54
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Annual - LUM Camp 2018 - Still Going Strong
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LUM Board Night - Ice Cream Social
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On August 1, our LUM friends & board members traveled in the LUM bus out to Hanging Rock Assembly Camp in Warren County to experience an evening at
LUM Camp
. When our LUM friends & board members arrived they met the campers and sang camp songs. They were then treated to an authentic camp supper followed by an ice cream social — ice cream sundaes with all the fixin’s. Our guests scooped and served the ice cream to our campers which encouraged even more interaction (pictured above).
LUM Camp
is a 4-day, overnight summer camp for 85 boys and girls (8, 9 and 10 years old), who come from families served by the Lafayette Urban Ministry. Our camp includes all the traditional activities that a great camp should have, such as morning chapel, swimming, hiking, boating, arts & crafts, campfires, corn maze, zip-line and an outstanding staff of camp counselors.
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Along with all of these activities,
LUM Camp
focuses on interactive and experiential learning. Our theme was
Let Your Light Shine
. Throughout camp, our campers spent much of the week learning about the wonder & science of
light
. Over 25
scientists and educators from Purdue and the community engaged each child’s natural curiosity with loads of hands-on activities and projects.
LUM campers learned about the Indiana State insect, the firefly, and were treated to an awesome fireworks display (pictured below on right), made possible due to a grant from the Riley Children’s Foundation. The highlight of
Board Night
for the campers, as well as our guests, was the laser light show (
pictured below on left
). You could tell that our visitors enjoyed returning to their childhood for a few hours and our campers enjoyed having them visit them at camp.
Thank you to everyone who helped make
LUM Camp
2018 possible. Through your donations,
campership
gifts, and volunteer time, you have once again made it possible for our LUM campers to have a positive, life-changing experience that they will remember fondly for the rest of their lives.
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Countdown to Hunger Hike - 38 Days to Go
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Start Fundraising Today - Hunger Hike 2018
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HH5K Run
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Saturday, September 15
| Celery Bog Nature Area | 9 a.m. |
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If you wish to support Hunger Hike, please make a donation today.
To learn more about the impact and importance of your gift
, click
HERE
.
Now would also be a perfect time to create a
Team
for your church or organization and begin raising money for Hunger Hike.
Go to
hungerhike.org
for more information.
Join us in the Fight Against Hunger locally, regionally & globally
— through the good work of
sponsoring organizations
— Lafayette Urban Ministry, Food Finders Food Bank, Inc. & the Haiti Ministry at St. Thomas Aquinas
.
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New LUM Video - Giving Help, Giving Hope
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Lafayette Urban Ministry
is excited to announce a new promotional
video
.
YOU may NOW use this video to entice your members, family, friends & colleagues to engage and invest in Lafayette Urban Ministry. LUM relies on donations and volunteers to continue to offer support to the families and children in our community; so, please share this video with others soon & often.
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The
LUM Video
will be used by LUM board members and staff to recruit new
volunteers
; engage new
churches
, civic & school
groups
; and ask individuals and businesses to invest in LUM by making a
donation
.
This short LUM promotional video is now available on the LUM YouTube Channel (
youtube.com/lumserve
).
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Bus Drivers Needed - Each Weekday Afternoon
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Seeking Volunteers for LUM After School Program
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Volunteer
Activity Bus Drivers
are needed each weekday afternoon,
NOW
through
May 21
, from
2 to 3:30 p.m.
Drivers Bus are needed to transport the LUM
After School Program
students from their schools to our program facility in downtown Lafayette. Volunteer bus drivers must have a valid driver’s license, pass the driver’s test for PPL, have a good driving record, and pass a physical examination.
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Volunteers are also needed from 2 to 6 p.m. every weekday—as
tutors, story readers, spelling test givers
and
for helping children
in general. To begin the “Easy 4-Step Process” to becoming an After School Program volunteer, click
HERE
.
Please consider signing up NOW to
volunteer
for this important ministry and make a difference in the lives of children.
For more information about the LUM After School Program, click
HERE
or call or email the LUM Youth Programs director, Amanda Bajzatt (765-423-2691 |
abajzatt@lumserve.org
).
PLEASE SHARE.
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