Anne Duinkerken & Barbara Joldersma
Kids Hope USA Co-Directors
In January, Hope Church Kids Hope expressed our thanks and appreciation to all of our currently active mentors, substitute mentors and prayer partners with a dinner. This is a yearly event that is intended to promote fellowship and team building. Part of what we do is help each other by problem solving and discussing things that have worked for us.
On another note, we are beginning the process which enables many of our Vanderbilt Kids Hope students to spend a week at Camp Geneva. Thanks to many generous donors, Camp Geneva is able to provide large scholarships to Kids Hope campers who are entering grades 4-6 in the fall.
We ask the parents of our Kids Hope students to provide $50 towards camp costs if they are able to do so, and our very supportive congregation has made a commitment to provide the remaining funds necessary for overnight campers. The congregation also enables us to offer scholarships to our Kids Hope children who are entering grades 2-3 to attend Day Camp.
We are so grateful that we can provide our Vanderbilt students with this chance to make new friends and grow in their spiritual commitment, sense of independence, social skills, and self-esteem. We know we cannot do it without you. Thanks for being a part of our Hope Church Kids Hope Team and for your generous gifts, which make this opportunity to share God’s love possible.