How has COVID-19 impacted your life? My family is adjusting to our new lifestyle fairly well. Doctor friends have helped us with good ideas to prevent getting sick, even when the numbers of sick people are rising and might still get worse. Preventing illness, participating with Camp ASCCA virtual activities, and spending time with family […]
We are still not over the outcome of Jingle Jump 2020! We raised over $33,000 from this event. We had 24 participants/jumpers this year. Thank you so much to everyone who donated or participated! Watch below for a quick video recapping Jingle Jump!
Happy New Year, Camp ASCCA! I hope your 2021 is off to a wonderful start. For me, this year is starting out a little strange and chaotic; about a month and a half ago, I had to have a very unexpected surgery. A metal plate attached to my femur from an old surgery came out […]
My first year at Camp ASCCA was good, but it l got better as my years went on. During my first year, I learned a lot. Things like not to touch things that aren’t yours, like radios, and cell phones. While you’re at Camp ASCCA, you have to follow all the rules and stay with […]
The weekend we’ve all been waiting for has finally come! Camp ASCCA’s Christmas weekend, is an event that everyone was looking forward to. With Camp not being in session this past summer it had us missing our people a little too much, but alas we were all reunited Friday afternoon. Friday began our Christmas weekend […]
There are so many things I’m looking forward to in the next year. I’m looking forward to all the new memories, growth, and learning I’ll do in 2021. In 2021, I’m hoping to get closer to the girls in my sorority. It was hard getting to really bond and form a strong connection with many […]
How do you celebrate Christmas at your home? My family and I have several old traditions – and a few that have been updated for 2020. I have fond memories of baking and decorating cookies and gingerbread houses with my sisters. They now live far away and cannot come home for Christmas due to the […]
Wednesday night our Camp Administrator, John, and our Director of Marketing Communications, Dana, were invited to the Bessemer Elks Lodge. They held their first annual Poker Run for Camp ASCCA! The Elks were generous enough to surprise us with a donation of $6,300 which was all raised from the event. The Alabama Elks have helped […]
Two years ago we adopted a little Cairn Terrier that I named Scout. He is the sweetest thing I have ever seen. Scout is a very smart, thoughtful, entertaining little companion. We brought Scout home when he was nine weeks old. Many years ago, it took our previous pup about one week to go up […]
We had six volunteers come to help us at Camp ASCCA today. Sal is a member of Alpha Phi Omega fraternity at Auburn University. He was looking for a work project and his fraternity advisor told him about Camp ASCCA! Sal grabbed a few friends and headed to ASCCA today. Sal, Alex, Natalie, and Daisy […]
