We would like to thank all of the many wonderful volunteers that have worked so hard to help develop
Sugar’s Acres Of Love.
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2015 VOLUNTEERS
We were so fortunate to have WEEK OF HOPE send their Christian youth camp volunteers to Sugar's Acres again this year. For five weeks we had some very dedicated youth groups and their leaders that gave up a week of their summer vacation to help others. They come from surrounding states and spend approximately five hours per day Monday thru Thursday.
They worked on many projects, including but not limited to: Clearing a complete area of woods, cutting down small trees, limbs, brush and leaves. Clearing out a area around large trees that is being landscaped with rocks to avoid future cleanup. Hauling rocks from around the property to that area. Cleaning the pond of saw grass and seaweed. Hauling dirt and filling in areas where ruts were made by heavy equipment during a drainage repair. Loading the truck and taking it to the dump and unloading, etc.....etc...etc...
Each of these special groups had individual talents that contributed to the job they were doing. Watching them work and seeing the enthusiasm and love they showed by being able to help was so inspiring. What a pleasure it was to meet and talk with them and know that they would be building our future generations.
WEEK OF HOPE THANKS TO:
June 21st to June 25th
Our first group from Sharon, and Gerald PA:
Belle Harley and Dustin Nolton representing Girard United Methodist Church
Seth Klinger, Alex Tempetpon and Charles representing First Baptist Church
Becky Hosack was their leader.
June 29th July 2nd
This group came from Burtonsville, MD:
Sahaadat Hammed-Owens, David Burgess, Joshua Lewis, Megan Healy, Olivia Sanders and leader, Don Hauprich, representing Liberty Grove United Methodist Church
and helping while visiting from Kyle, Texas, Matthew Hollensbe.
July 6th - July 10th
From Mount Joy and Brookville. PA:
Lexis Ferree, Alyssa Waite, Eric Perry, Dwight Gehman, Youth Pastor and Leader representing Cross Roads BIC Church, Mount Joy.
Morgan Bish, Ethan Brentham representing Brookville Church of God.
July 13th - 16th
This group came to us from three states, North Carolina, PA and Maryland:
Hope Shoaf, Abbe Hurt, Asley Plott representing First Baptist Church, Mocksville, NC
Jeni Blair, Nate Williams representing Faith United Methodist Church, Montoursville, PA
Ron Harrington, leader representing Rockville Presbyterian Church, Rockville, MD
July 27th - 30th
Our last group, but definitely not least, was our largest and came from PA, IN, and NY
Morgan Taylor, Caleb Duraso representing First United Methodist Church, Hollidaysburg, PA
Lenny Cancelliere, Kayla Cook representing University Christian Church, Muncie, IN
Mike Lyon, leader, Eli Evelo representing Trinity United Methodist Church, Lapel, IN
Nick Frank, Aubrey Good representing Bethany United Church of Christ, Ephrata, PA
Sydnee, Jones, Sienna Jones, Nick Astecin, Lydia Ortiz representing Manhattan Bible Church Nye, NY.
Congratulations on receiving the girl scouts silver award and sincere thanks to Abigayle Pever and Natalie Kohn from Girl Scout Troop 40017 for beautifying Conner's Cove, by making It into a peaceful sitting area with a bench, flowers, bird houses, and colorful painted rocks
Thanks to Don & Jill Johnson for the wonderful job they did on painting the two bedrooms and walls of our guest suite so families can visit and relax. We understand congratulations are also in order as Jill and Don got married this summer!
2013 - 2014 VOLUNTEERS Unfortunately, these were somehow deleted. Will update and repost.
2012 VOLUNTEERS
Thanks to Wayne County Fingerlakes Boces of Williamson Criminal Justice
Department and Juniors and Seniors who helped clear wooded areas, loaded the truck and then unloaded all the branches at the town maintenance yard. .We would like to acknowledge Karen Dell, teacher, Tracy Kaper, teacher assistant and their caring students for all their work. We look forward to seeing them again this fall.
We want to congratulate Jonathan Reed on earning his Eagle Scout Badge.
Jon developed and completed a plan to build and install 3 benches and 3
fire pits on the grounds. Thanks to Palmyra Troop 96, Melissa Schoonmaker, Terri Goodman, Joe Goodman from Waterloo Troop #74 St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Shawn Hubecker, as well as Jon's family and friends who all helped. In addition, they surprised us by putting in a drainage system so a flowing creek on the property would flow into the pond. Even though it was raining a lot of the time, they worked right through. Some of them camped for the weekend with us and we enjoyed a visit with them at their camp fire. We would also like to thank Mark Mein, Eagle Scout Advisor who worked with Jon on this project and has helped us in the past with various projects at Sugars Acres of Love.
Week of Hope Volunteers
Each week starting with June 18th there were youth Christian work camps and their leaders that came from surrounding states that would spend approximately 5 hours per day Monday thru Thursday.
Some of the many projects they worked on were clearing trees, limbs, brush and leaves from the woods; cleaning saw grass and seaweed from the pond; mulching around the gardens, trees and trails, planting trees and scrubs, landscaping, designing and building a meditating area and naming the tree.
The inspiration, enthusiasm, happiness and love they showed at being able to help us with these projects was overwhelming and heartwarming to know what wonderful caring youth we have in this country to build our future generations. May God bless and keep you all in His loving care.
June 18th - June 21st This Ministry was from First United Methodist Church of Blackshear, Georgia. All twelve of them arrived on their bus ready to work cutting down trees, clearing the woods, planting trees, scrubs, working in the gardens, making up planters, cleaning the pond, mowing lawns, weed whacking etc.... We were fortunate to have someone who could operate our large John Deere tractor. On the last day we had one LARGE BON FIRE. (See Pictures} We were fortunate to have a photographer, Dr Howard M Koft, owner of Photophoria, here that day.
We would like to thank:
Bill Fuqua, leader, his daughter Amberlee and son "Little Bill": Duncan Kirkland, our tractor driver; John Cameran Jordon: John and Thomas Unkles: Penny Knox, leader, her daughter Lizzie and son Matt. Amy Hitt, leader and daughter Abby. We would also like to thank Pastor, David Unkles and Youth Leader Jack Loftin for helping to make this trip possible.
June 25th- June 28 This was a group from seven different states. They worked on clearing the side woods, cutting large trees, loaded the truck and unloaded at the town maintenance yard, raked leaves, mulched the gardens, cleaned the fountain, etc..... If anyone has any pictures I can post please send them to me or post them on Sugar's Acres face book page and I will see that they get on our website. Thanks to:
Ricky Gessler, leader. Qian Le (Shanghai, China), Katie Zhu; Nyack, New York
John Fess, leader, Girard, PA; Eva Solomon, Louis McUmber, Pennsylvania
Rita Talbott, LaPlata, MD , Katherine Hollingswworth, Sarah By, Heather Hursh; Maryland, Miranda Davis, Brandon Bashaw, Joel Croff, Michigan;
Alison Richards, DC; Jessica Fees, Ohio; Jmiea Wieder, Florida.
PLEASE SEND PICTURES IF YOU HAVE THEM!!
July 2nd - 3rd This ministry was from the Elevation Student Ministries, Potomac Heights Baptist Church, Indianhead Maryland. One gigantic bus carried all 23 of them from Maryland to Sugar's Acres where they raked, weed whacked, worked on trails, put stones on our second driveway. planted flower beds, loaded and unloaded the truck, etc... A couple of weeks back our big tractor started leaking hydraulic fluid and we had to put it out of commission while we waited for a estimate of repair. John Burns, one of the leaders looked at it and said "I can fix that". Mike Hackelton, another leader worked on our chain saws and was able to fix them. They also had a young volunteer named Connor who was touched by a benefit we recently held to honor a young boy named Conner, who lost his battle to cancer last year and we have a area that we want to develop called "Conners Cove", in his honor. Connor went back to camp that night and draw up a plan as well as a plaque to place in the cove. Mike used the change saw to cut the rails so Conner and the group could work on the rail fence. (See pictures) We plan on implementing his plan. God works in such mysterious ways. He always knows what we need. Time and time again, he sends the right people to us.
Thanks to:
Courtney Alvey, Pateley Bongiorni, Christiana Van Sickler, Kaela Proctor, Sarah Peterson, Amber Peterson, Alissa Hackelton, Seam Milstead, Nikk Hackelton, Chris Smith, Rebecca Kisamore, Heidi Kisamore, Noelle Ferrell, Mary Scott, Mac Scott, Conner Strickland, Kim Bongiorni, Jeanne Stillwagon, Leaders; Rita Talbott, Mary Fox, Lisa Strickland, John Burns, Mike Hackelton
Week of Hope 7/16 -19
This group came to us from five states They worked on trails, cleaning the woods, loading the truck, raking, planting, putting stones on our second driveway etc... On the last day they had a great water balloon fight.
Thanks to: Brandon Wenrich, who provided us with the two pictures we have Palmyra, PA; Daniel Smith, Sydney Chisholm, Jonathan Scott, Warwick, NY; Adam West, Ben Pendley, Wilmington, DE; Deb Martin, leader, Newark, DE, Britteney Doughty, Pennsville, NJ; Emma Perez, Highland Lakes, NJ; Bethany Laffan, Maria Bushby, Derwood, MD; Elkton Presbyterian Church, Elkton, MD.
PLEASE SEND PICTURES IF YOU HAVE THEM
WEEK OF HOPE July 23 -26 This was our last group for the summer. They came from three states. They cleared raked, and outlined trails along the entrance driveway, cleaned the pond, weed wacked high areas, trimmed branches etc.., and above all Chris Clugh, Youth Pastor at Mt Rock Church, designed and with his crew built a seated meditation area with psalms and readings on healing, with a area for our children to reflect, write down their thoughts and sign the boards. He also has a Christian band and he left two very uplifting CDs for us to enjoy. Thanks to : Chris Scott, Sierra Schoenewald, from Cornerstone Church and their pastor, Butch Norton, Oceancity, NJ; Catherine Edwards, Kendra Miller, Chris, Clugh, leader, Amy Eckenrode, leader, Chris & Amy 'D Church, from Mt Rock Church and their pastor, Lloyd Zimmerman, Shippensburg, PA; Collin Buchel, Mary Shirk, Joe Ernst, Joey Miller, leader, from Hilltop Christian Fellowship Clearspring, MD;
Please accept our apologizes if we have misspelled your name or inadvertently left you off the list.
Note: We are currently working on the site. There is alot to come. (Please be patient with us)
2011 Volunteers
Thanks to Wayne County Fingerlakes Boces of Williamson Criminal
Justice Department and Juniors and Seniors who helped clear wooded areas,
to make room for our campground and other activities. We wouldlike to acknowledge Karen Dell, teacher, Tacy Kaper, teacher assistant and their caring students: Jordon Castie, Gabriel Ortiz, Tim Drake, Cameron Enisafulli, Cody Rumpes, Nate Roberts, Luke Alquist, Cody Wright, Nicol Glape, Tessa Turner, Paige Brimacamb, Sarah Anne, Becca Linbarg, Danny Guyer, Jake Hillegeer, Josh Plyter, Kaylee Layton, Monica Wilson, Shem Millie, Alex Sonneyile, Sam Shapard, Josh DeMay, Joe Vanderboush, Jose Ferge, Chris Blake, Crystal McDonald, Tyler Gray, Jamie VanDeMer,
A special thank you to Kathy McGonigal, Deputy Director for Youth of Wayne Co Dept of Aging & Youth for putting us in touch with this special group.
WEEK OF HOPE VOLUNTEERS
Thanks to Wayne County Fingerlakes Boces of Williamson Criminal Justice
Department and Juniors and Seniors who helped clear wooded areas, loaded the truck and then unloaded all the branches at the town maintenance yard. .We would like to acknowledge Karen Dell, teacher, Tracy Kaper, teacher assistant and their caring students for all their work. We look forward to seeing them again this fall.
We want to congratulate Jonathan Reed on earning his Eagle Scout Badge.
Jon developed and completed a plan to build and install 3 benches and 3
fire pits on the grounds. Thanks to Palmyra Troop 96, Melissa Schoonmaker, Terri Goodman, Joe Goodman from Waterloo Troop #74 St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Shawn Hubecker, as well as Jon's family and friends who all helped. In addition, they surprised us by putting in a drainage system so a flowing creek on the property would flow into the pond. Even though it was raining a lot of the time, they worked right through. Some of them camped for the weekend with us and we enjoyed a visit with them at their camp fire. We would also like to thank Mark Mein, Eagle Scout Advisor who worked with Jon on this project and has helped us in the past with various projects at Sugars Acres of Love.
Week of Hope Volunteers
Each week starting with June 18th there were youth Christian work camps and their leaders that came from surrounding states that would spend approximately 5 hours per day Monday thru Thursday.
Some of the many projects they worked on were clearing trees, limbs, brush and leaves from the woods; cleaning saw grass and seaweed from the pond; mulching around the gardens, trees and trails, planting trees and scrubs, landscaping, designing and building a meditating area and naming the tree.
The inspiration, enthusiasm, happiness and love they showed at being able to help us with these projects was overwhelming and heartwarming to know what wonderful caring youth we have in this country to build our future generations. May God bless and keep you all in His loving care.
June 18th - June 21st This Ministry was from First United Methodist Church of Blackshear, Georgia. All twelve of them arrived on their bus ready to work cutting down trees, clearing the woods, planting trees, scrubs, working in the gardens, making up planters, cleaning the pond, mowing lawns, weed whacking etc.... We were fortunate to have someone who could operate our large John Deere tractor. On the last day we had one LARGE BON FIRE. (See Pictures} We were fortunate to have a photographer, Dr Howard M Koft, owner of Photophoria, here that day.
We would like to thank:
Bill Fuqua, leader, his daughter Amberlee and son "Little Bill": Duncan Kirkland, our tractor driver; John Cameran Jordon: John and Thomas Unkles: Penny Knox, leader, her daughter Lizzie and son Matt. Amy Hitt, leader and daughter Abby. We would also like to thank Pastor, David Unkles and Youth Leader Jack Loftin for helping to make this trip possible.
June 25th- June 28 This was a group from seven different states. They worked on clearing the side woods, cutting large trees, loaded the truck and unloaded at the town maintenance yard, raked leaves, mulched the gardens, cleaned the fountain, etc..... If anyone has any pictures I can post please send them to me or post them on Sugar's Acres face book page and I will see that they get on our website. Thanks to:
Ricky Gessler, leader. Qian Le (Shanghai, China), Katie Zhu; Nyack, New York
John Fess, leader, Girard, PA; Eva Solomon, Louis McUmber, Pennsylvania
Rita Talbott, LaPlata, MD , Katherine Hollingswworth, Sarah By, Heather Hursh; Maryland, Miranda Davis, Brandon Bashaw, Joel Croff, Michigan;
Alison Richards, DC; Jessica Fees, Ohio; Jmiea Wieder, Florida.
PLEASE SEND PICTURES IF YOU HAVE THEM!!
July 2nd - 3rd This ministry was from the Elevation Student Ministries, Potomac Heights Baptist Church, Indianhead Maryland. One gigantic bus carried all 23 of them from Maryland to Sugar's Acres where they raked, weed whacked, worked on trails, put stones on our second driveway. planted flower beds, loaded and unloaded the truck, etc... A couple of weeks back our big tractor started leaking hydraulic fluid and we had to put it out of commission while we waited for a estimate of repair. John Burns, one of the leaders looked at it and said "I can fix that". Mike Hackelton, another leader worked on our chain saws and was able to fix them. They also had a young volunteer named Connor who was touched by a benefit we recently held to honor a young boy named Conner, who lost his battle to cancer last year and we have a area that we want to develop called "Conners Cove", in his honor. Connor went back to camp that night and draw up a plan as well as a plaque to place in the cove. Mike used the change saw to cut the rails so Conner and the group could work on the rail fence. (See pictures) We plan on implementing his plan. God works in such mysterious ways. He always knows what we need. Time and time again, he sends the right people to us.
Thanks to:
Courtney Alvey, Pateley Bongiorni, Christiana Van Sickler, Kaela Proctor, Sarah Peterson, Amber Peterson, Alissa Hackelton, Seam Milstead, Nikk Hackelton, Chris Smith, Rebecca Kisamore, Heidi Kisamore, Noelle Ferrell, Mary Scott, Mac Scott, Conner Strickland, Kim Bongiorni, Jeanne Stillwagon, Leaders; Rita Talbott, Mary Fox, Lisa Strickland, John Burns, Mike Hackelton
Week of Hope 7/16 -19
This group came to us from five states They worked on trails, cleaning the woods, loading the truck, raking, planting, putting stones on our second driveway etc... On the last day they had a great water balloon fight.
Thanks to: Brandon Wenrich, who provided us with the two pictures we have Palmyra, PA; Daniel Smith, Sydney Chisholm, Jonathan Scott, Warwick, NY; Adam West, Ben Pendley, Wilmington, DE; Deb Martin, leader, Newark, DE, Britteney Doughty, Pennsville, NJ; Emma Perez, Highland Lakes, NJ; Bethany Laffan, Maria Bushby, Derwood, MD; Elkton Presbyterian Church, Elkton, MD.
PLEASE SEND PICTURES IF YOU HAVE THEM
WEEK OF HOPE July 23 -26 This was our last group for the summer. They came from three states. They cleared raked, and outlined trails along the entrance driveway, cleaned the pond, weed wacked high areas, trimmed branches etc.., and above all Chris Clugh, Youth Pastor at Mt Rock Church, designed and with his crew built a seated meditation area with psalms and readings on healing, with a area for our children to reflect, write down their thoughts and sign the boards. He also has a Christian band and he left two very uplifting CDs for us to enjoy. Thanks to : Chris Scott, Sierra Schoenewald, from Cornerstone Church and their pastor, Butch Norton, Oceancity, NJ; Catherine Edwards, Kendra Miller, Chris, Clugh, leader, Amy Eckenrode, leader, Chris & Amy 'D Church, from Mt Rock Church and their pastor, Lloyd Zimmerman, Shippensburg, PA; Collin Buchel, Mary Shirk, Joe Ernst, Joey Miller, leader, from Hilltop Christian Fellowship Clearspring, MD;
Please accept our apologizes if we have misspelled your name or inadvertently left you off the list.
Note: We are currently working on the site. There is alot to come. (Please be patient with us)
2011 Volunteers
Thanks to Wayne County Fingerlakes Boces of Williamson Criminal
Justice Department and Juniors and Seniors who helped clear wooded areas,
to make room for our campground and other activities. We wouldlike to acknowledge Karen Dell, teacher, Tacy Kaper, teacher assistant and their caring students: Jordon Castie, Gabriel Ortiz, Tim Drake, Cameron Enisafulli, Cody Rumpes, Nate Roberts, Luke Alquist, Cody Wright, Nicol Glape, Tessa Turner, Paige Brimacamb, Sarah Anne, Becca Linbarg, Danny Guyer, Jake Hillegeer, Josh Plyter, Kaylee Layton, Monica Wilson, Shem Millie, Alex Sonneyile, Sam Shapard, Josh DeMay, Joe Vanderboush, Jose Ferge, Chris Blake, Crystal McDonald, Tyler Gray, Jamie VanDeMer,
A special thank you to Kathy McGonigal, Deputy Director for Youth of Wayne Co Dept of Aging & Youth for putting us in touch with this special group.
WEEK OF HOPE VOLUNTEERS
- June 20th –June 23rd Hannah Keefer, York Haven PA; Marisa Sims, Camby, IN; Ihayla Storie, Mooresville, IN: Zach Seiger, Etters, PA; Ryan Reach, Danville IN
- June 27th –June 30th Kelsey Gray, Fonda, NY: Anna Fedoryk, Ryan James, Fairfield, CT; P J Drost, Youth Pastor, Pastor, Doug Harbaugh, GUMC, Greenwood, DE; Carly Piel, Millville, DE; Joelle Greco, Tribes Hill, NY;
- June 29th –June 30th Debora L. Silvernail, Joel Pettingill, Shannon Cartwright, Fronda Reformed, Church, Fonda NY; Tamara Castro, Fairfield, Ct; Jeffrey Carruth, Shelton, Ct; Rachel Jackson, Selbyville, DE.
- July 11th-July 14th Tilley Funk, Caitlyn Gelgot, Megan Risico,Lebanon, Pa; Sarah Scott,Morrisville, PA; Michelle Martin, Fainess Hills, Pa;Danielle AXelson, Julia Raleigh, Cazenovia; Bela Cestmirchen, Chris Dow, Toronto, Canada; Doug Bowman, Lehighton, PA; Emily Doron, PA; Rev Ken Ogden; Josh Cha, Long Island, NY; Matt D. Perry
- July 18th –July 21st Lauren Steen, Cecil, Pa;Jordon Shaffer, Nina McNavish, Cassie Mchavish, Nicole Patterson, Oakdale, PA; Zshleigh Shaver, Badgeville, PA, Sidney Becker, McDonald, PA; Allie Crow, Moon Township, PA; Jeana Roberts, Jaime Stanny, Phylis Aucoin, Imperial, PA, Carolyn Hock, Bridgeville, PA; Jordan Gigliotti, Brianna Grover, Oakdale, PA;
- July 25th- July 28th Calvin Boersen, Penny Zokoe, Jess Lampen,Hudsonville, MI; Emma Dickson, Brianna Wood, Nina Fusco, Mechanicville, NY; Molly Sipes,Taylor Distel, Indianapolis, IN; Matthew Nugent, Adam Upleger, Waterford, MI; Jaime Carter, Westbloomfield MI, Michael Croff, Justin DeWent, Jenison, MI; Keith Baughman, Indianapolis, IN