girl scouts of the colonial coast
A team of staff from Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical
Center, Chubb Insurance and Sentara Albemarle Medical Center spent the morning
lending a helping hand to Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast at Camp Skimino, A
Place for Girls (APFG) and the Elizabeth City Field Center on September 7, for
Day of Caring. The annual event, hosted by local United Way agencies connects
local volunteers to nonprofit organizations for a fun-filled day of giving back
to the community.
Volunteers were eager to get started and began their
projects on Wednesday at Camp Skimino by re-doing electrical work, and
replacing fascia boards and light fixtures. Work continued throughout the week
as the group painted the interior and exterior of the main bathhouse, a “tiny
house” (cabin) and the pool pump house. New benches were also built and a hard
plumb water line for the pool shower was installed, all thanks to these
dedicated volunteers!
Beth Davis, director of patient care services and co-chair
for this year’s United Way campaign at Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical
Center, helped organize the efforts at Skimino. Davis was a Girl Scout in
GSCCC’s Council and even attended day camp at Skimino. The day allowed her to
reflect on her time as a young Girl Scout camper and give back to the camp she
remembered fondly.
“It’s awesome to give back and it’s nice to see how much it
has grown,” Davis said.
At APFG, volunteers worked diligently to clear brush
alongside Cedar Road. Thanks to their hard work, APFG is now more visible from
the street! They also worked all throughout the morning to landscape other
parts of the property.
Volunteers who had never been to Camp Skimino were also
excited to help and talked about signing their daughter up for Girl Scouts so
she could go to camp!
“In the group of gals I was painting with, a couple of them
said ‘gosh I really want my girls to come here,’ they’ve just really had a
great time today,” Davis said.
Elizabeth City Field Center received some TLC as volunteers
there worked to remove carpeting. The landscape also received a facelift with
the help of weeding and mulching!Click here to view more photos from the 2018 Day of Caring.
