By Joel Holtzman
It’s that time of year again. Spring has sprung. The trees, flowers, birds, and animals are busy coming to life after a long winters rest. New fruits, seeds and young are being created, loved and nurtured in that magical process we call life. With the proper nutrients, water, pruning and sun this new life will prosper and carry forward to new generations. Much like the plants and animals in this magical process our children will carry forward to new generations also. If we love them, nurture them and guide them in ways that create honor, respect, perseverance and care for our fellow human beings, the world around us will be left a better place for today and the future. The Boys Rites of Passage and Rites of Passage Experience: Girls to Women camps are designed to be a road map for our children’s future. There are many turns, stop and yield signs, gravel and concrete roads on our children’s path to maturity. These paths are often full of potholes and unseen dangers, but they can also be full of dreams and joy. The Mountain Wisdom camps are designed to illuminate the terrain in which our children find themselves deployed. A second set of eyes if you will. The path our children will ultimately choose for themselves can and will be affected by their experiences today. One of these experiences is learning to not do it alone. Learning to ask for help. Learning to value the experiences of others. We at Mountain Wisdom know how important asking for help is. We need your help! You can help in many ways. You can help spread the word, donate your dollars, volunteer your time and enroll your children or the children of your community. Mountain Wisdom has many tools you can use, our website, Facebook, The Messenger and brochures for information. We accept cash, checks and credit cards for donations and tuition. If you can volunteer your time contact us via a personal telephone or email. Your help is very much valued. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who have helped in the past and today with your dollars and your time. A special thanks goes out to Terry Zipperman, Don Dollar, Tim Goodnow, Susan Miller McGowan, Dan Rodenberger, Britt Williams,Venae, Donna and John Sears, Anne Hearn Huff and last but certainly not least Hawkeye Jay.