and then took the tram to the top of the mountain for a devotion.

Three Leadership girls came for a day of service at the Camp Hope office and helped us with some projects for camp.  One Leadership girl helped Mt. Bethel with VBS.

Today was the Mentor/Mentee Braves game.  Five Mentors took their Mentees to the Atlanta Braves and Detroit Tigers game at Turner Field.

Next up….Camp Hope in TWO WEEKS!!!

Blessings!

Cris

Day 1: After landing in the big city, they attended a meeting at Wells Fargo on the 42nd floor of the building, ate dinner and saw The Lion King on Broadway.

Day 2: Some of the kids saw Chris Rock this morning on their way to the Today Show!  Afterwards, the students  rode the subway to a private tour and scavenger hunt at The Museum of American Finance on Wall Street.  They visited Ground Zero, rode a ferry to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.  Dinner in Chinatown was excellent followed with shopping at Macy’s on 34th street. The night ended on the 102nd floor of the Empire State.

Day 3:  The girls spent the day shopping and sightseeing.  The guys attended the Mets game and visited Central Park.  We all took the subway to Brooklyn for pizza for dinner. While having ice cream at a food festival, we saw a NYC pre-4th spectacular fireworks display. We ended the night walking across the Brooklyn Bridge Building.

Day 4: The interns come home!!!

Blessings,

Cris

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!

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!