last year this column warmly praised
scores of helpful high school kids
they came again this June some 300
volunteers from Minn to Miss, Boston
to Bakersfield. I recently wrote of
Group 14 who while painting and
tree trimming also stripped the old
flour box at my house their names
Jordan Anthony Matt Maritza Dave
and Caleigh O’Neill there are other
such students all over our country
sponsored by their local Catholic
parishes or their personal pennies
(note: kids from other churches,
mosques, temples are doing this too)
here they slept on floors at Southeast
aided a Baptist congregation with its
Bible School helped an Enos Park
group form one. You could see them at
Camp Widjiwagan Boys and Girls Club
Sojourn many orgs many individual
dwellings sanding painting clearing
rocks weeds you name it bringing
order cheer Springfield salutes again
David Knoepfle Christine Teichman
your teams staged an impressive final
extravaganza an intricate ballet with
“work movement” choreography; photo
show; and many of us testifying what
had been done in our neighborhoods
come again come again you give us faith
in generosity goodness warmth youth
thank you Catholic Heart Work Camp
This article appears in Jul 14-20, 2016.
