MACHIAS — Wholesome Acadia, in collaboration with Coastal Washington County Institute of Expertise Culinary Arts college students positioned at Machias Memorial Excessive Faculty, will host a drive-thru luncheon on Thursday, Might 5 with proceeds to profit DownEast Teen Leadership Camp.
DownEast Teen Management Camp is an annual, five-day residential summer season program for teenagers getting into grades 7 to 9. This unforgettable and extremely impactful expertise offers teenagers with social, communication, and management expertise that assist emotional resiliency and assist to discourage misuse of drugs, together with tobacco, alcohol, and different medicine. Many campers attend in a number of years and return as workers as highschool and school college students.
Although the price of working the Camp averages $750 per camper for the week, Wholesome Acadia caps tuition at simply $295 and likewise gives vital scholarships based mostly on want. Scholarships and camp prices not coated by tuition charges have to be raised by means of native sponsorships, grant awards, and neighborhood fundraising occasions.
The luncheon menu will function three scrumptious take-away home made choices with dessert and drink ready by the culinary arts college students. For an in depth menu and to position your order on-line go to bit.ly/detlc-lunch-order-form. Ordering is open now by means of Tuesday, Might 3.
The minimal steered donation is $10 per meal. Donations are accepted on-line at bit.ly/supportDETLC or in-person throughout luncheon meal pick-up. Orders might be picked up at Machias Memorial Excessive Faculty on Thursday, Might 5, between midday and 1 p.m. Supply may be organized.
“We’re thrilled to have the chance to collaborate with the CWCIT culinary arts college students at Machias Memorial Excessive Faculty for a second 12 months to supply a scrumptious home made lunch,” mentioned Sara McConnell, DETLC Camp co-director. “We’re actually trying ahead to seeing everybody on Might fifth, and naturally, at our twenty second 12 months of DownEast Teen Management Camp this summer season!”
Assist encourage and affect youth in our neighborhood with the DownEast Teen Management Camp expertise. Your donation in any quantity will assist to make sure that this system continues to serve all teenagers. Wholesome Acadia acknowledges the severity of the monetary affect of COVID-19 on our neighborhood; please solely give if you’re able to take action.
For extra details about DownEast Teen Management Camp, contact Sara McConnell at 207-255-3741 or Sara@HealthyAcadia.org. For extra methods to assist this system or different Wholesome Acadia initiatives, go to https://healthyacadia.org/donate or contact Shoshona Smith at 207-667-7171 or Shoshona@HealthyAcadia.org, or Sara Willett at Sara.Willett@HealthyAcadia.org.
Wholesome Acadia is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit group that engages in a broad vary of initiatives to construct more healthy communities and make it simpler for individuals to steer wholesome lives throughout Washington and Hancock counties, Maine. Be taught extra at www.healthyacadia.org.
