Allison Wetherbee Returns To Camp ASCCAShe was a camper. She was a member of ASCCA's staff. Now, Allison Wetherbee returns to Camp ASCCA. Allison went on to become an accomplished counselor, even away from camp, earning a masters degree and building a long independent career helping others help themselves. The Montgomery Advertiser just ran a story about Allison's return. Visit campascca.org/journal for more information.
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Campers, Start Your Engines!Last Wednesday encore campers got a treat when Judy Williams brought the Nascar pace car to Camp ASCCA for them to check out. Judy Williams began working with Camp ASCCA during its first year, she now works part-time in the security department at the Talladega Superspeedway. She comes back to visit camp often, and last week she just happened to come in the Talladega pace car. She brought the pace car because she knew many of the campers like Nascar and would be interested in having their picture taken in it. Campers had the opportunity to sit in the car and honk the horn, many put their hands on the wheel and pretended to zoom away!
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Down On the Demo Farm :: The Horses Get A BathEvery part of Camp ASCCA's activities and programs needs maintenance and care, and the Demo Farm is no exception. And who on the Demo Farm is the most hardworking of all? The horses, of course! This afternoon, our three horses--Honey, Velma, and Slick--and Lady, our pony, cooled down with a soapy, refreshing bath. According to Katie and Kara, our farm program staff, this is protocol for the horses every two weeks. Katie says the horses love bathtime! Not only is the water a cold treat in the hot weather, getting lathered up and dried off is almost like a massage. After especially long days of giving horseback rides, sometimes the horses get a good hosing down before going into their stalls. Honey and Lady have been a part of the Camp ASCCA family for a few years now, but Velma and Slick are new this summer. They are trained to cooperate with handicapped children and will really enhance the therapeutic riding programs! For the past few days, the Demo Farm staff has been riding them and introducing them to their new surroundings. The staff wants to make sure they know Velma and Slick well before leading them around the ring.
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Friends of Camp ASCCA - Counselors and CampersCamp ASCCA believes that it is the personal stories of counselors and campers that best relate ASCCA's special character. This is the fourth video in a collection of four camper/counselor stories.
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ASCCA Staff is Trained for Both Adventure and SafetyOrientation for ASCCA Summer Staff is no joke! This week, counselors, program staff, and even the PR interns are learning to transfer campers with physical disabilities into and out of beds, wheelchairs, and other seats. Besides routine, daily practices such as sleeping, dressing, and eating, we are also learning how to properly help campers enjoy different activities. Yesterday, the entire staff participated in Adventure Training after dinner. Outdoor Adventure Director Nathan Waters and Camp Director Matt Rickman led the training at the high ropes course and zipline. Using what we learned yesterday morning about pivot transfers, we practiced harnessing campers in different situations.
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MDA Summer Camp 2006MDA Summer camp 2006, "Lost in paradise" at Camp ASCCA in Jackson's Gap, Alabama.
Duration:10.23 min.
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Aquatics Staff Trains on the Sit-Skiamp ASCCA prides itself on its staff's expertise when it comes to therapeutic recreation. A large part of therapeutic recreation at Camp ASCCA involves our aquatics activities, and this past week the aquatics staff has been learning about one of their most difficult and exciting pieces of equipment--the sit-ski. ...the sit-ski allows campers with physical disabilities to participate in a fast-paced and thrilling sport practically on their own... The sit-ski is a favorite among our adventurous campers with physical disabilities because it allows them to participate in a fast-paced and thrilling sport practically on their own. Head counselor and long-time staff member Amber Cotney describes the sit-ski as very similar to regular skiing, except that you sit down.
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From New Zealand to Alabama:: An Interview With Jorja BellJorja Bell may sound like the epitome of a southern belle's name but this "Bell" is actually from Auckland, New Zealand. Campers have many reasons for admiring this member of the program staff! Everyone loves her cool accent, and she always has a great story to tell. But there is more to know about Jorja than this. Jorja plays softball at Auburn University and she found out about Camp ASCCA through a team bonding trip her coach brought them on three years ago. Jorja is a human development and family studies major and has aspirations of attending occupational therapy school. Jorja gained a lot more than team bonding time on her short visit to ASCCA. After leaving she knew Camp ASCCA was the perfect place for her to complete her internship. She also wanted to gain hands on experience working with people who have various disabilities.
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Wheelchair Hockey Comes to Camp ASCCAOne of the activities used at Camp ASCCA for therapeutic recreation is Sports and Games, and it is a favorite of many campers. They can participate in a wide variety of activities such as golf, tennis, dodgeball and basketball. This year Corey Webb, program staff member for sports and games, introduced wheelchair hockey to Camp ASCCA. The campers from Camp MDA who are at Camp ASCCA this week tried it out for the first time today and it was a huge success. Corey thought of the idea at another Easter Seals camp she was working at in California. The camp had hockey sticks and she thought it would be a fun thing for the campers to play.
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Skeet shooting at ASWJoel Irvan of Marietta, Ga., takes advantage of the opportunity to skeet shoot while attending Shepherd's Adventure Skills Workshop at Camp ASCCA.
Duration:1.55 min.
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