Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Young Life leaders celebrated a successful fundraiser last Sunday at the Running T Ranch in Dayton. (Left to right) Misha Flem, Marchand Hovrud, Rachel Hutchens, Angie John, Tim Fuller, Amy Schlenz, D.J. Frame, Marty Hall, (kneeling) Clay Hutchens, Dan Nechodom.
DAYTON - The Dayton Young Life club has a sweet way to raise money and thank the community for financial and prayer support - an annual dessert banquet.
The Young Life club hosted its seventh annual dessert ban- quet on Sunday, Sept. 30, at Running T Ranch in Dayton and Young Life Executive Board Member Gordon Gerlitz said it was a great success.
The DaytonYoung Life group aims to provide opportunities for adults to lead adolescents to a personal, growing relationship with Jesus Christ, Gerlitz said.
Gerlitz said the money raised goes to fund the ministry. Minis- try expenses include camp schol- arships, transportation to camp, part-time mission staff people, regional mission staff people and leader supplies.
About 150 people attended the fundraiser, Gerlitz said, help- ing the group meet its fundraising goals while also using the time to thank the community for its support of the group.
"Guest speaker Kevin Parker spoke about his experience as a (Young Life) kid and leader," Gerlitz said. "He related how his role as a (Young Life) leader at Columbine High School showed that one person could make a dif- ference in a young person's life."
Gerlitz said several kids in the Dayton branch of the national program spoke about their expe- riences at camp and how Young Life has made a difference in their lives.
The Young Life website, younglife.org, says eighth grad- ers living in small communities of less than 25,000 residents are at a higher risk of using alcohol and drugs according to a January of 2000 study released at the U.S. Conference of Mayors, making programs like Dayton's Young Life vital to the safety and well- being of young people, he said.
"The Dayton Young Life Committee is very thankful for a very supportive community," Gerlitz said.
Young Life currently has seven executive board mem- bers who oversee the ministry and 11 leaders who minister to high school students. The program is currently looking for a part-time mission staff person. For more information, visit younglife.org/Jobs/USField/ Mission+Staff+Dayton+WA. htm.
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