Camp ASCCA Journal - Therapeutic Recreation

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H
opefully not now that we have wonderful new hunting blinds made and donated to us by all the great employees of Zachry Construction.  We have been gearing up for our family deer hunt weekends lately. The fields have been planted and the [...]

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nless the horse is the famous Honey!
Honey, one of Camp ASCCA’s Therapeutic Riding horses, has recently retired from giving pony rides.  She has faithfully performed her duties at camp for over 10 years and has touched the lives [...]

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O
ver this past Labor Day Weekend, a group from Joni & Friends out of Knoxville, TN visited us for a Family Retreat. They were a large group filled with families that have one or more members with a disability. [...]

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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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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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The first of two ASCCA Family Deer Hunts for hunters with physical disabilities was held November 30 – December 2. It provided an opportunity for 5 hunters to visit camp for the weekend and hunt in a barrier-free environment. Each hunter was matched up [...]

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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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Previously, Camp ASCCA has hosted all of our videos on our own servers. Now that we have a T1 connection at ASCCA, look for our videos to start showing up much more on YouTube and other social media video sharing sites.
Why will we [...]

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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 [...]

 

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The Camp ASCCA staff is beaming with pride, especially Mrs. Gaye Haggerty! Why all the excitement? Because one of our own counselors, and Mrs. Gaye’s granddaughter, just found out she’s a member of the University of Alabama’s Million Dollar Band!
Samantha Haggerty, or “Sam H,” [...]

 

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When Evan Davis began his summer at Camp ASCCA, he didn’t quite know what was in store for him. Sure, Evan’s spent plenty of time at Camp ASCCA growing up and was prepared to be a CIT, but after [...]

 

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First time counselor Katie Dougherty began her summer at the Dadeville Campus, and throughout her many weeks here, she was rarely seen without a smile! Considering some of the, um, unfortunate, situations she faced, that’s quite an accomplishment.
…Katie has learned that you just never [...]

 

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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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Camp ASCCA counselors’ number one priority is making sure their campers have an absolute blast during their week here. For Stuart Brown, that doesn’t take too much effort. Why? Because he’s having so much fun himself!
…Stuart’s energy and personality [...]

 

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One of our blogging goals for the summer was to post an interview with every individual staff member. We came pretty close, but Adventure Program Staff member Lauren Beckman left for Texas before we could catch her for an interview. [...]

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If you read the Camp ASCCA Journal regularly, the name “Ferguson” might ring a bell. That’s because a few weeks ago, an interview with John Ferguson was posted. Now, we’d like you to meet Mr. Ferguson’s son, Craig!
…Craig Ferguson [...]

 

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Molly Trausch from Homewood, Ala. has just finished up her first summer as a counselor at Camp ASCCA! She’s getting ready to start school at the University of Alabama, where she’ll study Special Education, very soon. A [...]

 

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Camp ASCCA is in the middle of Adult Session 2, as well as a heat wave, and our campers are loving a relaxing, fun addition to the activity rotations. The game? Bocce ball, of course!
…while Bocce [...]

 

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There’s a saying that girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice, but few people are as sweet as counselor Traci Finch. That’s probably why two campers insisted on being a part of her [...]

 

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One summer was all it took to get Jen Manning absolutely hooked on Camp ASCCA. She spent last summer as a counselor, and she says she couldn’t quit thinking about camp after she left! She volunteered for as many special [...]

 

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Camp ASCCA is too great of a place to keep it a secret, and word of mouth is exactly how Josh Cole found out about Camp ASCCA. Some friends of his at the University of Montevallo have worked here [...]

 

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Earlier this summer, I made the mistake of mixing up our two Andrews, Andrew Seale and Andrew Loftin. I wrote an entire blog about Andrew Loftin, except that I used Andrew Seale’s name in his place! Luckily, someone close to Andrew Seale [...]

 

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Today is the last day for my summer internship at Camp ASCCA. This has been a wonderful summer and I am going to miss all of the campers and staff members whom I have met over the past two months.
I really feel this is [...]

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Terrika Johnson is spending a week at camp with our Sickle Cell Campers.  This is her second year to come to camp and she absolutely loves it.
…She made a scrapbook of last years camp so they could remember [...]

 

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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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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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Billy Sue Parris knows how it’s done at Camp ASCCA, and she comes prepared.  Last week, she brought a doll, plenty of other toys, and even her own tube for the pool! It’s no surprise that Billy [...]

 

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