July 15, 2019
Some of Mercy Home’s youngest residents recently participated in the 10th year of Dream, Believe, Achieve! Mercy Home summer program with Elmhurst College.
The program began as part of a larger effort to give our boys and girls more college exposure. At the time it started, a small committee of people started working with Elmhurst College and this three-day trip was born from that work.
In addition to this summer program, Elmhurst College is a great friend of Mercy Home and hosts two day-trip visits, provided interns, and some graduates even become MercyWorkers!
During their time there, our kids participate in a number of different classes, including theater, exploring majors, creative writing, science, and music. They also participate in other fun activities like having a cookout, going bowling or miniature golfing, and going out for pizza. The kids stay in the dorms during their time there. The trip culminates in a showcase, where the kids have the opportunity share their work from the past two days.
During this year’s showcase, our kids read poems they wrote, played songs they composed, shared drawings and comics, and even acted in short plays. They also shared roller coasters they created and had Mercy Home co-workers vote on which had the best engineering and most creative design. The showcase finished with awards for our kids for their hard work.
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