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Thursday, March 28, 2013

College Sports Camps: Finding The Right School

Tim & James Twellman blog on Patch about finding the right athletics camp for high school athletes.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Grab & Go: Crafts, Fish and Baseball

From crafts and baseball camp, to fried fish and clever spiders, take your pick of fun family adventures this week.

Whether it is crafts, food or theatre that brings your family together, there is plenty going on this weekend to keep you busily bonding. Take your pick, or do it all. Better yet, let us know what else you and the crew are up to this week.

Grab & Go: Crafts, Fish and Baseball

From crafts and baseball camp, to fried fish and "some pig," take your pick of fun family adventures this week.

Whether it is crafts, food or theater that brings your family together, there is plenty going on this weekend to keep you busily bonding. Take your pick, or do it all. Better yet, let us know what else you and the crew are up to this week.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Whiz Kid: Teen Puts Disability Awareness Training to Use as Volunteer

Alyssa Matoushek uses her specialized Girl Scout training to enhance the camping experience of kids with disabilities.

Each Wednesday, Mehlville Patch will be highlighting a young person in the community who is making a positive difference in the lives of others. These kids are doing outstanding academic work, winning an award or exhibiting exemplary qualities. Know a great kid? Nominate them by e-mailing sarah.flagg@patch.com.  Name: Alyssa Matoushek Age: 13 School: Margaret Buerkle Middle School Accomplishment: Matoushek, a member of Troop 1357, took extensive training programs and is now a day camp counselor for campers with disabilities with the Girl Scout Council of Eastern Missouri. Key to Awesomeness: Trained in disability awareness, etiquette, adaptability and inclusion, Matoushek put her knowledge to good use by volunteering to be a day camp …

JB Matoushek

9:03 am on Thursday, March 3, 2011

Girl Scouting is for every girl, everywhere—where today's girls can become tomorrow's leaders. When the general public thinks of Girl Scouts they think of Cookies, Camping and Crafts while they are still taught that our Girl Scout Mission is to build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.Girls join for fun and friendship, but they also learn about building…   more ›

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Whiz Kid: Andrew Dummerth

Andrew Dummerth, age 13, is already a seasoned volunteer at Camp Sunrise, a camp for children with cancer.

Each Wednesday, Mehlville Patch will be highlighting a young person in the community who is making a positive difference in the lives of others. These kids are doing outstanding academic work, winning an award or exhibiting exemplary qualities. Know a great kid? Nominate them by e-mailing sarah.flagg@patch.com.  Name: Andrew Dummerth Age: 13 School: Margaret Buerkle Middle School Accomplishment: Dummerth is a long-time volunteer at Camp Sunrise, a camp for children with cancer. Key to Awesomeness: Dummerth’s family has been running Camp Sunrise in Potosi, MO, for several years. They first attended the camp when their daughter was diagnosed with leukemia and Andrew was only 1 year old.  Andrew is now a junior camp counselor and has assumed …

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