Camp ASCCA Journal - Therapeutic Recreation

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…All the pretty horses…
ecently I visited Storybook Farms in Opelika, AL. Storybook Farms is a therapeutic ridding facility that caters to youth with disabilities. They have a beautiful facility with friendly staff and wonderful horses. I was [...]

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Although the Camp ASCCA summer sessions are officially over and most staff have returned to school, one group in particular takes advantage of this time of year. For the past 6 years, the ARC of Macon, Georgia has been bringing about [...]

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Four years ago, Kim Harris’ life revolved around horses–she trained them, showed them, and she even taught riding lessons. On October 29, 2003, Kim had an accident while on a trail ride that left her with a brain [...]

 

 Kim Harris Interview [3:26m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (308)

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Cowboy Matthew. Well, that’s his nickname for today, at least.
…Katie Stewart has guided Horseback for two years, and does such a wonderful job…
Adult week brings about 100 physically and mentally disabled adults to ASCCA. It is always [...]

 

 Horseback with Cowboy Matthew [3:15m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (161)

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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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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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This week is encore week and we have a lot of campers who are here at camp  for the second time this summer.  One camper, Brittnee Williams, did not find out she was coming to encore week until [...]

 

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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 [...]

 

 Awards [7:28m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (178)

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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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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 [...]

 

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Justin Strickland loves to tell people about Camp ASCCA and why it’s so great. In fact, he says he believes it is his calling to let people know about the place where he first felt at [...]

 

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Today was the first day of activities for Camp ASCCA teen week and sports camp. After lunch the program staff recognized the campers who did exceptionally well at their morning activities by handing out the Camp ASCCA Achievement [...]

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I went with group nine yesterday during their morning activities to the demo farm and horseback riding. I had the chance to sit down and talk with Michelle McMaken, a first time camper at Camp ASCCA, and one of her group [...]

 

 Michelle McMaken [2:32m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (110)

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We got some more well needed rain at camp today and had to cut our second activity rotation a little short, but our campers did not let the rain stop them from making some great accomplishments. The program staff handed [...]

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This morning was another morning at Camp ASCCA filled with fun activities. Each group participated in two activities before gathering in the dining hall for a yummy lunch of tacos.
After lunch the program staff handed out the second set of ASCCA Achievement Awards [...]

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Camp ASCCA is such a fun and exciting place that it usually ends up leaving a lasting impression on its staff members. One of these staff members, Amy Fletcher Alford, loves her memories of the [...]

 

 Amy Alford [4:34m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (102)

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Wednesday was another fun day full of action packed activities at Camp ASCCA. At lunch we continued the tradition and handed out more awards to our Camp ASCCA achievers.
The first award went out to Logan Dubose for Demo Farm. Lacee gave Logan the award [...]

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The Camp ASCCA staff works hard to make sure that each and every camper is having the best week possible when they visit, and we’re always thrilled to see and hear that our efforts are working. Laura, one of our campers [...]

 

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This morning our campers had two activity periods where they got to participate in two of our many activities here at camp. There were so many great accomplishments and we recognized them again today at lunch with the ASCCA Achievement Awards.
Lacee handed out the [...]

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Holly Stewart is back at Camp ASCCA this summer to be a counselor for the second time! Her bright smile and warm personality make her an excellent person to have on staff, and her campers adore her!
…Hopefully [...]

 

 Holly Stewart Interview [3:11m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (123)

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We are very proud of all our campers here at Camp ASCCA. One of the things we do to show this is to hand out ASCCA Achievement Awards during lunch everyday. While all of our campers are awesome and do great things [...]