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Mason Brown enjoys walking a pony around the church. Volunteers of all ages were needed to make the carnival a success—through donations, run- ning the games and concessions, and general management.
Buzz off mosquitoes
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statistic was a call to action for the Sunday school children at Bone Lake Lutheran Church,
Luck, Wis.
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When their pastor, Mary Ann Bowman, told them that “one child under the age of 5 dies from malaria every 45 seconds in Sub-Saharan Africa,” they did the math. They fig- ured that during their one-hour worship service, 80 children would have died in Africa from malaria- infected mosquitoes. They decided to help by raising money to buy bed nets through the ELCA Malaria Cam-
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Young and old alike enjoy the rides that member David Buck offered on his homemade train for the carnival held by Sunday school youth at Bone Lake Lutheran Church, Luck, Wis.
Adam Nick shows off his growl to match his painted face. The congregation’s 6 and 7 year olds came up with the idea for the carnival.
paign (
www.elca.org/malaria). To kick off their effort, the children worked for tips one Sunday. The youngest of them filled their tip cups by standing outside with a sign that said: “Please tip if you do not want me to park your car.” Others helped peo- ple with their coats, served coffee and treats during the fellowship time, and escorted worshipers to and from their cars. In October they invited members, the community and other congregations to a carnival. The afternoon was filled with games, relays, face-painting, crafts, ponies, train rides and concessions—all for a freewill offering. Just in time for the holidays, the kids made gift certificate cards for people who wished to “gift” a mosquito net in someone’s name for $10. And one Sunday, parishioners found mosquitoes hatching in the fellow- ship hall. Using hangers, the kids had made wire mosquitoes—also known as garden sculptures—that they sold for $10. As the church newsletter asked: “What friend of yours would love another mosquito in their garden next spring?”
Through their fundraisers, the youth raised $800—enough to buy 80 nets—and learned about helping others.
For more information, contact Mary Ann Bowman at
bllcoffice@lakeland.ws.
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