DCCA volunteer coordinator Thelma Torres said this year’s number of children participating in the sports camp is bigger than last year when 107 children attended.
She said this may be due to a growing interest among CNMI’s youth in sports activities.
During the Day Camp last week, over 100 children also attended and had the chance to learn and tried paintings, beads making and other art works.
However, Torres the sports camp was actually the one most of the children are looking forward.
The Day and Sports Camps which the DCCA has held for the eighth time this year aims to promote healthy lifestyle and sportsmanship among CNMI children.
Torres said this also helps the parents spend time for themselves and may help reduce power usage at home.
Sports volunteer, Naython Agulto who took care of the tee ball clinic at the Francisco M. Palacios Baseball Field said he himself enjoyed teaching the kids how to bat and catch baseball.
David Hosono, 11, and a 6th grader at the Oleai Elementary School said it was his first time to try a tee ball and he had fun.
He thought he’s not really good at batting, but when he tried it yesterday, he said “It’s easy.”
Hosono attended the sports camp with his sister Malua and cousin, Gaige.
Joe Reyes, 9, a third grader at San Vicente Elementary School said it was his second time attending the sports camp. This year, he said he enjoyed learning basketball. He said it was really god to learn how to dribble.
Roxanne Camacho, 12 of Kagman Elementary School said she tried tee ball, basketball, baseball and track and field, but what she liked most is the track and field.
“I can lose weight and be healthy,” says Camacho who came with her sisters Isabel, 10 and Lorilyn, 8, and cousin, Tesha.
The husband of Rebecca White of Arts Council, who went to pick up their seven-year-old daughter, Veronica said the Day and Sports Camp is very good because the kids are learning a lot about arts.
The husband said it’s better for the kids doing things outdoors than sitting around at home watching TV.
And that way too, he said he could have more time doing some errands.
Torres also said that power outages did not affect the Day and Sports Camp that much since most of the activities were done outdoors.
With the assistance from Sports and Recreation Division’s Joe Lizama and Joey Dela Cruz, the children were provided tents outside the gym for their arts and music activities.
Torres also wants to remind the parents to give their kids breakfast before sending them to the camp. Although refreshments are provided to the camp participants, snacks not served until 9:30 a.m., so its better for the kids to have something in their tummy when they come or bring snacks with them.
