The open house will be from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, she said, and will include games, drinks, free food and outdoor activities.

(For more information on the open house and the camp call Robinson at 571-233-7445)

The Halifax County Sheriff's Office will be on hand to provide child identification kits for parents.

“I think it's great for anybody to take the initiative to give back to the community,” Halifax County Sheriff Wes Tripp said. “The city police department and fire department will be participating.”

Tripp said the child ID kits give parents and guardians fingerprints of their children in case something happens.

Tripp said he is glad to help out Robinson out. “We're glad to accept the invitation.”

Roanoke Rapids Police Chief Chuck Hasty is pleased with the initiative Robison is taking. “I think it's a valiant effort and she has a passion for the kids in trying to give them options other than getting into mischief.”

Hasty said the police department will be stopping “in and out and will do what we can to provide her any assistance she needs.”

By the time the camp starts Monday morning, she will have a front-porch library her front yard will also include a food center as the camp will be part of the annual summer feeding program.

In the backyard there will be a music and dance center where the children make their own instruments. Arts and crafts sessions will also be held in the backyard, which is also the site of the garden where children will plant flowers and vegetables. She also has a free play area set up in her backyard and next door will be where the children can learn sports.

A rest area has also been designated and there will be a spot for children to play board games. The board games, she said this afternoon, will help the children recognize shapes and hone their math skills.

Robinson said donations for the camp have been incredible, from dirt and soil for the garden to pallets, dolls, toys and more.

A fraternity has volunteered to mentor boys and there are numerous people signed up to volunteer and work as camp counselors. “I have about 20 teens and 20 adults to come at different times. I never worried about having help.”

With the camp being a site for the feeding program, Robinson said, “If the campers come hungry, they're going to get fed.”

She has no worries about a lack of campers coming. “We've still got applications to go through. God made it happen. He's just using me.”

For Robinson, the camp is simply about the children. “I don't want to see any children in gangs or drugs,” she said. “I want to give the children the opportunity to be children.”