Camp ASCCA Journal - Therapeutic Recreation

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F
orty anglers with disabilities from across the state came to Camp ASCCA this past weekend for our annual Fun Fish Weekend. The weekend is packed full of great fishing out on beautiful Lake Martin and at Camp’s stocked pond. The [...]

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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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Fishing attracted quite a crowd yesterday during free choice, so I made a trip down to the pond so see what was causing all the hype. When I arrived, twelve fish had already been caught, and campers caught two more before I left!
…campers like fishing [...]

 

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Our sports camp participants got the fishing bug Tuesday as they received a visit from fishing professional Greg Vinson. Greg took time off from his busy schedule to talk with the group about his full time job of fishing and [...]

 

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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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Many friendships have begun at Camp ASCCA, and it’s easy to see why. There are just so many great people here that it’s impossible not to make lifelong friends when you visit! Two campers this [...]

 

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Andrew Loftin will be spending his first summer at ASCCA this year. Andrew is a part of the Program Staff, and his main areas of focus are fishing, archery, and riflery. All of those three activities are especially great [...]

 

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Campers at the Dadeville campus are enjoying their second day at camp, and it sure was a busy, fun filled day.  I got to go to the Dadeville Campus for the first time today with Cathy.
While every camper  did a wonderful [...]

 

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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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Camp Seale Harris Family Camp is in full swing here at Camp ASSCA. Yesterday families began their first full day here at camp.
…children started their day with a game of dodge ball and some fun on the playground…
After breakfast [...]

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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 [...]

 

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he Dadeville Campus began check-in for their first session on Sunday, and the fun has already started! Campers got to know their counselors, shot some hoops, and danced to Michael Jackson while they waited for everyone to arrive.
…Campers got to [...]

 

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Camp ASSCA is happy to announce a new addition to our staff, Geni Payne from Rainbow City, Alabama. Geni is currently wrapping up her first month at camp and has exciting plans for this summer’s nature programs.
…Working at Camp ASCCA is [...]

 

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Note: There is a little quirk with this video as it displays. Until we can fix it tomorrow, I suggest you actually download the video to play it. Just right click on that link and choose “Save link as…” [...]

 

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St. James School spent three days at Camp ASCCA for an enviornmental science retreat. The school has brought its fifth grade classes to camp every spring for the past 12 years.
…St. James returns to Camp ASCCA with its 5th graders [...]

 

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Lee-Scott Academy from Auburn, Alabama kicked off Camp ASCCA’s busy Spring of Environmental Science Camps by visiting camp March 21-23, 2007. This outstanding group of 40 sixth graders went through a thorough rotation of 8 different activities, all designed to help [...]

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On Friday April 20, 2007, Camp ASCCA will host the Third Annual State of Our Watershed Conference - The Tallapoosa River Basin. This is a FREE conference for anyone interested in learning more about the health of streams, lakes and rivers [...]

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Recently the Camp ASCCA staff participated in an aquatic education training session. This training was provided by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Our two instructors were Doug Darr, pictured below, and Maurice Jackson.
Doug and Maurice taught the [...]

 

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On Thursday, January 11, the Camp ASCCA staff went through an aquatic training program. This program was taught by Doug Darr and Maurice Jackson, both with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The goal of this training was to enhance the [...]

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For more than 20 years, Heath Butler has been coming to Camp ASCCA. As a child, as a teenager, and as an adult, Heath has experienced almost everything Camp ASCCA has to offer. You don’t have to spend too much [...]

 

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Two turtles pitched in and made some campers smile yesterday.
During the afternoon fishing period, a very popular activity, the campers engaged in an impromptu fishing tournament. Joseph Cochran, the ASCCA Head Male Counselor, was leading the activity and our conversation about [...]

 

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Iarrived back at Camp ASCCA this afternoon in time to watch some of the free choice activities. During this time, campers get to choose which activity they would like to participate in from a list. The last stop I [...]

 

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O ne of the few activities that I hadn’t experienced yet was fishing, but that changed this afternoon. I sat on a bench at the dock and watched as a group of campers cast out their lines and waited patiently for a fish. [...]

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Today I went to every activity that all the campers were able to participate in. We have a cargo net acticvity, tubing and fishing. I also got to hang out with every group today and I’m slowing trying to learn their names so that I [...]

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“You get a line, I’ll get a pole, we’ll go down to the fishing hole…”
his morning’s activities for the Dadeville campers were bocce ball, kickball, and fishing. The most memorable activity of the day was the fishing. [...]

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Over 25 years ago, Wayne Lee started attending sessions at Camp ASCCA. Recently he participated in our Fun Fish Weekend. Wayne actually won the event by reeling in 56 fish.We sat down for a [...]

 

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