Camp ASCCA Journal - Therapeutic Recreation

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Annually Camp ASCCA identifies certain individuals who have gone above-and-beyond in their support of Camp ASCCA, it’s programs, campers, and mission. We present these individuals with an award as a small token of our appreciation of their work.
Our highest [...]

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Since returning to Camp ASCCA, Allison Wetherbee has been criss-crossing the state talking about the camp that helped change her life.
Recently, Allison was speaking to the Arab Rotary Club. She sat down for an interview with David Moore of The [...]

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Easter Seals Alabama, Inc. visited Alabama legislators at the Montgomery Capitol on Thursday, February 28th in an effort to educate them about services provided by the organization and its programs for people with disabilities. Presentations of artwork completed by [...]

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Alabama Governor Bob Riley is trying to improve accessibility in Alabama’s parks.
…“All Alabamians, including older adults and residents with disabilities, deserve the opportunity to experience the benefits of outdoor recreation,” (Governor Bob Riley, AL)…
Here is your chance [...]

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Here is a cool new word and a look at therapeutic recreation around the world.
Certainly, camping and therapeutic recreation for children and adults with disabilities are found throughout the US. Easter Seals lists some 43 state programs (not all [...]

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Of all the videos I’ve seen with a disability theme over the past few years, this one is maybe the best. It is sweet and tells a great story.
…animation creator Lindsay Thompson calls this video The Look of [...]

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For a look at the recent activities - and new programs coming up - here is the Winter 2007/2008 Camp ASCCA newsletter.
Among other things, you’ll learn about the new water splash pad we have coming up for Spring/Summer 2008. Click the [...]

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Hello Campers and Parents! You know I like to keep in touch in the off-season, so let me tell you about my experience at the BUDS Walk in Huntsville this past weekend. Read more here from the The Huntsville Times.
As I exited from my Vehicle, [...]

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Fall is upon us and that means news from camps gone by … and news of more camp sessions. This weekend, for instance, we have Partlow coming to ASCCA. Also, we’ll enjoy a visit from the Auburn [...]

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Lakeshore Foundation brought 32 veterans, severely wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan, to Camp ASCCA this weekend. This is the second such event held by Lakeshore at ASCCA. There area plans for two [...]

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This summer, everyone at Camp ASCCA has seen firsthand how painful living with Sickle Cell Anemia can be. Besides hosting the annual Sickle Cell Camp for the Sickle Cell Foundation, one of Camp ASCCA’s own staff members, [...]

 

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Diabetes Education is one of the most important parts of Camp Seale Harris. The information campers learn at this session is very important for living a healthy life with diabetes.
She feels it is important for the sessions to be interactive. The campers [...]

 

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Paul McGowan, and students from the University of South Alabama, have launched a Web site for the group “Comrades of Courage” (COC).
…the group’s vision - mutual support and respect - and it serves as an advocacy group for USA [...]

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One of my staff responsibilities, as Health Services Director is to promote public awareness of Camp ASCCA and the unique camp experience we offer. With that objective in mind, I attended this month’s Walk for Autism at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. [...]

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Once again, an ASCCA camper is in the news. Toyki King, of Winn, AL, was featured in an a South Alabamian article recently.
The article focuses on Toyki’s acceptance into the CCARC, Clarke County Association for Retarded Citizens. You can follow this [...]

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It is always fun to learn of the great accomplishments of our Camp ASCCA family members.
Zach Woolley, 16-year-old Oak Mountain High School student, has been recognized in an article - Cerebral palsy can’t stop [...]

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Over the past 2 years, Autism has been thrust into the disability services’ spotlight. There is very little known, at this point, about possible causes and treatments for this condition. Studies indicate that 1 in every 150 to 160 children born today will [...]

 

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David Brain, President and CEO Edelman (Public Relations) Europe, has a fun sixty second (or so) video blog. SixtySecondView.com. If all these large PR firms, worldwide, are embracing blogging and social media, it makes [...]

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For some time, we’ve been talking about the natural fit between nonprofits and blogging, video blogging and podcasts.
…social media, like blogs and podcasting, are a natural fit for nonprofits…
Still, it is often difficult to convince some people. Fortunately, Camp [...]

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Hey Everyone!
…Evaluations are valuable tools to improve all aspects of camp…
Well, we had a great vacation at the beach. It was nice to get away for a while, but it’s great to be back at Camp ASCCA. When I returned, [...]

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Last week, Justin Strickland was named ASCCA Camper of the Year at the 2006 Annual Meeting.
…Prom King is Justin’s other title, from the summer teenage session prom this year…
Justin is one of our most memorable campers as his wit [...]

 

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For the past 7 months, ASCCA has been posting a great deal of information online. The vast majority of that content has gone up online in the past 3 months.
…almost 300 multimedia files have been viewed over [...]

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T his was nice to find. Melinda Walters of Montgomery wrote this very kind letter to the editor of the Montgomery Advertiser. How cool!
Letters
Recent photos real highlights
I want to compliment your photo selection for the front page of the [...]

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There are a group of campers here this week with The Sickle Cell Foundation. This foundation raises money so that these children with the sickle cell disease can come to camp without paying for it. It is a nice vacation from [...]

 

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The Montgomery Advertiser has Camp ASCCA front and center on their Web site, today. Check it out.
The Advertiser’s Sha’Day Jackson, Scott Schneider and Mickey Welsh collaborated to create the feature story, a photo gallery and video which combine to create [...]

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After breakfast this morning, as well as after dinner last night, some of the Wheeze-Away staff talked to the Camp ASCCA counselors and program staff about the basics of asthma. This information is vital for all of us to know [...]

 

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Being an ASCCA Board Member is an honor and a responsibility.
…very special people have guided ASCCA over the years - they are influencers, thought leaders and visionaries…
John Stephenson, ASCCA Administrator, discusses something you don’t often hear discussed in [...]

 

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Sports camp had a special visitor the other day. T.D. Wood from the Alex City Outlook visited the group and published a story about their activities today.
Visit the news story “Right Moves” Sports Camp gives kids opportunity [...]

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You are going to love this woman - and her podcasts. Meet Glenda Watson Hyatt of JustWrite blog and her upcoming book, I’ll Do It Myself. The subtitle is ” A Collection of Memories from [...]

 

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TV coverage is a wonderful thing. WSFA TV-12 in Montgomery has long been kind to Camp ASCCA. Bob Howell visited last week and reminisced about the early years. Howell remembered his conversations with Charlie Higgins and [...]

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