Camp ASCCA Journal - Therapeutic Recreation

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Sharon Lewis, Executive Director of the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America- Central Alabama Chapter, visited Camp ASCCA Sickle Cell campers Tuesday while they participated in the Be Sickle Smart art activity.
…When they come to camp they find their [...]

 

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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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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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Weekends are usually pretty quiet at Camp ASCCA.  Most of the staff leaves between check-out and check-in, and any weekend groups aren’t nearly as rowdy as our campers.  On Sunday, when Geni Payne went to check on the animals at [...]

 

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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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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 [...]

 

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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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Besides riflery, I also went to the Demo Farm on Thursday to see what the buzz was all about there. The Demo Farm has less adrenaline-producing elements than some of our other programs, but that doesn’t [...]

 

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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 [...]

 

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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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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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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 [...]

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Matt McMillan is possibly the friendliest, happiest guy a person could ever meet, and his personality makes him one of ASCCA’s best counselors. He found out about Camp ASCCA through his work with Pi Kappa [...]

 

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Yesterday, the Demo Farm staff managed to fill up a whole box with the first ripe vegetables from the vegetable garden. Regardless of the lack of rain so far this summer, the vegetables are big, colorful, and look [...]

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One thing that really speaks for Camp ASCCA’s quality as a therapeutic recreation establishment is its ability to keep its staff and campers coming back year after year. This means that not only is Camp ASCCA an [...]

 

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Katie Stewart from Auburn University is back at Camp ASCCA for her second summer.
…the new horses are are very capable to handle the the campers…
This year Katie is not only responsible for the horses here at Camp ASCCA but also the [...]

 

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Every part of Camp ASCCA’s activities and programs needs maintenance and care, and the Demo Farm is no exception. And who on the Demo Farm is the most hardworking of all? The horses, of course!
…the [...]

 

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This summer’s Program Staff began arriving yesterday. Program Staff refers to the group of staff members responsible for leading camp activities–lifeguards, rope course leaders, demo farm workers, and more. One of our new members, Lacey Andrews, has come [...]