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VISIONS BVI 2 helps host a summer camp for children and teaches swimming lessons in the ocean!

VISIONS BVI is getting to know worksites and local friends!

A piece of lined notebook paper with handwritten text describing a visit to Valley Day. The note mentions kids playing, calling to Anna and Elise, and an invitation to come back to visit. The paper is on a tiled floor.

A group of smiling children and two adults sit closely together on a porch with green walls, purple accents, and tiled floor, enjoying each other’s company on a sunny day.

A handwritten journal entry on lined paper describes a fun visit to Mothers Cove where the writer spent time with friends and met new people. The photo is taken on a beige tile floor with a shadow visible beside the paper.

A group of people swim and play in clear, shallow ocean water near a beach with green hills in the background under a partly cloudy sky. A woman and a child are in the foreground, smiling and enjoying the water.

Two children lie on the sandy shore near the water, smiling and stretching their arms out, while several people swim and play in the sea in the background under a bright, partly cloudy sky.

A group of smiling children and a few adults stand and sit together on the steps and porch of a green building, posing closely for a group photo on a sunny day.

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