Camp “Tuvu” 2016
Society “Tuvu” camp took place from June 26 to 30 and 46
teenagers participated, aged 11-17. The camp was held in camp center “Ganības”
in Užava, near the sea. Since the weather was very nice, a lot of the
activities included games in water, swimming in sea and river, riding boats and
many other activities. Through the entire camp the participants earned the
local currency - Užiņi, so they could purchase valuable items from our sponsor
Adidas. They earned money in sports games and fun activities, and they even
asked if they can help the cooks in kitchen, with some cleaning jobs and
preparing the firewood for evening bonfire - the willingness to achieve the
goal was amazing! They also had the opportunity to participate in different
workshops and Olympic tournament, teens spent a whole day hiking in the woods
and by the sea, fulfilling challenges and tasks prepared by JSC “UPPE”. Baltic
champion in moto trial Andris Grīnfelds had prepared a special surprise that
made everyone’s heart beat faster by showing how complex tricks can be done
with a motorbike.
The goal of camp “Tuvu” was not only to create resting and
entertainment platform for 5 days, but also teach the teenagers about values
and conclusions that will be useful for the rest of their lives.
A big thank you to all teenagers for being there and
participating! We hope to see you soon in other events. A big thank you to our
wonderful team of volunteers without whom this camp wouldn’t be possible! Also
thank you to camp supporters: Ozolnieki region local municipality, company
Uppe, Gain Germany, Palīdzēsim.lv, Party Shop, Meat processing company Nākotne,
Latvian Christian Student Association, Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church of
Minneapolis, and Camp Center Ganības. Also thank you to customers of charity
shop “Tuvu” for being with us, because it gives us the opportunity to organize
such camps and other important charity projects. After reading the
participant’s thoughts and evaluation of our camp there is no doubt whether to
organize it next year! See you in camp “Tuvu 2017”!
All camp photos can be downloaded here, or partially see them in facebook “Tuvu” profile and also here
