Training Week!

Hannah (a great friend & teammate from last year) & me at the North Texas Annual Conference

             Despite the name, intern training week at Project Transformation is full of fun and surprises! Yesterday concluded our week of preparation through sessions, team meetings, and (oh yeah) high ropes courses! The week is unique to the rest of the summer, as it is the most time we will spend "together" with the other 90 interns rather than apart in our separate teams at our sites. It's also a time that we have the opportunity to get to know the full-time staff of Project Transformation. It truly is a welcoming week into the rest of our summer.

I am full of spirit coming into the first week of camp with our kids. This year, I'm on a whole new team at a whole new site church! The St. Mark's team is a goofy bunch of interns, and we are loving it.

Lindsay is the sweet one, Rachel is the extroverted "introvert," LaShanta is the talent, Phil is the friendliest, Timmy is our comic relief, Amanda is the baby (our only team member not born in 1991!), Cole is the meanie pants, Crystal LOVES Dr. Pepper, Hannah has California swag, and Tess is the ever-happy teammate. Needless to say, we're already getting to know and love each other, even in this short past week.

About our site - we have 80 elementary kids and about 40 middle-schoolers at camp this summer, and the help of 4 high school volunteers. Unfortunately, I am not allowed to post pictures of the children online. However, PLEASE feel free to email or text me and I will happily send you pictures (in a text, email, or snail mail!)

How do the kids get selected to come to PT? Well, all kids in the program qualify for free or reduced-price lunches. From there, we have a waiting list of other children who usually have some kind of financial need. The families pay $5 to register their children. PT programming finances come from donation. (P.S. - if you're interested in donating - click this "Donate Now" button!)

Thanks for reading! I'll keep ya updated about our first week at site!

Shelley

St. Mark's SHARKS!