Emmaline and Irenee are the dynamic duo behind “The Flickers,” a Camp Fire group that has been blazing its own trail since re-forming in 5th grade during the height of COVID-19. Now in 8th grade, they are already making strides
toward earning the prestigious WoHeLo Award, the highest honor in Camp Fire. This award requires them to complete three advocacies each of which require work in four categories:
- Lead
- Teach
- Serve
- Speak Out
For their first Advocacy, The Flickers are once again organizing You & Me Camp, an annual event at Camp Sealth for Camp Fire youth and families. They are planning a Jungle theme this year after prior success in 2023 with their “By the Salish Sea at Camp Sealth” theme.
For the Lead aspect of You and Me Camp, The Flickers have planned, designed and organized the themed activities, movies, workshops and snacks, recruited volunteers and worked with Camp Fire staff to ensure the event would serve the youth who were attending.
To fulfill the Teach aspect of this advocacy, The Flickers will teach the volunteers the steps necessary for leading each activity, allowing the volunteers to lead/teach youth participants on their own. They have also taught youth participants at the weekend over the past three years, leading workshops such as craft projects, slime making, and scavenger hunts.
For the Service aspect of this advocacy, You and Me Camp serves the Camp Fire Group Program community, teaching them new skills and providing fun activities for them to enjoy.
Finally, for the Speak Out category, as hosts of the weekend, they make announcements about the weekend to participants and are available to help the attendees as they are able. They also provide direction at the activities they are leading.
“Earning the WoHeLo Award is a big challenge, but I’m excited to push myself and grow as a leader.”
– Irenee
You & Me Camp was previously known as Dad Kid Weekend and was rebranded in 2020 in an effort to be more inclusive of all family structures.