Today I read an article about kids in distress from disasters. In a town called Hazleton they formed a camp called camp Noah. This is because there was a tornado that struck their town on May 22, of 2008 and the kids were still stressed. They formed this camp for counseling, and for fun. One thing they did was take the kids in a room full of counselers and had them tell their stories. One little girl told her story about how they all went to school the next day and there was one girl missing. They all thought she might have passed away but then she came that after noon and everyone was so relieved to see her. At this camp they have a wall, kids and volunteers placed their thoughts on the wall as they looked forward with hope. They call that the "Wall of Hope".
During their week at camp the kids do all kinds of crafts and activities. On thursday's they do what is called "Pass the Ribbon" as the ribbon is passed from child to child or person to person they name at least one person who has helped them in there lives. This camp is a day camp from 9am to 3pm but the kids learn so much. The camp goes on from Monday till Friday. Other camps will be held in up coming weeks at La Porte City, Shell Rock, Postville, Parkersburg, Waverly and Waterloo.
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