Tchula Trip!

• During the summer of 2014, YDSP headed to Tchula, Mississippi.
  
• The more experienced girls taught citizens of the area how to sew.
  
• During the trip, the YDSP members also visited
  
  • Memphis, Tennessee
    
  • Mud Island and the Mud Island Museum
    
  • And the Lorraine Hotel, where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.
    

Florida Trip!

• The 5th grade members explored Florida during summer  2014.
  
• In Florida, they learned to crochet, experienced Daytona Beach, and visited a chocolate factory, Epcot, and Gatorland. 
  

Visiting the University of Georgia and Superior Court in Athens, Georgia

Learning to Interview!

• Susan Wilson from the UGA Career Center visited YDSP to teach the girls how to be successful in an interview.
  
• To give them interviewing experience, the older members of YDSP acted as the employers & sewed pillows
  
• Then, they hired younger members as employees to hand sew the pillows closed.
  

Savannah Trip!

• The 4th graders went to Savannah during the summer of  2014.
  
• Once there, they learned about the history of the area and had the opportunity to visit Fort Pulaski
  
• They also took a boat tour of the Savannah River, taking in the sites and history of the city. 
  

Learning About Turkey!

• One of our volunteers traveled to Turkey.
  
• Upon return, she came to share stories from her trip with YDSP
  
• She also shared interesting facts about Turkey, and even some authentic Turkish food!