Iosa Construction Getting Involved with Young Life

 

A few weeks ago, we, at Iosa Construction had the opportunity to help make a difference in the lives of Children who will be attending a Young Life Camp this summer.  We were able to do this by volunteering our services to help improve their camp, Southwind located in Ocklawaha, FL. (Ocala Area), over the duration of four days.

If you are unfamiliar with Young Life, they are a Christian Organization that is designed to mold the lives of teens in a Christian atmosphere.  “We believe in the power of presence.  Kids’ lives are dramatically impacted when caring adults come alongside them, sharing God’s love with them.  Because their Young Life leader believes in them, they begin to see that their lives have great worth, meaning and purpose.”-  Young Life Website

This was the second year that there was a presence from Iosa Construction at the Southwind Work Week.  However this was the first year that I attended along with my Wife and 10 month old daughter.  It was a great four days that allowed us to work on various camp projects with other volunteers from across the state.   We were thoroughly impressed with the camp accommodations, ammenities, food, and the Staff.  If any of you know myself or my wife, we don’t camp and after our first day, we realized, this was anything but your typical “camping” scenario. 

The Camp Staff created a list of projects prior to our arrival and we were placed on several projects that required our skills.  Some of the older buildings needed repairs made to the siding and they also asked us to construct a structure to hold several garbage cans for one of the buildings keeping with the theme of the camp. 

We would like to thank John Hopkins and Luke Phillips, who helped us accomplish these tasks.  We would also like to thank Jeff Iosa, our former Vice President, turned Youth Director and Young Life Leader for introducing us to the Young Life organization and asking us to get involved.  Another Thanks needs to go out to the Southwind Camp Staff for their great hospitality during our stay.

 If you are interested in obtaining more information on the Young Life Organization go to www.younglife.org

 If you are interested in getting your Child involved with a great organization this link will help you locate your nearest Young Life Club or Office www.younglife.org/Locator/  (worldwide)

Starting our Project

Installing Siding

Finished Project

Of Course it Works!

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