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BridgesWork and Ash Lane UMC
meet new friends for a week of hard work and fellowship in
Whitesboro, Texas
Kicking off the 2023 Summer Enrichment experience for our BridgesWork family, eighteen of our grade 7-12 students traveled to Whitesboro to participate in a week of service for others. At the invitation of Ms. Susan McConnell, Family and Youth Services Director for Ash Lane UMC, several committed adults, to include Michelle Pepper, Jerry McCauley, Pastor Lee Trigg, Cameron Andrews, and Jan Morgan (accompanied by Candace Moore and Hunter Straten from Moody, Texas) guided six "rookies" and twelve veteran youth in their quest to serve others. We made many new friends across the week and soon came to realize that Mother Teresa was indeed correct when she said, "The miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it."
We finished our visit to the area with laughter, learning and companionship as each team worked together to serve others, and build relationships. It was a week we will long remember.
Our 2023 Summer Enrichment Program was a Hugh Success!
The BridgesWork summer enrichment program continued in 2023 with nearly 175 students, student-assistants, teachers, and mentors gathering for two weeks of excitement, learning and laughter.
Ms. Mel Rothermel (Euless JH), Ms. Kris Karlen and Ms. Barbara Borland (Midway Park and Fuller Hearts Pre-School), Miss Ally Karlen (Bell Manor), Ms. Susan Lamphere, Ms. Michelle Pepper, Ms. Amy Ruby, Ms. Ashley Harris, and Ms. Cathy Rodgers (Meadow Creek), Coach "Dunk" (Everett Dunkley) and Ms. Vonny Williams (Wilshire), Ms. Rita Ferreira (Stonegate), Ms. Tonya McKenna (River Trails), "Coach" Michael Boykin (Midway Park) and Pastor Dallen Morgan (Anna, Texas) all returned to lead our classes once again.
In addition, we were blessed to add some great, new team members to include Ms. Wendy Bambico (Viridian), Ms. Kari Sanchez (South Euless), Ms. Melanie Grant (Meadow Creek) and Miss Sophie Rodgers (RiverTrails). Ms. Mary Smith and Justin, Ms. Yolanda and Mr. Greg Smith returned to be our chauffeurs and prepare delicious meals and snacks. They enjoyed seeing everyone again.
We missed Ms. Kristy Paiboon (South Euless) this year and look forward to having her return in 2024.
Finally, our student assistants for this summer included Miss Eunice Montenegro, Miss Gaby Martinez, Mr. Waylon Shinn, and Miss Carla Martinez.
They fit in perfectly!
Our two weeks of learning, laughter and love ended way before we were ready, and we cannot wait to be together again. Our fall and spring Saturday sessions begin October 14 (please see the "About Us" section on our home page for the full schedule) .
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