Camp ASCCA Journal - Therapeutic Recreation

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This morning, Alisha and I made a trip to the Dadeville Campus to hang out and have lunch.  The activities this morning were riflery, bocce ball, and sports and games.
…It was hard to say which cabin was the best at bocce ball– [...]

 

 June 20 at Dadeville [2:55m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (332)

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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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Camp ASCCA has special relationships with many people and organizations, and one of the most cherished is that with the Ashford and Rehobeth Schools and Dr. Michael Hall from University of North Alabama [...]

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It’s no secret that Camp ASCCA relies on fundraisers and donations to provide the high quality services we offer. One of our annual fundraisers is the Ina Watson Memorial Valentine’s Dinner and Dance, held in the Civitan Activity Hall at the [...]

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Its like Christmas, New Years, and your birthday all wrapped into one. Definately one of the best desserts I’ve ever tasted. Whats all this fuss about? Ice Cream Cookie Sandwiches.

I should preface this story by saying that we did [...]

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Group outings to Camp ASCCA are quite affordable and very competitive compared to other facilities. You perform an added service by holding your retreats and meetings at ASCCA, too. Your funds help us offset costs and allow us to continue [...]

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In all four people talked to us about coming to ASCCA from Alabama Power Company.
I don’t think they realize what a huge gift the company they work for gave when they gave ASCCA this land
Every person who came went on a [...]

 

 Interview with members from Alabama Power [2:08m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (875)

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On top of the guests from Alabama Power, we had a guest speaker today as well.
Jennifer Chandler, an Olympic swimmer, came and spoke to the campers from Camp WheezeAway after lunch.
I also interviewed Jennifer about coming to ASCCA. The video below [...]

 

 Jennifer Chandler [5:34m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1049)

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Here at ASCCA we are used to having guests, but today people from Alabama Power had lunch with us.
We owe Alabama Power everything. If it weren’t for them, we wouldn’t be here. In 1985, Alabama Power donated the 230 acres Camp [...]

 

 Interview with Alabama Power's Al Brown [2:57m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (855)

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F or dinner tonight, the counselors learned how to feed their campers in an interesting way. There may be campers that come to us and have trouble feeding themselves without help, therefore, it is necessary for the counselors who will be taking [...]

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