Absolutely Incredible Kid Day 2021 may have come and gone.

Absolutely Incredible Kid Day 2021 may have come and gone.
BUT, the impact this single day for spreading love and kindness will be
remembered forever. Last year, we could not deliver AIKD letters to due to
the COVID-19 outbreak. We channeled this little disappointment into making
sure our AIKD 2021 was a big event– and that is exactly what happened!
Camp Fire Gulf Wind, Inc. was able to distribute encouraging letters written
by those in the community to 10 schools within Escambia and Santa Rosa
Counties. With the help of Central Credit Union of Florida, we also made way
into Bay County’s Boys and Girls Club.

 Century Youth Learning Center kiddos showing off their AIKD Letters written by Camp Fire Staff!

April 2021 June 2021
 **Child Abuse Prevention Month **Wild & Wise Summer Camps BEGIN!
APRIL Monthly Theme: Environmental Stewardship &
 Action JUNE Monthly Theme: You Belong Here:
 (Keep America Beautiful) Advance DEI and Access
April 1 April Fool’s Day June 2 LAST DAY of School
 (Escambia County)
April 2 Good Friday June 7 FIRST DAY of Wild & Wise
 (School Out for Summer Camp
 Escambia/Santa Rosa County) (PSC & Century)
April 4 Easter Sunday June 10 LAST DAY of School
 (Santa Rosa County)
April 22 Volunteer Appreciation Day June 14 FIRST DAY of Wild & Wise
 Summer Camp (Milton)
April 22 Earth Day June 14 Flag Day

 June 20 Father’s Day

 May 2021
 **Mental Health Awareness Month
MAY Monthly Theme: Addressing and Ending
 Cultural Appropriation

May 7 Mother’s Day Tea
 Party/Picnic
 (Century)
May 9 Mother’s Day

May 14 V-PK Graduation
 (Century)
May 27 V-PK Graduation
 (Pensacola State College)
 Camp Fire Gulf Wind, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization which
May 31 Memorial Day has provided youth development services throughout Northwest
 Florida since 1983.

 Being one of 52 councils across the country, Camp Fire Gulf Wind, Inc.
 shares in the desire to help kids prepare for life with its renowned
 “Thrive{ology) framework based upon the pillars of Social Emotional
 Learning (SEL).

 Camp Fire Gulf Wind, Inc. continues to inspire youth in its after-
 school, Teens-In-Action, child-care centers, and summer camp
 programs along the Gulf Coast today.

It is hard to believe Camp Fire is already 111 years old... but I guess time flies when you’re
 having fun? �

Here is to making our 111th year the best one yet! Camp Fire will be moving forward as it
has for well over the last century now. At Camp Fire, our mission is to provide Youth with
 the firm foundation they need for growing into the best versions of themselves!

A book a day keeps the doctor away! There is no doubt that reading brings
Reading is both FUN and good for These two PSC campers are enjoying
you! Come join our reading line! everyone together. Mr. Frank IS always
 some down-time with reading a classic the best story narrator!
 Dr. Suess tale.

 Better eat it fast before it
 melts away!!

 You scream, I scream! We all scream It’s all smiles when the Kona Ice truck
 for {shaved ice}!! YUMMY! comes to visit!

Camp Fire at PSC and Century Youth Monday:
 Learning Center both took part in
 Crazy Hat/Wear Stripes Day
 celebrating Dr. Suess Week 2021!
 Tuesday:
 The first week of March is spent Wear RED Day
 acknowledging Dr. Suess’ birthday by
 reminiscing on this author’s famous Wednesday:
book characters. Every camper dressed Mismatched/Backwards Day
 up in a crazy different way each day! Thursday:
 Check out what the Dr. Suess Week Crazy Sock Day
 “theme schedule” was…. Friday:
 Crazy Hair Day

We wanted to spotlight Century Youth Learning Center after they achieved an OUTSTANDING SCORE on their School Readiness
Program evaluation from the Early Learning Coalition of Escambia County. Under rule 6M-9.115, F.A.C, centers serving children
 from birth to kindergarten entry must be analyzed on their performance to be issues a contract for 2021/2022. Not only did
 Century Youth Learning Center meet the threshold, but exceeded it by a great deal! Earning a composite score of 5.77 when
 just a 4.0 was required. WOW!!!

 Congratulations to Mrs. Misty Lambeth and her hard-working team for their dedication to helping kids succeed!

 We could not be PROUDER of you!!!!!
Century Youth Learning Center offers both Voluntary- Pre-Kindergarten (VPK) and After-School programs during the academic
 year. Additionally, they serve youth with Wise & Wise Summer Camps from early June to late August.

 AIKD Season is our FAVORITE season…

 and we wouldn’t have it any other way!

 Camp Fire Gulf Wind, Inc. attended many
 public appearances in hopes of making AIKD
 the most extravagant it could be!

 From tabling in the Cordova Mall on March
 13th to attending Rotary Meetings, we did
 everything to get the word out there!

 Camp Fire met its goal of delivering 8,000
 AIKD letters to low-performing schools in our
 area. That’s the cherry on top!

 Thank you so much to PACE Center for Girls of
 EscaRosa for your assistance with sorting
 letters and packaging them!

Gavin Chiles of Navarre. Emma Bailey of Navarre. Lexie Stout of Navarre. Jayce Miller of Pensacola. Jalen King of Pensacola.
 There you have it! Our 5 “Absolutely Incredible Kids” of Northwest Florida award winners! This competition was open to all kids ages K-12
 who are leading, helping our community, and excelling in school. This year’s competition was tough and the number of nominations we
 received were overwhelming. However, that’s a good thing!!

 Thanks to an esteemed judges panel, we were able to narrow it own to 5 top-notch young people in our area.

 To learn more about these young people and why they were selected, please view our posts on our Facebook Page!

 Central Credit Union of Florida’s various branches
 collected over 600 AIKD Letters!!✨

 We were speechless. Camp Fire would like to give
 you a special shoutout for your continuous support
 of Absolutely Incredible Kid Day throughout the
 years 

Camp Fire
 We loved the opportunity to extend
 our reach to Bay County and the
 amazing kids they have at the Boys
 and Girls Club in Panama City!

 “The kids were thrilled that people
 took time out of their day to
 encourage them. It was wonderful to
 see their eyes light up while reading
 the letters.”- Latina Reed, Unit
 Director at the Boys and Girls Club of
 Bay County (Frank Brown Park)❤

 Published and Produced by:
 CAMP FIRE GULF WIND HEADQUARTERS
 1814 Creighton Road
 Pensacola, FL
 32504

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