Congrats to our 2010 interns who successfully completed 13 summer internships, traveled to NYC and served Camp Hope as counselors or cabin leaders! The 2010 interns are: Allen Mathis, Marcus Leverette, Kwanza Cole, Dominique Carter, Michael Mathis, Trey Ledbetter, Alexis Dulaney, Brittany Johnson, Swan Robinson, Jamil Harris (not pictured) and Chelsey Robinson (not pictured).
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!
…CAMP HOPE 2011! Camp Hope will be held July 16-22 again at the Rock Eagle 4-H Campground. Applications will be available in February.
Help kidz2leaders Be the Change in September!! on Saturday, September 25, Sevananda Natural Foods Store will
Bulletin Board at Sevananda's Little 5 Points Store
donate 1% of their net sales to kidz2leaders as one of their Be the Change partners. Sevanada, located in Little Five Points near downtown Atlanta, is one of the Southeast‘s largest consumer-owned cooperatives providing fresh, local and organic produce and natural foods. They also work to empower the community through their outreach efforts – the Be the Change program being one of them.
Check-out Sevananda’s web-interview with Cris Hunt, Director of Programs where she discusses kidz2leaders and the Be the Change program: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cooperative-living/2010/09/01/co-op-central-radio.
And…don’t forget to support kidz2leaders on Saturday, September 25 by shopping at Sevananda located at 476 Moreland Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30307!
Please join us for “Tomorrow Belongs to Me” – a New play written by founder Diane Parrish telling the story of the Camp Hope children through stage and song.
When? Sunday evening, September 26th
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
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.
Enjoy the final video from Camp Hope 2010 below!
Or, you can download it for your iPhone/Android device (56.8 MB).
It’s been a busy time in the Camp Hope office this summer. Not only have we been planning the 11th Camp Hope, but we have organized some fun events for our kids.
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 
11 students in the interns4tomorrrow program left for New York City on Thursday, June 24 for a fun and educational trip. For some of them, this was their first visit to New York City and for others, it was their first trip on an airplane. The trip has been a memorable one, and I have been receiving daily updates on their adventures as well as pictures taken by one of the students, Jamil Harris.
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
