Youth Group News!



     Thank you to the twelve youth and friends that helped with *roadside cleanup on April 20th. The group collected over a dozen and a half garbage bags of debris. The prize for most valuable items goes to Spencer who found a softball in good shape, and Phil Cronenwett for a chain adjuster plate. For interesting items, Spencer found a dirty diaper, Andrew Cushing and Colleen McCleary found tires, and Susan Cronenwett and Spencer found hubcaps, and of course, there were bottles and car parts galore. Thank you to Heather, Carrie and Lloyd Hackeman, Abby Michaels, and Polly and Bill Dickinson for their help on the cleanup (This was another stewardship opportunity — the gift of time). Abby, Carrie and Polly enjoyed a friendly game or two of croquet while waiting for others to return.
   *Roadside Cleanup, aka Adopt a Highway, is a Thrivent Financial/CLC supported project that has been ongoing for almost ten years.

Mark your calendars for these youth activities that are coming right up!!
JUNE:
     Sunday, June 1st - Youth Sunday: YOUTH BAND - We'll have a youth band playing Kumbaya and Its a Small World - we need musicians to play! And we're in charge of games at the picnic at CLC that is after the service - the youth are running the games - can you help?
     Sat. June 7th at 10:00 a.m. (tentatively): Roadside cleanup starting from Bill and Polly Dickinson's house. Join us for swimming after the cleanup at Mascoma Heights beach.

AUGUST:
     Week of August 1st: Vacation Bible school. Could you teach or help with snack or activities or check people in?
Please contact Ellen or Heather Hackeman if you are interested in any of these events.


Congratulations to Mascoma's "Destination Imagination" team that took first place at the regional and state meets and will be going to Tennessee in May for the global competition. This team contains CLC youth Andrew Cushing, Katja Janelle, and Colleen McCleary. Way to go - good luck at Globals!!!

(Submitted by: Ellen Hackeman)