Donor Helps Emmaus House Children go to Camp Mikell

Since its founding in 1967, Emmaus House children have visited Camp Mikell, the Camp and Conference Center of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, for a week at the end of the summer. Generations of campers remember this experience fondly; many Freedom Schools© grandparents and parents tell their children how much they loved attending Camp Mikell when they were young.

Unfortunately, this year, because of the pandemic, we didn’t have enough scholars to go to North Georgia to make it economically possible for Camp Mikell to host us. However, the Church of the Epiphany parishioner, Joy Boyden, came to the rescue when she heard that we would need to cancel the trip. Joy’s donation of $10,000 ensured that Camp Mikell could provide a week of outdoor adventures to 20 Emmaus House children.

Learning of her generous contribution, Camp Mikell Executive Director Ken Struble said Joy qualified as one of the saints among us. We totally agree!