From left: Katie Coates, Sharon Maher, Juliet Rosso Photo Kamille Nixon

Three Lamorinda Girl Scouts recently ran a day camp for low-income children in the Monument Corridor area for their Silver Award Take Action Project. Campolindo High School Freshmen and Moraga residents Sharon Maher, Katie Coates, and Juliet Rosso put on a camp to provide constructive and creative summer activities for low-income children at the Lakeside Apartment Complex in Concord.

At Camp Silver kids played games, including "Sharks and Minnows" and "Sprout." In addition, the campers made several art projects. The younger children used watercolors and wax crayons to find hidden "Spy Messages" on paper. They also made creative masks using an assortment of media. Older campers made household coasters using materials such as cardboard, transparencies, and construction paper. A free lunch was provided-sandwiches and fruit-and the children were kept well hydrated with water. The Scouts spent approximately fifty hours planning and executing their project.

The campers were given a chance to form new friendships and strengthen previous ones, and received sports equipment and art supplies for all Community Center visitors.