[Peace] Springfield Peace Camp

[Walling, Jennifer]

I got this announcement from a friend at the Heartland Peace Center in
Springfield and I thought this might be of interest to C-U Peace Activists.
This group is holding a weeklong Peace Camp for children ages 4-11, teaching
non-violent conflict resolution and environmental stewardship.   They're
really in need of people to make a donation to sponsor a camper for the
week!  Please follow the directions below to help them out! 
 
-Jen Walling


-----Original Message-----
From: peacecamp at heartlandpeacecenter.org [
<http://us.f205.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=peacecamp@heartlandpeacecenter.
org> mailto:peacecamp at heartlandpeacecenter.org]
Sent: Sun 7/11/2004 1:48 PM
To: peacelist at heartlandpeacecenter.org
Subject: A few weeks left! Peace Camp update & Call to Action


Hi peace & justice activists,

It's three weeks until Peace Camp and we have tons of good news to report!

Registrations are pooring in from all over the city from families who have
heard about the work we do at Peace Camp.  We're nearing our limit -- so if
you
know a child who needs to get registered, send them to our website ASAP
( <http://www.heartlandpeacecenter.org/camp.html>
http://www.heartlandpeacecenter.org/camp.html).

We have an excited bunch of counselors and volunteers gearing up for camp. 
They will be the first to teach peace at camp using our new workbooks,
written
by us.  Our workbooks have stories, activities and games aimed at exploring
what peace and conflict is, and how to cooperatively and nonviolently solve
problems.  The age-specific books will be available for download on our
website
after camp. 

We have a few lunches lined up -- but not enough.  If you are a member of an
organization who can take care of one of our daily lunches (we provide
campers
and counselors free lunch everyday), please let us know immediately. 
Traditionally, our meals have been PB&J, cheese sandwiches, veggies and
other
kid-friendly, hands on food stuffs, for 75 people.

Beyond free lunch, we make sure each kid gets a camp t-shirt for free. 
Unfortunately, we still do not have a t-shirt sponsor.  If you or your org
can
help us put 50 t-shirts on the backs of our campers, contact us right away.

Finally --- we have half the kids fully sponsored!!  The best part about
Peace
Camp is that no family gets a bill.  That policy ensures that every kid has
access to our camp.  But we're only half way there!

Take a moment right now and sponsor a child for the week - you can do it
right
online with PayPal at
<http://www.heartlandpeacecenter.org/campsponsor.html>
http://www.heartlandpeacecenter.org/campsponsor.html. 
Help us keep Peace Camp free from all kids from all income-levels.

If you'd like to know more about Peace Camp, or to volunteer or contribute,
please contact me right away.  I can't wait for camp!


Sincerely,

Eve Smallwood
Peace Camp Director
Heartland Peace Center
830 S. College
Springfield, IL 62704
217-528-2457
peacecamp at heartlandpeacecenter.org




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