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Camp Kinneret and Sunny Skies Day Camps Share smiles. (Camp News).


Camp owner, Harold Harold, 1022?–1066, king of England (1066). The son of Godwin, earl of Wessex, he belonged to the most powerful noble family of England in the reign of Edward the Confessor. Through Godwin's influence Harold was made earl of East Anglia.  Gordon, of Camp Kinneret and Sunny Skies Day Camps in Agoura, California Agoura is the name of the neighborhood in the southeastern area of the city of Agoura Hills, California, adjacent to the city of Calabasas in Los Angeles County. Agoura was the historical name of the area, before much of the area was developed and before the incorporation of the , established the Sharing Smiles Program at his camp as an opportunity for campers and counselors to bring smiles to the faces of other children in the nearby community. Summer camp counselors returned to the area during the Thanksgiving Thanksgiving

annual U.S. holiday celebrating harvest and yearly blessings; originated with Pilgrims (1621). [Am. Culture: EB, IX: 922]

See : America


Thanksgiving

national holiday with luxurious dinner as chief ritual. [Am. Pop.
 holidays to visit the homes of summer campers, who were contributing used toys, books, and clothing in good condition to the program. The counselors volunteered to ride camp buses to pick up the used items and donate them to MEND (Meet Each Need with Dignity), a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization

An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well.

Notes:
Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools.
 that provides services to assist families.
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Title Annotation:campers and counselors donate items to local community
Publication:Camping Magazine
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1U9CA
Date:Jan 1, 2003
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