Camp ASCCA Journal - Therapeutic Recreation

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Last Thursday, August 21, 2008, Camp ASCCA had some United Way visitors! A group of federal employees from Lee and Macon counties who are participating in the Heart of Alabama Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) visited and toured our campus.
The Heart [...]

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Lindsey Marine made quite an impression on Camp ASCCA last summer. We’re so happy she’s back again for one more summer. Lindsey just graduated from The University of West Alabama and come Fall, she’ll be going off to be [...]

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After months of planning and construction, the Splash Pad is finally up and running!! At the end of last week, the contractor came out to camp to go over some final details with us about running it and check that everything was [...]

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We always knew she’d return. :o) Erin Witschey has been a favorite of Camp ASCCA staff and campers for a long time.
You know the programs are going to be good and the campers happy when she’s [...]

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Erin Witschey was a member of our program staff, doing adventure activities, in 2005 and 2006.
…a graduate of Ashland University in Therapeutic Recreation and a former program staff member at ASCCA…
She reluctantly left for northern climates and worked at a [...]

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Water is important to everyone at ASCCA each summer.  If nothing else, it helps cool us off during the hot summer days.
…workers are busy installing the new Splash Pad and getting us ready for spring & summer…
We went out to watch the workers [...]

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The summer has officially come to an end. As sad as it was to see the campers and counselors leave, I cannot help but smile as I remember all fun that we had [...]

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The Camp ASCCA staff is beaming with pride, especially Mrs. Gaye Haggerty! Why all the excitement? Because one of our own counselors, and Mrs. Gaye’s granddaughter, just found out she’s a member of the University of Alabama’s Million Dollar Band!
Samantha Haggerty, or “Sam H,” [...]

 

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For this video post, we bring you an interview with two women that have made life for people with disabilities better - for several years. Amber Cotney, or simply “Cotney” to everyone at ASCCA, [...]

 

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Terrika Johnson is spending a week at camp with our Sickle Cell Campers.  This is her second year to come to camp and she absolutely loves it.
…She made a scrapbook of last years camp so they could remember [...]

 

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This morning was filled with fun and activities as campers enjoyed their third day of rotations at camp. Every camper did an amazing job but only one camper at each activity could win an ASCCA Achievement Award.
Lanier Collins won the riflery [...]

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Yesterday was day two of session 5, and the fun and excitement is continuing to build! Here’s who won the ASCCA Achievement Awards at lunch:
The Owens twins, Britani and Brooke, wowed Nikki with their talent at Music Therapy, so she presented them with [...]

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Some people say they dread Mondays, but not at Camp ASCCA! Why? Because we know Mondays are just the beginning of five amazing days of fun! Yesterday at lunch, some campers even received awards for being extra-excited about all that Session 5 has in [...]

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If you ever have a conversation with Mollie Williams it will be easy to see that she absolutely loves Camp ASCCA. Mollie is a first time counselor here at camp, but she did receive some experience working at the Dadeville Campus before [...]

 

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The program staff changed things up today as they switched and gave out each others ASCCA Achievement Awards. While the program staff was a little confused the campers were not fooled and they still loved getting their awards!
Scott Bearden accepted the [...]

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Clot Not campers participated in a messy scavenger hunt for their evening program last night. While it was not so messy for the campers their counselors sure did get down and dirty.
The campers split up into [...]

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Camp ASCCA is lucky to have a quality, well-equipped aquatics program. One of our most advanced but least used activities is the sit ski, and our sports campers got the chance to try it out last week!
…sit skiing shows the kids [...]

 

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Not all of last week’s Sports Campers were first-time sit skiiers. Phillip Crain, 16, has ten years of sit ski experience, and he gave everyone a taste of how it’s really done!
…sit skiing puts him on an even level [...]

 

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Last Thursday teen week campers enjoyed a wonderful dinner and awards banquet where the program staff and head counselors handed out the end of the week awards.
…The 2007 Teen Week Honor Cabin Award went to Moundville Cabin …
The first group of awards that [...]

 

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Session Four and Camp Clot-Not campers made their first activity rotations this morning, and they absolutely blew away the Program Staff with their enthusiasm and skills! Even though everyone did a great job and had fun, only nine of our eighty-four campers [...]

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Teen Week was an all-around success.  Everyone, including new and returning campers, had a great time, and many new ASCCA memories were created.  The week’s highlight was the prom, and we gave new meaning to the phrase “save the [...]

 

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Session four began Camp ASCCA style with a fun pool party last night. For a while the weather looked like it was going to storm but the rain held off and the campers had some fun in the water.
The pool party [...]

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Many special people have come to visit and help out camp this week. Yesterday Mr. Richard Bollinger and Mr. Tom Mann came to sports camp to visit and put on a scuba diving class. Both serve on [...]

 

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Camp ASCCA offers many programs and activities that are not typical “camp” programs. Our sports campers were able to try out one of these activities yesterday. They got the opportunity to learn about, and practice scuba diving.
…Even campers who [...]

 

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After a chicken sandwich and french fry lunch the program staff handed out today’s ASCCA Achievement Awards.
Josh Cusick won the sports and games award because he has been so excited about sports and games all week, he has [...]

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This morning the campers enjoyed a fun time of more activities and  games. After lunch our program staff handed out the second set of Camp ASCCA Achievement Awards for this week.
Katie Gave Andrea Elam the horseback award, Andrea [...]

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Camp ASCCA was happy to have some very special visitors come visit camp, and eat lunch yesterday. Mrs. Buettner, a Camp ASCCA Board Member and member of the Tuscaloosa Morning Rotary Club, came to visit and [...]