Five hundred fifty-two dollars and ninety-one cents? That’s how much money we brought back from the Coinstar, combined with donations in bills and checks so far to our Vacation Bible Camp coin drive!Combined with other pledged donations, this means that each group of kids will have $100 to spend tomorrow on something from Episcopal Relief and Development’s Gifts for Life catalog.
No sooner had Doug Anderson and I returned from the Coinstar than another parishioner brought in a bunch of coins. Our treasure chest is filling up again! And you can contribute, too. Even after the kids have made their gifts, we at St. Thomas will take whatever comes in through Sunday and channel it toward Gifts for Life. Thank you, everyone!
Day Four of Vacation Bible Camp went just about as smoothly as the first three. The topic today was money: from the Parable of the Great Pearl, in which a merchant sells literally everything he owns for the pearl, to discussion and activities geared toward what we do with our literal treasure. Using materials developed by Share Save Spend specifically for use at our camp, Jannie Best encouraged the children to make a practice of sharing some, saving some, and spending some.
Of course, we also found time for some good old-fashioned fun in the sun. Bubbles are a treasure, too! And we welcomed fabulous musicians Catherine and Natalie Blundell to lead us in Sea Shanties. It's all in a day's work for a group o' pirates who are learning to find the treasure they already have ... and give it away!
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