Give the gift of Camp Capers! 
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First undertaken in 2007, our annual Council in Action (CIA) program seeks to live out in a small way the part of our mission that calls us to care for others in a material sense — in the words of our 2010 theme, to “Bear one another’s burdens.” Past CIA events have collected personal supplies for hurricane victims, provided underwear to the Salvation Army for their distribution, and collected schools supplies for underprivileged children.
This year’s action is to support sending young people from the Good Samaritan Community Services (GSCS) Summer Program to a Camp Capers session in the summer of 2010. Funding at GSCS has been cut 30%, and without congregational support, many GSCS kids won’t go to camp.
Here’s how it works.
- We will give CIA posters to all churches at Pre-council meetings. Posters should be placed in a conspicuous place at the church. An envelope for donation collections will also be given to each church.
- During the weeks leading up to Council, individuals will make donations, putting their checks in the collection envelopes placed near the posters.
- In additon, each church is urged to send one “Good Sam” kid to camp by providing the camp fee of $360. If every church in the diocese participates, more than ten “Good Sam” kids will attend each of the Camp Capers sessions throughout the summer. What a gift!
- Churches are asked to provide a Bible for their camper, possibly filed with short notes of encouragement from the congregation. The Bible might be blessed in a Sunday morning service before coming to Council.
- If desired (check the box on envelope) GSCS will provide each church with the name of the camper the church is sponsoring prior to the beginning of the camp session. Parishioners are also invited to communicate with their assigned camper during the summer through e-mails or letters.
- A clergy or delegate representative of the church will bring the envelope, into which donations have been placed, to Council and drop it off in the exhibit area at the GSCS booth (#206) or the Camp Capers booth (#207) located next to each other.
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