Realtor helps kids find hope at Camp Pilialoha O Maui
First off I want to say it was a pleasure to work alongside 40 other people that made this four-day event happen at Camp Pilialoha O Maui. I want to quote excerpts from the Maui News article written by Sarah Ruppenthal. According to the National Resource Center on Children and families of Incarcerated children. More than 2.7 million children have incarcerated parents.
So I have the pleasure of knowing Derek and Julie Smith, they attend my church at Hope Chapel in Kihei Maui. Derek works in the prison ministry reaching out to inmates, giving them hope and finding them homes and jobs when they are released. So Derek and his wife decided that something had to be done to help the children on Maui that parents are incarcerated. He started working with Camp Agape in Oahu for a number of years bring kids to their annual camp until he decided to start a camp on Maui.
Well fast forward and you have Camp Pilialoha O Maui. This is the fourth year on Maui Derek and Julie have put on this huge event with the help of many hands from local churches, Maui community and some of our part time snowbird residents from Makena and West Side of Maui. There is a constant flow of activities, live music, and inspiration going on over the four days. My wife Ivy and I have had the pleasure to work with Derek and Julie for the past three years and 40 other volunteers. Our duties started out cleaning cabins, last couple years it’s been washing dishes and serving food, working with the kids and breaking down the camp.
It’s amazing to see the kids so excited, some have returned and become junior counselors. You find yourself working alongside doctors, windsurfers, working people in the community that give their time and resources. All in all, I am proud to be part of this team that is making a diifence in these children’s life and in the community of Maui. Big Mahalo to Sarah Rauppenthal from the Maui News for the encouraging article. If you happen to have any questions about Maui real estate give me a call.
Steven Nickens RS-54097
Elite Pacific Properties
Cell: 808-280-2208
Email: nickens@maui.net
Website: nickensmaui.com
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