Every year Parkview’s summer picnic is at Camp Manitoqua.  If you’ve been, you know it’s a great time.  If you haven’t…this year’s picnic is September 12th and you won’t want to miss it.

One of the best ways to help your group really connect is to find a way to serve together.  Your group can make a difference by helping get Camp Manitoqua ready for action:

When: Saturday, April 24, 2010 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

What: Camp Manitoqua is looking for about 200-300 people to help start the year with Spring clean up.   The following projects will be needed:

• Painting – various buildings, touch ups
• Inside Office Repair – light sanding and painting around windows, staining trim work
• Planting Trees
• Reset Bridge
• Decoration Creation Project for Summer Camp
• Build 2 initiatives
• Repair bench boards (around pool & chapel & ARC) & repaint
• Fence Repair & possible paint
• Cleaning & resetting picnic shelters
• Gardening & Mulching
• Collecting Leaves
• Cleaning windows, etc.

Need more info?  You can email Leah Meskis or give her a call at 815-469-2319.

Ready to sign up?  Email Lisa LeRose-Hoerler.

Looking for a way to serve together on a one day project that will make a difference? 

Shady Oaks Camp “creates outstanding camp experiences that enrich the lives of  our campers by providing outdoor fun and recreational opportunities for children and adults with Cerebral Palsy and similar disabilities.”

Here’s an opportunity to serve:

When: Saturday, May 1st, 8:00 a.m.

Where: Shady Oaks Camp (in Homer Glen, IL)

What: The build will be supervised by Recreation Concepts, the playground company.  You do not have to have any building experience or bring any tools.  If you can hold a screw driver and/or lift some equipment you will be great!  If you can help, please shoot me an e-mail.  It will also be a camp cleanup day so if you want to bring the family out they can help with raking leaves, cleaning buildings, etc.

Interested?  You can sign up to help by emailing Scott Steele or call 708-301-0816.  For more information about Shady Oaks Camp, you can check out their website at www.shadyoakscamp.org.