FaithX trip takes older adults to Florida for service projects and plenty of fun as well

By Aly Heckeroth

The older adult FaithX trip took place Feb. 22-27 at Camp Ithiel in Gotha, Fla. There was a total of 14 participants alongside Marissa Witkovsky-Eldred and Aly Heckeroth of the FaithX and Brethren Volunteer Service staff, who acted as leaders.

While at Camp Ithiel, participants worked on a number of projects including repainting the dining hall, sanding the chapel door, replacing the floor of the barn, and starting the prep work for replacing the back wall of the Pathfinder Cabin. A large effort also was put toward cleaning the kitchen.

While many projects got done over three days of volunteering, participants had plenty of fun as well. During free time, the group was able to canoe on the camp’s lake, visit the nearby Nehrling Gardens, and put together puzzles. For the recreation day at the end of the week, participants traveled to Flat Island Preserve and Silver Spring State Park where they took a glass bottomed boat tour. There, they saw a wide variety of plants and animals including manatees that had migrated for the winter.

Throughout the week, participants were able to connect with each other and shared moments of both fun and meaningful discussion while working to serve Camp Ithiel.

— Aly Heckeroth is the FaithX assistant coordinator working through Brethren Volunteer Service. Find out more about FaithX and its short-term service trips for people ages youth through older adults at www.brethren.org/faithx

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