Rake 'n Rock 2010

Every fall Beechpoint hosts a camp service project day where families, youth groups, our Leaders in Training teens (LITs), and alumni staff come to help with the huge task of raking leaves on campus.  When I was young enough to think that leaves were romantic we had 2 small trees in our yard - just enough to scrape together a pile.  On the other hand, Beechpoint will shed enough leaves in the fall to mulch an entire farm!

Two of my PID kids were old enough to come to Rake 'n Rock this year.  Jabari is 14 and HILARIOUS.  You all would like him, I promise.  It's impossible not to.  He has a great sense of humor, gets along well with people, and is very creative and inventive.  He's raking leaves with Sam.

Kenya is 13.  She has this great laugh she does whenever she's surprised by something that makes you want to laugh too.  She's very smart and pushes her own self to do well in school.  She also has the best cursive handwriting of any 13 year old I know!  She's raking leaves with her new friend Bethany.

Just in case you didn't believe me that it's a lot of leaves.  And this picture only shows a little tiny part of what needed to be raked.  This year we had about 90 volunteers to help with the work.  Camp provides lunch and outdoor activities in the afternoon as a thanks for everyone's service.

My friend Hilda brought 9 campers from Chicago out for the day to help rake!  These are her beautiful daughters, Annalise and Anaya.

New friends: Karleigh and Mya

Playing in the leaves!