Summer is when the real magic happens at Mustard Seed, so last week a few of our men volunteers stopped by to get some of the grounds prepared. The tables were newly painted and placed in position and the pool ws opened and cleaned.
It won't be long now! June 28 is the official kick-off of the summer activities. And this year will include the 20th anniversary of Mustard Seed, with a huge celebration on July 4.
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On March 27, Camp Auxilium in Newton, NJ invited a group of Mustard Seed kids to come and play. Upon arrival the kids were greeted by the Salesian Sisters holding a huge Welcome! sign. They were treated to a pizza lunch and an energetic round of musical chairs. A group of confirmation students from Sparta, NJ were on hand to join in and help organize. Some of the activities of the day included volleyball; hockey; sand boxes; tag games; an Easter Egg hunt; and playing on the playground equipment.
Several confirmation candidates helped with the day's activities.
The day ended with a round of Bingo, which calmed the kids down for the ride home. Many thanks to the Salesian Sisters for a very fine day!
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On March 23, 2010, the Warwick Valley Telephone Company made a generous donation of 5 new bicycles to Mustard Seed. At their business meeting at the Raymond Hose Company in Warwick, employees of Warwick Valley Telephone built the bikes and prepared skits and songs to promote the bikes.
Five of our children were brought to the meeting to try out the bikes, to give an official kids seal of approval.
Our kids meet with Warwick Telephone representative Amy Lawlor, outside the fire house.
Employees of Warwick Telephone perform their songs for the kids.
The kids pose with the new bikes in the Raymond Firehouse.
The bikes are loaded up to take back to the Mustard Seed house.
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Winter in the northeast can be snowy and cold and can sometimes work havoc on scheduling. So it is with our annual Three Kings celebration. Preston High School tries to host the Mustard Seed kids every year for Three Kings Day; or the Epiphany; which is January 6. But, as has been the case the last couple of years, unfavorable weather prevailed, and so the day was postponed.
So, two months late, on Saturday March 6, the Mustard Seed kids finally got to celebrate Three Kings Day.
Some kids had their nails done.
There were toys and games inside.
And it was warm enough for some outdoor playing as well. We couldn't have done this in January!
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Well, it was such a good idea and such a great time two weeks ago, so "Let's do it again". This time we'll take more kids!
So, Sunday, February 14, it was back to the Stony Ford Golf Course and Orange County Park for another day of snow tubing.
Days like this and facilities like this help make winter in the northeast an enjoyable time.
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