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It's Very Hard to Say Goodbye ...
Nicole Ann Sager
April 25, 1991 - April 27, 2008
We have lost a dear friend.
While driving home from a meeting with her church youth group Nicole lost control of her car while negotiating a curve on a wet road. She died of injuries suffered in that crash.
Nicole was a member of McMannen United Methodist Church in Durham, NC. She had attended our camp in Huntersville the past two years and was already registered for the 2008 camp. In 2006 she worked on the Hicks home and spent time reshingling the roof and renovating the bathroom. In 2007 she worked on the Mobley home and worked on the kitchen and bathroom. She was a hard worker.
However, what we'll remember most about Nicole has nothing to do with her work at our camp. She could light up a room with that smile. It was difficult not to feel uplifted when you were around her.
We will miss her very much.
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Salkehatchie - The Book
We are pleased to announce that "Send Me! The Story of Salkehatchie Summer Service," has been released. The book describes Salkehatchie, reviews its history, tells stories of families, volunteers, and communities, and offers a message of hope. It is a book of many voices, including reflections in the forms of poems, songs, and essays. And of course it will have pictures.
Salkehatchie has been an important part of the South Carolina United Methodist Conference for almost thirty years. We hope to share the message across our state and beyond.
The authors, Arlene Andrews, John Culp, and the late Art Dexter, have given the rights to the book to Salkehatchie Summer Service. Any income from sales of the book over the cost of its production and handling will be used for our service work. You can download the order form for the book by clicking here. You can also listen to an interview of one of the book's authors, Arlene Andrews, at Salkehatchie Radio.
How Did Salkehatchie Come to North Carolina?
Salkehatchie Summer Service has been a ministry of the South Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church for the past 28 years. It started as a single camp in 1977 and has grown to 40 weekly camps each working on anywhere from 4 – 20 homes. Over the last 27 years several thousand homeowners have experienced first hand God’s spirit working through Salkehatchie youth.
Our home for the week - Huntersville United Methodist Church
In 2000 a small group of eight youth and two adults from Huntersville United Methodist Church attended a Salkehatchie camp in Camden, South Carolina. HUMC has continued to support Salkehatchie in South Carolina.
The continued support and enthusiasm for the Salkehatchie program combined with a belief that our local community has similar needs to those in South Carolina led to an agreement to start a Salkehatchie Camp in Huntersville, North Carolina in July 2003. The agreement to move forward is supported by the South Carolina and Western North Carolina Conferences of the United Methodist Church.
Thank you for your interest in Huntersville Camp. If you have any questions regarding the Huntersville Camp or would like to know how you can support the camp please send an email to the Huntersville Camp Director. United Methodist Church congregations in the Western North Carolina Conference can make a donation to the Salkehatchie Summer Service Huntersville Camp through the Advance Special provision.