Marshall County Kid’s Expo 2015 is proud to announce the winners of a boy and girl Campership (scholarship). The winners were chosen from applications at the Kid’s Expo on Saturday, April 11.
The CAMPERSHIP is new to the 2nd Annual Expo … and is another way to give back to our community. Kids at the Expo were invited to fill out an application for one of the Campership Program at the Expo. The kids shared why they wanted to attend the event of their choosing. The Kid’s Expo would pay for a boy and a girl’s entry up to $250.
The first recipient of the Campership is Owen Walleske, who selected the Springhill Summer Camp through Crossroads Church. Owen shared “I went last year and had so much fun, I wanted to go back, I liked my teachers and the water slide.” Megan Walleske, Owen’s mother shared “I like the fact that it is Christian based and he did have a lot of fun, still talking about it.” Chris Garner representing Springhill Summer Camp through Crossroads Evangelical Free Church stated “I remember Owen from last year, so glad he will be returning.”
The second recipient is Alicia Teutle who won dance lessons for nine months at the LifePlex Dance Academy (LDA). Kid’s Expo paid $250 towards this series of lessons and LifePlex picked up the balance of the fee. Alicia said “This would be a good experience to try something new that I haven’t done before. I know I will have fun doing it!” Alicia’s mother, Kim Teutle stated, “We are so happy she got it. She has been wanting to do gymnastics or dance. Now she has that opportunity. Our other daughter is in sports, so this gives Alicia the chance to do something different!”
The Marshall County Kid’s Expo is the event that brings groups who offer after school and summer activities for kids together under one roof at one time. The open house format, this year had 30 vendors, demonstrations, lots of hands-on-activities for kids and over 40 raffle and other prizes given.
The Kid’s Expo would like to thank the community for their support and great donations! The event is a project that originated through Leadership Marshall County and sponsored by Marshall County Community Foundation and the United Way of Marshall County. For more information – go to Marshall County Kid’s Expo Facebook page.
Photo caption: Mandy Metsker representing Kid’s Expo, Kim Teutle, mother to Alicia who won the Campership for nine months of dance lessons at LifePlex Dance Academy and beside her, Mewsette Cartwright from LifePlex Dance Academy. Congrats Alicia, have fun!
Photo caption: Megan Walleske, mother to Owen Walleske, the winner of a Kid’s Expo Campership. Chris Garner representing Springhill Summer Camp with the Crossroads Church that Owen will attend in June and Shelley Heiden representing Kid’s Expo.
