Dear Friends,

 

Summer is a special time at Twin Cedars Youth & Family Services, Inc. Throughout the year our staff and community partners plan for summer camp programs at Camp Viola; which we have now managed since 1998.  This year alone Camp Viola is anticipating serving more than 500 children through 12 different camp sessions.  This summer, in collaboration with the  Southern Crescent Area Agency on Aging, we recently hosted a Grandparents Raising Grandchildren camp. Our own Rosetta Fortune, who serves as the Twin Cedars' Parents as Teachers Coordinator, raised her grandson Corey. She assisted in fostering a new relationship between Southern Crescent AAA, Twin Cedars and Camp Viola to launch this new camp experience. 

 

Corey was raised by his grandmother Rosetta. He is a recent high school graduate.

 

 

We are so thankful to all of the churches who partner with Camp Viola annually to provide an enriching experience for those children in our LaGrange community.  Our children at the Bradfield Campus have been working with DASH's Paint the Town program while the girls at the Anne Elizabeth Shepherd Home have been volunteering at Magnolia Manor and Open Door Community Home.  In Macon, the Extreme Ministries group has dedicated hundreds of hours of volunteer service to help with continued efforts to revitalize our Macon campus. I have recently returned from a twelve day trip to Ulyanovsk, Russia as a guest of Ulyanovsk State University. I look forward to sharing more details in our upcoming July edition. 

 

None of this would be possible without our dedicated volunteers and donors To all of you, we extend our heartfelt appreciation for your service and your contributions. If you are still interested in making a secure, tax deductible contribution simply visit our website to give on line. Together, we CAN make a difference.

 

                                                                 For the children,

                                                                 Mike