It’s been another great week. This week 206 people viewed our page and 56 users accessed the website 86 times total! From those 206 people, 72% of people are from the United States, 5% are from Pakistan and 3% are from Egypt, Israel, and Italy. We look forward to giving you more information on our strides in the coming week! Keep wheeling and clicking!
Make sure to check out our newest update about Seeds of Peace Camp’s Special Activity Razor Scooters’ Wheeling for the World Special Activity
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The first session of Seeds of Peace’s 26th summer has begun and everybody couldn’t be more excited! This excitement was given an extra boost once our 40 sponsored A6 Razor scooters rolled into camp on Monday morning. Razor have recognized the value and potential of partnering with us, and we are sure glad to have them along for the ride!
Recently, special activities began, a period where campers can pick an activity ranging from H2Woah (water skiing) to A Capella. This year one of the special activities is Wheeling For The World!
In W4W special activity campers do obstacle courses and other fun things that our Wheelers do outside of camp in order to train for the World Record attempt.
All are enjoying themselves on the scooters and are getting excited for the attempt, whether they be in Otisfield or not!
Thanks to supporters like you our team has made some great strides this past week. We launched our social media campaign on Monday (25.6.2018) and since then have seen a 40% increase in page interactions with 109 new page views. As we continue to progress in our preparations for the record attempt we will be posting on Our Facebook and Instagram accounts as well as updating you here! Thanks for yours continued support!
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Mujahed Aghbar is 21 years old from Nablus city, Palestine. He attended the life-changing SOP camp in 2012 and it was the transforming point where he realized the importance of negotiations and building peace through sports. Subsequently, he started using sports as a tool to achieve peace and has been traveling around the world carrying this idea. He believe sports are a universal language; it transcends nationalism and conflicts, and manages to bring people together. Currently, Mujahed is an outdoor instructor at his university where he studies Financial Economics, Business Administration, and Marketing in the United States of America.
In his free time he enjoy doing extreme unicycling, mountain biking, parkour. He is looking forward to the new challenge of wheeling for the world.
Laila Al-Matrouk (camper 2017 second session) was born in Kuwait and lived there with her six siblings and parents until moving to Belfast, Maine in 2010. Laila has traveled almost all of her life with her family, from visiting landmarks and attractions to discovering cultures and learning about the traditions of different areas. When Laila was introduced to Seeds of Peace, she tried as hard as she could to become involved with the program, and successfully made it to camp for second session in 2017. Laila is the first Seed from her school and is pushing to get more Seeds from her area, encouraging people to join a life changing experience. Seeds of Peace has taught Laila how to truly listen to the people in her life and how powerful it can be, as well as the importance of unity and bringing all people together. Laila loves playing frisbee with her friends, swimming in the Belfast Bay, preaching Seeds of Peace to everyone and anyone (including her Uber drivers), as well as many more fun things. Laila is looking forward to hopefully breaking a world record…and is ready to take on the physical challenges.
Say hello to our new team member, Boni (camper 2011-13, and counselor 2018).
Boniface is a recent college graduate with a degree in Business Management from Wheaton College in Norton, MA. He is a local Mainer, and comes from a large family, three out of his other five siblings have been campers at Seeds of Peace. After camp Boniface hopes to complete his 3rd novel and publish it. He is a former wing for Wheaton College’s rugby team and has remained active in other sports. He is passionate about music, writing and the creation of equality in the world.
Say hello to our new team member, Marco (counselor in 2016, 2017 and is currently a counselor).
Hailing from planet Earth,
Marco Soulo is a sentient Being
constantly experimenting, learning, & sharing creation expressions to uplift, inspire, and provoke thought within fellow beings.
Marco is the Yang half of the eclectic duo Signature Soul. Along with Signature MiMi through their musical enlightenment, community cultivating adventures, and genuine passion to spread love, together they intend to raise the collective consciousness one Soul at a time…
They share original “peaces” of poetry & music that capture their experiences and shed light on their aspirations. They facilitate creative expression labs & writing workshops that encourage participants to find and use their Voice, especially for the greater good. They offer writing & performance feedback to aspiring artists and musicians interested in connecting deeper to their craft. They provide creative consulting to groups & organizations in need of inspiration and guidance. They host creative gatherings & work with local and global partners to host community enriching events. They advocate for youth & actively promote justice for marginalized and oppressed beings. And, they believe in sustaining an interdependent network of artistic activists, free-thinkers, & community connectors who are dedicated to making the world more creative and peace-full.
Say hello to our new team member, Conor (Counselor 2012, 2013; Co-Lake Director 2015)
Conor is from Yarmouth, Maine. Having heard about Seeds of Peace for many years he finally applied to join the team in 2012 and has never looked back. After helping coach Blue Team to a come-from-behind-victory first session 2012 the “never give up” spirit is always associated with the people who make up SOP, perfect for tackling a World Record. While he usually is found on the water in a canoe while at camp he’s ready for a new transportation mode, this time on land. He now lives in New York City, where he is a dorm parent at a boarding school, guiding students through their high school years, (pretty much a counselor year round). 560KM here we come!!
Say hello to our new team member Sanam (Camper 2017, PS 2018)
Sanam was an American Camper in 2017 and a PS in 2018 for the international session. Going to Seeds was life-changing and opened her eyes to the possibilities of creating family and community over a short three weeks, instilling bonds and conversations that continue to grow way beyond camp. As a rising senior, she has played and captained both club and varsity soccer at her high school and can’t stand not being outside! Sanam is very excited to help in the team effort with Wheeling for the World and hopes to make this goal a reality this summer!
Say hello to our new team member Hannah (Camper 2014, PS 2015)
Hannah has been involved in SOP since 2014 when she was convinced to be a camper. She then came back as a PS in 2015 but couldn’t stay away. For 2016-2017 she could be found playing on the field with little Molly or delivering golf carts full of camper mail. Seeds of peace has been super important to Hannah and has influenced her life path. Hannah can be seen scootering around her college campus and is thrilled to be a part of Wheeling for the World advisory committee in honor of Seeds of Peace’s 25th year and all her mentors, including Wil Smith and Tim Wilson who continue to influence her and all seeds past, present and future.