Day 5 - Energy and Friday Fun Day!

We finished the camp connecting all of the themes together and how they relate to energy. How much energy can we save by the actions we take? We all can make a difference one action at a time and everyone experienced this everyday this week. We started the morning watching The Story of Stuff which really drives home the points we studied this week. We took action with our clothing and book swap (pictured below). Everyone brought items to swap with one another and the campers got to experience first hand how this action of re-using does its part to take care of the planet. They also learned that reducing the amount of stuff we consume is even better than re-using.


Jason Darling met up with us at the Re-Store to give us a tour which included a walk through the door maze, rows and rows of doors to be re-used in another building project. Thank you Jason!


In the bowels of the warehouse Jason asked the campers to find the spider. And by the looks on their faces, they were pleased they looked up at the ceiling and found it. My goodnes was it HUGE, with legs spanning 12 feet!!!

Did you know that if all American households changed out just 1 lightbulb to a compact flourescent bulb it would be like taking 1 million cars off the road in the course of a year?! Not only did the campers go home with their own flourescent bulb, they generated their own electricity today that could have powered who knows what! We had loads of fun on the slides after eating our lunches in Fouts Park. Eventually, we headed back and planted seeds for the campers to take home and grow. We ended the day celebrating Gloria's birthday with juicy fruit popsicles! Enjoy all of these electrifying parting shots! Thank you for a wonderful week together and continue to make a difference, taking care of the planet!





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