TEC Grant Challenge:
We blew the top off our thermometer!!
In total you contributed over $73,000 to bring our Challenge total to over $123,000!
Progress so far:
Drainage repairs to Super Tent are done!
New deck is almost complete!
Brand new firepit and grill area are underway!
New, safe bunks for the cabins have been ordered!
New dishwasher is installed and ready to go!
Cabins have had old rotten decks removed!
Prepping and staining the cabins is underway!
New activities for the campers have been ordered!
New commercial washer and dryer unit has been ordered!
New gathering area for counselors on break is underway!
Cleaning out and reorganizing is in process!
New ice machine will be ordered in the spring!
How can you help?
Work weeks are coming up 6/27-7/5 and 8/23-25.
Please sign up to come and help!
We need people for the following projects:
Building new stairs and landings for the cabins
Prepping and staining the outside of the cabins
Repainting the insides of the cabins
Loading dumpster with old porches, old mattresses,
and old, unsafe bunk beds
Sorting through and reorganizing old linens
Deep clean of the kitchen and Super Tent in general
Inventory and cleaning out of arts and crafts supplies
Removal of rotten deck from chapel
Landscaping and cleaning up of areas around Super Tent
Many hands would make light work and be such a help towards making TEC the best it can be. If you have any questions please reach out to Kim Folts (kimberlyfolts@gmail.com) or Canon Sierra Kacher (sierra@episcopalchurchsd.org)
Bishop’s BBQ on July 4th at TEC:
Join us from 11am - 2pm for hot dogs, hamburgers and fun! There is no cost for this event but it would be helpful to RSVP to Sierra at sierra@episcopalchurchsd.org to help us prepare. We will welcome side dishes to share if you wish to bring one! Good food, fun and food will be the order of the day!!
Finally: TEC Savvy nights start this weekend!
Please join us at one of these events near you! Canon Sierra will be sharing her vision for moving forward with TEC and youth ministries in the Diocese. We will take questions and want to hear your hopes and dreams! We want to connect with alumni from TEC. And there will be activities for the children. These events are free, we just ask that you RSVP on the website so we can have a count for dinner. Agin, contact Kim or Sierra with questions! The full list of where and when can be found on the TEC section of the website!
The Summer of Renewal and Refreshment for TEC is underway and exciting!
Please come be a part of it all!