From Montana-
The kids wanted to touch everything.
Bright orange Kevlar pants. A simple ax. Cut pieces of wood.
Most of them had never seen these things, at least not so close. Seeing and touching and experiencing new things outdoors was a goal for the Angel Camp campers — kids who are homeless, living in foster homes or overcoming major life trauma.
Yes, they could touch, retired firefighter Steve Irving told them. He gave them slices of a tree branch, called them “cookies” and told them to count the rings and feel the cuts and moist, freshly cut wood.
“We get to keep these?” they asked.
“They’re yours — forever and ever.”
Greta Hinderliter, the homeless coordinator for the Natrona County School District, searched for years for a summer activity for the kids she helped during the school year. She found a partnership with the Wyoming Wilderness Camp run by the Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming.
“I’d say 99 percent of these kids have never been to camp,” Hinderliter said.
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http://www.billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming/article_1d945498-9c5c-11df-9cd0-001cc4c002e0.html
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