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A Perfect Christmas Gift

Gift Card for 2011

Looking for a meaningful gift for your friends and family this year? How about a life-changing camping experience for a deserving student from Woodville Elementary School?

In its eighth year, the Micah Camping Program provided 226 campers with 395 day and sleep-away camping experiences during Summer 2011. Students attended camp at the YMCA's Camp Thunderbird, The Steward School, St. Catherine's Brilliant Summer, St. Christopher's School,  Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Maymont, Visual Arts Center of Richmond, Va. Museum of Fine Arts, Camp Alkulana, Camp Hanover,  Latin Ballet, Camp on the Hill, SPARC, and many others. Also, new in 2011 was a river camp provided by Trinity Episcopal High School.

Our Christmas wish is for even more students to experience the joys of camp next year. Please be generous and give a day ($20) three days ($60) or a week ($100) of camping in honor of your family and friends. You will receive a beautiful, personalized card designed by Woodville artists with calligraphy by Lois Biddison to present on Christmas morning.
Visit the Micah table in the Gathering Space on Sunday mornings through December 18 or contact Nan Ellen Ritsch at 285-8809 or nanellenritsch@comcast.net.

VIDEO: RTD Columnist Goes to Summer Camp

CAMP OFFERINGS INCLUDE 

Visual Arts Center: Thirty-nine Woodville campers tapped into their creativity at the Visual Arts Center last summer. Some campers made jewelry, while others explored puppet and mask-making, created their own books with handmade paper, learned clay and fiber art, and focused on drawing and painting. Five campers used words to make art in the writing workshop.

SPCA Critter Camp: Eleven Woodville campers learned pet care, made stuffed animals and created a pet journal at SPCA Critter Camp last summer. Some watched surgery—and thought it was wonderful! Definitely some future veterinarians at Woodville.

Latin Ballet Camp: Ten dancers from Woodville tried a wide variety of dance styles—and even experienced yoga—at Latin Ballet Camp last summer! They also played percussion music and learned some Spanish words and Latin America geography. At the end of the two-week camp, they performed for family and friends to rave reviews.

All Arts and Sciences Camp: Eleven campers at the All Arts and Sciences Camp last summer experienced living and learning on a college campus at either William and Mary, like Kashard, or at University of North Carolina, Greensboro. Overall, 74 Woodville students attended residential camps in Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and North Carolina. Their experiences included everything from “roughing it” in the woods in cabins or tents to dorm living in this college-based program. Getting away from home and meeting new people is one of the joys of camp and Woodville campers all want to go back next summer.

Camp Pocahontas: Nine Woodville students took a trip back in time at Camp Pocahontas last summer. At Henricus Historical Park in Hopewell, a group of friends learned about the lives of Powhatan Indians and the early European settlers through lots of hands-on experiences and activities. They also enjoyed the beauty of the James River in their hikes and nature walks around the park. Their fun translated in a “head start” for them with the fourthgrade, social studies S.O.L.s.

Passages Adventure Camp: Eleven Woodville students rose to the challenges of Passages Adventure Camp last summer, spending a full week kayaking and swimming in the James River and rock climbing and rappelling on Belle Isle. Many return-campers earned certification in these sports.

Your donation can make it possible for Woodville campers to return again next summer!Visit the Micah table in the Gathering Space on Sunday mornings or contact Nan Ellen Ritsch at 285-8809.