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Sundre summer day camp product of community partnership

Children’s program made possible through collaborative effort among non-profit organizations

SUNDRE – Three local non-profits once again teamed up to put on the second annual Sundre summer day camp.

The children’s program held July 15-18 was organized through a collaborative partnership among the Sundre and District Museum, Greenwood Neighbourhood Place Society and the Sundre Municipal Library.   

The Den – Sundre Youth Centre, which operates under the umbrella of GNP, served as a hub for the day camp that had approximately two dozen children between the ages of 4-9 participating in a variety of programs.

The activities were in turn all hosted by each organization, spanning across spaces at the museum and library as well as the green area near the GNP office.  

The final day on Friday, July 18 featured a camping theme with kids using pizza boxes to create their own solar ovens, said Joy Willihnganz, library manager.

The interior of each box was lined with aluminum foil so that when left open, the sun’s light was directed into the improvised cooking chamber and converted into heat energy, she explained, adding insulated walls of the pizza box helped capture the heat thereby allowing the temperature to rise and stay steady.

“While the weather didn’t cooperate to put the solar ovens to the test, the campers did receive all the fixings to make a s’more in their kits at home, when the sun does return.”

Although the second annual summer camp has wrapped up, the library still has regular summer programming on the docket. That includes the weekly summer reading club for young book worms ages 4-7 every Tuesday from 1-2:30 p.m. that features stories, crafts and activities.

As well, children ages 8-11 have an opportunity to explore their creative side every Thursday from 1-3 p.m. through building activities that vary each week.




Simon Ducatel

About the Author: Simon Ducatel

Simon Ducatel joined Mountain View Publishing in 2015 after working for the Vulcan Advocate since 2007, and graduated among the top of his class from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology's journalism program in 2006.
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