Camp & Round Up, Marquel Lett

 This was to one of the best weeks by far of my internship. We went to 4H Camp at Lake Cumberland, two counties were there Jefferson County and Cumberland County. This year I was given the task of organizing and copying registration, insurance, and other forms and checking to make sure all our campers’ paperwork was satisfied. We've also had adult and camper orientations, which included some afterhours work, and setting up meeting rooms and power points. The camp last from July 22-26^th and it is a 5 day, 4 night camping experience. The age group is from 9-13 and the camps filled up very quick.

The campers stay in cabins with selected teens and adult leaders. The activities that they participate in are boating, sports, rifle safety, hiking, caving, swimming, crafts, recreation, and high/low ropes. I was in charge of teaching arts and crafts and helping tour the cave. The first class I taught was a t-shirt decoration and sewing. It was great seeing how creative the kids were. During the caving class we explained to the children what a cave was how it was formed.

It was a wonderful experience interacting with the kids, we learned chants, made art and I even  sallied. Sally is a dance that happens every night for a hour where music is played and you skip around in a circle. The only rule to Sally is that you cant say no when someone ask you to Sally.

That Friday I left early because there was an intern round up that Cooperative Extension had planned for all the interns. We took a tour at Three Chimneys Horse Farm. That’s was a new experience for me because I have never been that closely interacted with horses. This a breding farm for retired stallons. The tour explained how horses are bred and sold. The owner is Robert Clay.