Thanks, Lake Avenue Church!
On May 1st, Lake Avenue Community Foundation (LACF) shared a need for more than $75,000 to fund summer camps and educational programs. Through the generosity of Lake Avenue Church (LAC), God blessed us beyond belief, providing a portion of the funds for 285 students to participate in our summer programs. It has been said that a year’s worth of ministry takes place in a single week of camp.Your financial gifts are allowing us to send more kids to camp and offer additional opportunities, including the following summer youth programs:
Summer for Literacy Elementary Program – 45 low income, under-resourced students entering grades 1-5 participated in the summer program. The goal was to enrich and enhance each youth’s cognitive, social, athletic and leadership abilities, with special focuses on academic enhancement in Math and Reading, and offers a soccer/athletics program.
SKILLZ (School Kredit in Learning Life Zones) – 150 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grade students, who had multiple F grades and are at risk of being transferred out of regular high school to alternative schools, and students with high truancy and discipline reports were offered six weeks of summer school. Our goal was to build the confidence, motivation, social skills and academic competence of students who are struggling or not engaged in their education.
Summer Camps – More than 90 students participated in 4 Summer Camp Opportunities
- Jr. High Adventure Road Trip to Lone Tree Bible Ranch
- High School Leadership Development Trip to Lone Tree Bible Ranch
- Katrina Building Project, New Orleans
- Forest Home Camp for both Elementary and High School
LACF would like to mention the partners and contributors who also helped to make our summer programs the success they were:
- Lone Tree Bible Ranch
- Pasadena Outlook
- Forest Home
- Madison Elementary School
- Northwest Neighbors
- Mi Piace Restaurant
- Point Loma Guidance Counselors
- AIDS Service Center
- Amer-I-Can
- Asian Youth Center
- Children of Destiny International
- City of Pasadena
- Crown Cities Community Development Corporation
- Day One
- Flintridge Center
- Haven House
- Maps 4 College
- Mentoring & Partnership for Youth Development
- Neighborhood Connections
- Pasadena Development Corporation
- Pasadena Federal Credit Union
- Pasadena Police Department
- PCC Foster Care
- Peace Over Violence
- San Gabriel Valley Volunteer Center
- Teen Futures
- Western Justice Center
- Women at Work
Please go to www.lakeavefoundation.org/donate/ if you would like to help cover the remaining summer expenses. Lake Avenue Community Foundation gives God the glory and LAC our heartfelt gratitude. Thank you!!
