Its 6th year of the Eder Alamilla Summer camp, an art camp that was started in memory of a young artist who had a very controversial death, Eder Alamilla. 50 kids signed up this year to improve the artistic abilities over the two week program. We visited today while they were making pencil holders.
Emaun Hyde
"How does it feel teaching kids to express themselves through art?"
Tania Alamilla Mahler, Camp Organiser
"It's fun, it's a lot of fun, a lot of kids enjoy doing it. They did not know how to draw; they did not know how to create anything. They are like 'miss I can't do anything with this' and I am like 'yes you can' yesterday for example we
did the clay and they are like 'miss we can do anything but a ball' I'm like you can do a lot more with clay."
Emaun Hyde
"Do you have any hopes for futures years?"
Tania Alamilla Mahler
"Sure we are planning to continue it. we were planning to go out district but we cannot financially do it, hopefully next year we can do it."
Emaun Hyde
"How do you feel that you gave up your summer vacation in a sense to help out the kids? is it a good feeling or you kind of regret it?"
Marlisse Leslie, Volunteer
"No, it's a good feeling because I'm a Leo and we give back to the community and it's our way of giving, we are helping out. Its summer and I really didn't have anything to do."
Emaun Hyde
"So you enjoy giving back to your community."
Marlisse Leslie, Volunteer
"Yes I do."
Emaun Hyde
"You decide to come here because you like to draw?"
Tyrese Oliva, Participant
"Yes ma'am."
Emaun Hyde
"What do you hope to learn while you are here?"
Tyrese Oliva, Participant
"Sports."
Leisja Young, Participant
"I decide to come to the summer camp because I like arts and I really have anything else to do."
Emaun Hyde
"Do you think coming here will improve your art skills?"
Leisja Young, Participant
"Yes."
Emaun Hyde
"What have you done here so far?"
Leisja Young, Participant
"I did pottery, a pencil holder and today I did drawing."
The summer camp began on July 26th and will run until August 6th from 9 - 11 am at the Lion's Den. Kids from age 5 to 17 will be doing crafts such as clay pots, scrapbooks, drums, and so on.
