Picking up the little things
We know we are not the only ones who see it!! The litter on the side of the road, the small bits of our lives accidentally dropped or carelessly thrown away. The clutter, the trash, the “disposable” part of our consumer based society/economy. We notice it on the sides of the roads we drive, by the stores we frequent and everywhere we go! Most of us of a “certain age” remember the powerful public service advertisement of the 1970s of the American Indian crying as he saw the trash polluting a river. And, so we stop, bend down and pick up what we can.
And we know ALCers all over the world are doing the same… Taking a moment to stop, to notice and to take a small action to care for the world. Why? Because one of the foundations of Alford Lake Camp is stewardship of our environment. Visit our camp and the first thing you will notice is the caring attitude our staff and campers have for this place. Together we care for our buildings, our tents, our equipment and through this we also learn to care for each other. We will not overlook, pretend to not see or ignore the people in our community. We will stop and take a moment to care, to connect and improve each other’s lives. We are stewards of each other!
So, today we hope you will join us and pick something up. Choose to see the small things and to be a part of the solution. Share the ALC spirit with the world!! It is who we are and it is just one of the important lessons of Alford Lake Camp. This is what we mean when we say Alford Lake Camp is a place “where values matter and people thrive…”
Warmly,
Sue McMullan, Director
Betsy Brayley, Assistant Director
