Our House e-newsletter August 2012 | Page 5

by Katy Grennier, Youth Programs Coordinator The 2012 My Picture Perfect Summer is officially over, and what a great summer we had! This year, like every year, was full of smiles and adventures. Our VISTAs were dedicated members of the program. They poured their hearts out to the kids every day, stayed late, played basketball in 100° weather, and sat with kids as long as they needed them when they were feeling sad. Our programming expanded this year, and our classes got even better. We celebrated Spanish holidays while learning Spanish. We learned about science in all kinds of ways, from how to make pop bottles explode to why our bodies get dehydrated and what we can do to avoid it, even if we are little. We worked with the Junior Achievement Organization to build our own towns and continued on page 6 Photo: The kids learn new things every day at My Picture Perfect Summer. At Dunbar Garden, Jayden gets to hold a real live chicken! Drawings throughout this article were drawn by the kids of My Picture Perfect Summer to show their favorite memories of this summer.