Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Kathy Payne and Mary Jameson Mathews teach road safety through a Safety Roulette game.
Kids practice rules of the road during last Fridays bicycle rodeo in Waitsburg.
Bryson Martin shows off his newly-fitted helmet.
Event organizer Nancy McClenny-Walters helps Bryson and Branson Martin find the perfect helmet fit.
Helen Richardson dons a helmet as Pat Largent smiles in amusement.
Volunteers (l to r): Pastor Stan Hughes, Orville Branson,Tony Hulce, Bryan Martin, JF Grandstaff, Manuel Mendoza, Pastor Matt
Pastor Matt Wyatt is duct taped to the outside of Preston Hall after kids met their food collection goals.
Krystal Wyatt and Siaira Anderson teach cheerleading.
Gabe Kiefel taught kids the rules of soccer, baseball, basketball and football.
WAITSBURG-A whopping 85 kids participated in last week's Mega Sports Camp Vacation Bible School at the Waitsburg Christian Church. During the five-day event, children learned Bible stories while learning about different sports. More than 30 volunteers from the Waitsburg Christian Church, the Presbyterian Church, the Waitsburg Resource Center, The Bicycle Barn, the Christian Motorcyclist Association, and many others from five different communities, helped make the program a success, according to Christian Church Pastor Matt Wyatt.
"A lot of kids were impacted by the love that was shown by these volunteers. As a pastor, I was humbled and honored to work alongside of so many amazing hearts. We are looking forward to next year! We will be having a massive water balloon fight and potluck after church service next Sunday to honor these kids one more time," Wyatt said.
At the start of Vacation Bible School, a goal and reward were set. If the kids gathered 800 items for the Waitsburg Resource Center, they would be allowed to duct tape Pastor Wyatt to a wall. That goal was met and more than doubled with a collection of more than 1,700 items. And Pastor Wyatt became yard art as he was taped outside Preston Hall.
The event wrapped up with a bicycle rodeo on Friday which was organized by Nancy McClenny-Walters with the Walla Walla Department of Community Health and sponsored by the Walla Walla County Safety Task Force.
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