- Berenice Quirino — Lake County Publishing Pastor Shannon Kimbell-Auth leads a song a dance and is framed by actors who later went on stage for a skit about the Biblical Noah and his family. The United Methodist Church in Middletown was host last week to Camp Noah, a day camp specifically for elementary age children who were impacted by the Valley Fire. Local volunteer counselors took online courses to prepare and have help from three staff members of the national organization, run by Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota. Children at Camp Noah learn resiliency skills through a variety of activities, including music, skits, recreation, crafts, small groups, puppet shows and a talent show.
Local volunteer Camp Noah counselor Heather Mills claps along during a song and dance. Certified staff help campers enable children to process their disaster and/or trauma experiences and give them space and time to tell their stories and build resiliency skills.
Melissa Hurley (back), left, Anna Westin, Orianna Maupin-Ahern, Jeffrey Tufts and Delaney Maupin-Ahern dance Thursday morning during Camp Noah. The group performed a skit with Hurley as the ark building Noah of the Bible and his family for the camp children at the United Methodist Church in Middletown. The day camp, which ran all week, was specifically for elementary age children who were impacted by the Valley Fire. Local volunteer counselors took online courses to prepare joined three staff members of the national organization, run by Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota. - Photos by Berenice Quirino — Lake County Publishing
Melissa Hurley (back), right, Delaney Maupin-Ahern, Jeffrey Tufts and Anna Westin perform a skit as Noah, of the Bible, and his family during Camp Noah Thursday morning. Staff from the Minnesota-based organization as well as local volunteers organized the camp for children impacted by the Valley Fire.
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Berenice Quirino — Lake County Publishing Pastor Shannon Kimbell-Auth leads a song a dance and is framed by actors who later went on stage for a skit about the Biblical Noah and his family. The United Methodist Church in Middletown was host last week to Camp Noah, a day camp specifically for elementary age children who were impacted by the Valley Fire. Local volunteer counselors took online courses to prepare and have help from three staff members of the national organization, run by Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota. Children at Camp Noah learn resiliency skills through a variety of activities, including music, skits, recreation, crafts, small groups, puppet shows and a talent show.
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