By Ann Campbell, Mission of the Holy Spirit Board
Old
Dominion University nursing students have been an active presence with
Mission of the Holy Spirit kids. They provide tutoring and help our
younger children through focused tutoring and mentoring.
This
semester, in addition to tutoring, the students have implemented a
five-week program with our teen girls. This series, sponsored by a Seeds
of Hope grant from the Diocese, is focused on healthy lifestyles and
includes a teaching that addresses topics such as genetics, family
history and “owning” your health. The formal lesson is followed by an
exercise activity usually with music and dance! The group has applied
knowledge about healthy eating to food preparation for the group. The
girls assist with the meal preparation and apply safe food handling tips
as well as ways to make a recipe healthier to the nightly meal. As a
culminating activity we took the girls for a dinner out to apply the
healthy food choice teaching they had learned.
Car wash!
The
Mission of the Holy Spirit is holding a car wash at Good Shepherd,
Norfolk, on Saturday, June 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Come by, meet the
kids, and help raise funds for this wonderful ministry!
