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Updated: 07/04/2012 12:53:32PM

Work Camp teens show willing attitude

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PHOTO BY MARY CANNADAY


Teens and a leader from the Lake Wales Care Center Work Camp help move a piano from the Care Center to the offices of The Lake Wales News in preparation for the Chamber of Commerce's Business after Hours, built around the unveiling of the new Passion Play mural downtown. (l-r) Adult leader Matt Simpson, campers Jonathan Kaufman and Daniel Ballentine, and one of the event's sponsors and president of the Murals and Enhancements Committee Cliff Tonjes.

PHOTO BY MARY CANNADAY


Andrew Mulville, a 16-year-old student at Bartow High School, pitches in as a work-camper to set up the room for Tuesday night's unveiling of the Passion Play mural on Stewart Avenue. This was Andrew's second year with the Stay-at-Home Work Camp, sponsored by the Lake Wales Care Center. Through the camp, middle and high school students perform community service in a christian environment.

By MARY CANNADAY

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Lake Wales Care Center’s Work Camp teens are a boost to the spirit.

Young people throughout Polk County and from out-of-state flock each summer to the service-oriented camp, eager to put on their work clothes and get busy.

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