Partners After School @ Accident hosts Power Up Summer Camp

Partners After School @ Accident will offer a summer camp on weekdays, August 6 through 17, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Accident fire hall.

“Power Up Summer Camp will weave a theme of personal power and responsibility through two weeks of academic skills refreshers, arts projects, fitness fun, and fieldtrips,” said program assistant Sarah Humberson. Arts experiences will include stop-motion filmmaking, guest guitarist Paul DeKraai, birdhouse painting with Deep Creek Pottery, and an African rhythm game called Yan-Koloba.

The summer camp is free for participants and open to Accident Elementary School students and Accident residents who completed Second through Fifth grades in June. Garrett County Board of Education will provide Summer Food Service lunches daily. Pre-registration is required; contact Venessa Stacy at the Garrett County Health Department by calling 301-334-7730 for registration information. Spaces are limited and will be filled based on grant funding criteria.

Partners After School @ Accident is administered by the Garrett County Health Department, and is funded by the LMB, the Maryland State Department of Education, the 21st Century Community Learning Center program, GCC Technologies, LLC, United Way of Garrett County, the Maryland Department of Social Services, and supported by Accident Volunteer Fire Department. Partners After School @ Accident does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, age, color, religious belief, national origin, or disability in providing access to programs.

By Diane Lee, GCHD Public Information Officer

A group of participants at last year’s PAS @ Accident Summer Camp stop for a safety check during their bike ride. Pictured from left to right are AmeriCorps member Derek Silbaugh, and participants Kylie Oxford, Marisa Perez, and Kendall Mason. Adventuresports Institute mountain biking guide Nathan Watt celebrates in the background.

The group stops for a rest during a hike at last year’s PAS @ Accident Summer Camp. Pictured in front are Jakob Glotfelty, Kylie Oxford, Madison Folk, Madison Lilley, and Sami Dolan. In the back row are Director Venessa Stacy, Cayden Covell, Owen Mason, Assistant Sarah Humberson, AmeriCorps member Derek Silbaugh, Kendall Mason, and Marisa Perez.

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