KNIGHT: Thanks to the community

Published 2:17 pm Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Thank you for the articles in your paper about Camp Good Grief. They were a great help to us in getting the word out to the surrounding communities.

We had a very successful camp and could not have done it without the wonderful support from the community.

There are so many people whose contributions aided our work that we would like to thank them publicly, and we hope we do not overlook anyone.

Northside Baptist is our host, and they are wonderful folks to work with who make it a pleasant experience for us. First Baptist Church of Milledgeville  provided lunch from Chick-fil-A the first day. Northside Baptist provided lunch the second day. Community Baptist provided pizza for the closing lunch. Black Springs Baptist Church WMU gave donations that provided art supplies, water, and fruit each day. Doer of the Word Group provided breakfast bars, water, and juices for break. Project Linus Milledgeville and Macon also Needles for Jesus Milledgeville donated enough blankets for us to give one to each camper. Doer of the Word Group provided pillows for each camper. Pet Therapy dogs were provided each day by Therapy Dogs for pet therapy. Cully Hollinshead provided a snake, a cat, tree frogs, and a turtle for pet therapy. Amber Little sent three trainers from Body Plex that taught the children how to stay fit by exercising. Baldwin County Fire and Rescue provided the children with a tour of the fire truck and talked about fire safety. Jay Weems with Georgia Power shared his expertise on water safety. Old Capital Car Club provided old cars for the children to see on the last day.

We had 25 awesome volunteers who worked with the campers, led activities, worked in the kitchen, set up registration and countless other things behind the scenes that made camp successful.

We couldn’t possibly do this camp without them and the contributions of this wonderful community.