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2019 Camp Hope Dates!

2019 Camp Hope Dates!

Hello, Camp Hope Volunteers!

Our staff team has already jumped into the careful planning of Camp Hope 2019, and we are excited to share that this summer will mark the 20th anniversary of the founding of our ministry.

As you may know, each year we have been intentionally increasing the number of campers we are serving through Camp Hope, and we desire to continue this same growth rate throughout the next several years. In order to offer our camp experience to as many children of inmates as possible, we believe it’s necessary to slightly re-structure.

Starting in Summer 2019, we will split our Cornerstone and Leadership Training Academy campers into separate sessions of camp during three different weeks: Two weeks serving Cornerstone, and one week serving LTA. This division will allow us to provide campers with more individualized attention from our staff and volunteers, and it will allow for higher quality, age-appropriate activities if we focus on fewer children at a time.

Dates for Summer 2019 Sessions are as follows:

Leadership Training Academy: Campers ages 12-15
June 2nd-7th at Camp Twin Lakes in Warm Springs, GA – 50 campers/35 volunteers needed

Cornerstone: Campers ages 8-12
June 9th-14th at Camp Twin Lakes in Warm Springs, GA – 60 campers/40 volunteers needed
June 29th-July 3rd at Camp Twin Lakes in Rutledge, GA – 100 campers/90 volunteers needed

We hope you will choose to volunteer again during one (or more!) of these camp sessions! Volunteer registration will open at www.kidz2leaders.org in December. Stayed turned for more details, and please contact Hope Rosenlund anytime if we can answer questions for you.

A Weekend Filled with Fun – Kidz2Leaders was “on the go”!

From the Annual Rally4theKidz held in Stecoah, NC, to our Camper2Counselor Retreat in Hampton to Spin for Kids in Rutledge and ending with a celebration of 25 years for Cobb Community Foundation, Kidz2Leaders campers, volunteers, staff and donors were making a difference this weekend!

Check out these photos for a taste of the activities all weekend long!

Rally4theKidz Motorcycle Rally to benefit Kidz2Leaders – Registration is OPEN

Join us for our annual “Spoke-n-Wheel” motorcycle rally!  Kidz2Leaders’ sixth annual charity motorcycle ride, Rally4theKidz, will be held October 18-21, 2018, at the Iron Horse Motorcycle Lodge in Stecoah, NC.

Our home base will be the Iron Horse Motorcycle Lodge.  The rally hosts organized and individual rides for both street and dual sport bikes, on some of the most famous motorcycle routes in the Eastern United States, such as the Tail of the Dragon at Deals Gap and the Cherohala Skyway.  We’ll have great riding, amazing food, and lots of fun!  Come and ride with us!  Click HERE for more details.

FOX5 GOOD DAY ATLANTA broadcasts LIVE! from Camp Hope

We are so fortunate to have had Paul Milliken broadcast LIVE from Camp Hope this morning on FOX5 GOOD DAY ATLANTA to share our story with all of Atlanta.  In the first segment, he interviewed  Christina Cummings and Hope Rosenlund, who described the mission of Kidz2Leaders and Camp Hope.  He also interviewed three current campers who shared their favorite things at camp.  In the second segment, Christina again shared facts about our organization and programming.  Paul then interviewed two former campers – LaTina and Nigel, who now are adult counselors/volunteers.  They shared their own personal stories of what Camp Hope and Kidz2Leaders means to them and why they keep coming back.

Be sure to check out the story and video HERE

United Way of Greater Atlanta awards Kidz2Leaders SPARK Prize

Through the SPARK Prize competition, United Way funds small grants to provide incentives for cooperation and social advancements among nonprofits, community and business groups.  Each regional event allows out-of-the-box thinkers to present their innovative idea to address the needs of children and families in their own communities.

We are excited to announce that Kidz2Leaders was awarded $5,000!  With our funding, we have purchased tablets that will be used by each of our program platforms, beginning with Camp Hope this summer, to capture critical information from program participants to greatly improve our ability to monitor and report program outcomes.

Check out the video that we submitted to United Way that ultimately resulted in our being selected!

Alumni Stories – Malique

“Since the fifth grade I have been a part of Kidz2Leaders and Camp Hope taking all opportunities the programs have offered me. Since graduating Camp Hope’s Leadership Training Academy I have gotten the opportunity to become an intern at Ernst and Young and Jackson Healthcare while receiving the Elgar Scholarship. I even have served two years on Camp Hope’s Summer Staff and many other years I gave back as a counselor and cabin leader.  Since starting my own graphic design business at 16 I have graduated high school, attended Georgia State University and have successfully entered into the BFA graphic design program (which only 20 out of 60 students were accepted into). All along my pathway Kidz2Leaders and Camp Hope has been there to help me realize my full potential. Though I may not have had a father growing up I found instead a loving supportive family that truly provides me with all the resources I could possibly ask for. Everything from my first laptop to a trip to New York to just the professional skills I have learned, I couldn’t possibly come up with the words to say how grateful I am to everyone that supports Kidz2Leaders and Camp Hope. I am forever prideful that they helped make me not another statistic but a leader and successful young man. In the future I would like to explore ways in how to apply my skills to help the kids who were just like me.

Thank You,
Malique”