Meisha our fearless South Franklin Summer Camp Day Director has been working hard to create the BEST summer activities for the kids. She has dedicated her summer to making sure the kids are safe and having the TIME of their lives; without her our program wouldn't be as AMAZING as it has been these past few weeks!
I asked Meisha to share some thoughts on how her experience has been at Summer Day Camp and this is what she said,
"Working with kids in the middle of 90 degree weather has
been one of the most rewarding and enlightening experiences of my life. Despite weather or fatigue, kids literally run from one activity to the next- I can
hardly keep up! Why
is it that adults lose their sensitivity to fun? Too often we are so fixated on experiencing
joy through the latest technological advancement, tune on the radio or box
office hit. Why? Every day I watch kids find the greatest joy
in playing traditional games like “Red light green light” or “Dodge ball.” Each
day I realize I relearn how to really have fun.
Their faces light up with every new activity! Oh the simple pleasures of life! Summer day camp has been the place to forge new
friendships and discover new skills.
After the first three weeks of camp, we have enrolled 40+ kids and 20+
volunteers have dedicated 50+ hours of service!!
Some of our highlights include: Tying quilts for the Center for Women and Children Crisis
Center, performance and dance lesson from BYU Folk dancers, making and breaking
a paper-mache piñata, learning a German song, firework paint art, and water
balloon toss.
There is nothing quite as precious as seeing kids under 12
years old run back and say, “That was so fun!”
We might do well to look for those simple pleasures, create something
with finger-paint or paper mache and play a good game of zombie tag. These really are memories I will never
forget!"
Thanks Meisha for doing such an AMAZING job at Summer Camp, we LOVE you!!
