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Summer program needs kayak head

By Meg Olson

While the parks department summer kayak program is still short a co-ordinator, the kids camp is ready to go with program alumnus Andrew Grubb as the new leader.

“I’ve been working with the program long enough that I have lots of experience with how it works,” said Grubb, 18, who has three years as a counselor with the program to his credit and spent time as a camper.
Point Roberts Parks and Recreation District board member Shelley Damewood said that while they were initially cautious about hiring someone as young as Grubb, who graduates from high school this summer, they were won over by the professionalism of his application for the job. “I’m very, very impressed with Andrew,” she said.

Grubb said he will draw on the format of previous programs mixing sports and outdoor activities with creative hands-on projects. His commitment to protecting the environment will also inject an element of social responsibility and love of nature to the program.

“I want it to be a good mix,” he said. “I really want the kids to have an appreciation of the outdoors but also have time for crafts,” he said.
The summer kids camp will run Monday, Tuesday and Wednesdays every week from July 9 to August 1. The program is open to kids from 6 to 12 years old, and parents are encouraged to preregister their children. Registration is scheduled for June 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Gulf Road community center.

Damewood is still hopeful they can find a coordinator for the kayak program, open to teens and adults. “Right now we have no one to run the program and that’s a concern,” she said. Anyone interested in the job can call Damewood at 945-6966.