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SOURCE program touts safe summer for kids

Camp News : Campers : SOURCE program touts safe summer for kids

Date Added: 13-06-2008

Nonprofit organization in Springfield, MA, stages a cookout and block party to bring awareness about upcoming summer camp season.  Read the excerpt below.

The Republican - MassLive.com - Springfield,MA,USA

Thursday, June 12, 2008

By PATRICK JOHNSON

SPRINGFIELD - In hopes of launching a safe summer, community groups yesterday staged a cookout and block party at Mason Square for children and their parents.

The event sponsored by Saving Others Utilizing Resources Collectively for Empowerment, a nonprofit organization better known by its acronym SOURCE.

The event, which attracted as many as 400 people at its peak, was designed a two-pronged program. For children it was about fun, games and food, but for their parents, it was an opportunity to learn about various summer programs and activities for children this summer.

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