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Fishing trip to Highland Park part of Verona church's summer camp program

Michael DiVittorio
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Haddie Roller, left, and Harley Montgomery, both age 6 and from Verona, try to interact with fish during a trip to Highland Park with other youths from the Twin Boro Health Ministry at Verona United Methodist Church’s summer camp Aug. 1.
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Grayson Garia, 6, of Verona, caught 10 fish on the trip with other youths from the Twin Boro Health Ministry at Verona United Methodist Church’s summer camp.
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The Rev. Spencer Simon Jr., president of Pittsburgh Let’s Go Fishing, talks with attendees of the Twin Boro Health Ministry at Verona United Methodist Church’s summer camp fishing trip to Highland Park Aug. 1.
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Christian Yingling, left, Evan Vishusky and Kayden Stecik, all 11 and from Verona, interact with water foul while on a fishing trip to Highland Park with other youths from the Twin Boro Health Ministry at Verona United Methodist Church’s summer camp Aug. 1.
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Summer camp counselor David Queen-Walters and Nolan Ford, 10, of Verona try to catch some fish while on a trip to Highland Park with other youths from the Twin Boro Health Ministry at Verona United Methodist Church’s summer camp Aug. 1.

Youths from Twin Boro Health Ministry at Verona United Methodist Church’s summer camp made memories on a fishing trip to Highland Park.

About 25 people, including the counselors, participated In the camp expedition to the park near the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium on Aug. 1.

The trip was organized by Lower Valley Athletic Foundation and sponsored by the Pittsburgh Let’s Go Fishing organization.

“It’s just something to do for our children rather than them having nothing to do in the summer,” summer camp organizer Shirley Davis said. “It’s better to do that than them on their cellphones or out on the streets just running around. It gives them something to do as a group.”

The summer camp program ran for eight weeks, five days a week, from June 12 through Aug. 4 at the church on Herron Avenue. Participants are in grades one through seven.

Michael DiVittorio is a TribLive reporter covering general news in Western Pennsylvania, with a penchant for festivals and food. He can be reached at mdivittorio@triblive.com.

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