Photos from the 2009 Workcamps offered by the Church of the Brethren's Youth and Young Adult Ministry. The program had another successful season, with 31 workcamps and over 700 participants. Jeanne Davies served as coordinator, assisted by Brethren Volunteer Service worker Meghan Horne, Rebekah Houff, and Emily Laprade. Click on a photo below to view images in larger format, with captions.
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Workcampers, 2009
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The 2009 workcamp t-shirt lists all the work sites for the year
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Working in the nation's capital
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The We Are Able workcamp gathers
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Introduction to the warehouse at the Brethren Service Center
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We Are Able workcampers in the warehouse at New Windsor
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Assembling SERRV items
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Junior high workcamp group at Pump House Ministries
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Junior highers work with canned goods
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Workcamper shows off shawl
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Evidence of hard work
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Tijuana workcamp visits Mexico
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The workcamp group in Tijuana
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A scene from Tijuana
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Shoveling cement in Mexico
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Workcamper helps children with schoolwork
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Workcampers paint a house in Tijuana
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The Camp Myrtlewood workcamp group
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In the kitchen at Camp Myrtlewood
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Workcamp shifts logs at Camp Myrtlewood
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Caring for creation
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Close encounter with a snake
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Germantown workcamp is held at historic church
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A moment of prayer
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Workcampers join hands in Germantown, Pa.
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Working at the PhilAbundance Food Bank
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"May your spirits lift up..."
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Pastor Richard Kyerematen
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A free car wash
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Advertising free car wash and free lemonade
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Moving pallets at the church's General Offices
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Workcamp at food bank
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Group works at John Kline Homestead
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Are we having fun yet?
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Spinning thread the old-fashioned way
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Group does work at Brethren Mennonite Heritage Center
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An intergenerational workcamp group
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Intergenerational group works at Brethren Service Center
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Packing items for SERRV
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Experiencing Brethren Service
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Workcamp group at A Place Apart
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A Place Apart
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A pickup helps the effort
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Vermont logs are tough!
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Director Chris Douglas joins in the work
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A time for study and sharing
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Foursquare!!
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Fun with packing materials!
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Music is part of the workcamp experience
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A cheerful workcamp wave
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Happy birthday!
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Workcampers jump on the Oregon shore
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Will jump for milk?
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Brethren jump in Mexico
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Sunset on the Oregon coast
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Sunset over Ashland
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Sunset in Tijuana, Mexico
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