CAMP Chronicle, Summer

Summer 2021

Summer 2021 Page 2

Summer Staff Page 3

Raffle Tickets Page 3

Virtual Gala Page 4

Guest Speakers Page 5

See, Hear, Know Page 6-7

Spec’s Page 8

Fall Programs Page 9

Tributes Page 10-11

Connect with CAMP Page 12

2021

Events

Spec’s Month of Giving All August 2021!

Summer CAMP May 23 through August 8 Fall Programs Resume August 2021 Virtual CAMP Gala August 28 CAMPfest 2021 October 23 Holiday Shopping Event November

Welcome Back!

Welcome back to CAMP to all our awesome Volunteers, Healthcare Professionals, and of course our CAMPERS! We can’t wait to spend time with each and everyone of you!

For those who couldn’t attend this summer, we hope to see your smiling faces soon. Please know you will summer can’t wait family! to let the rhythm move us as we beThis missed bywe your CAMP celebrate the Camp CAMP 2021 Summer Music Festival!

Each week of Summer Camp the sights and sounds of a different famous music festival will thrill our senses. Here’s the festival rundown: Woodstock (Woodstock, NY) Session 1 Session 1 & 2 JazzFest (New Orleans, LA) Austin City Limits Music Festival (Austin, TX) Session 3 Life is Beautiful Music Festival (Las Vegas, NV) Session 4 Lollapalooza (Chicago, IL) Session 5 Coachella Music Festival (Indio, CA) Session 6 Vans Warped Tour (Tampa, FL) Session 7

Get ready to jam with us, because we’re planning for a rockin’ good time this summer at Camp CAMP!

https://bit.ly/SUMMERatCAMP

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Meet the 2021 Summer Staff!

Throughout the Summer of 2021, Campers will enjoy the sights, sounds, and action of CAMP in full musical festival mode! We are excited to introduce new and returning staff who are making this summer possible for our Campers and volunteers.

Check out their photos and short bios about each summer staff member our website in June at:

http://bit.ly/SummerStaff2021

Make an impact with a ticket!

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Gala.campcamp.org

CAMP is extremely proud to honor Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc. for their commitment and support of individuals with special needs.

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Gala Guest Speakers Jaime Wesolowski is the President and Chief Executive Officer at Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc. A healthcare executive with three decades of leadership experience, Jaime believes his personal experience as a cancer survivor has given him more defined insight and compassion to the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients and their families - helping him see them as they truly are. Jaime will talk about the special partnership between Methodist Healthcare Ministries and CAMP. Learn more about Jaime at gala.campcamp.org

Dr. John Melville will recount a series of moments on his journey from a child diagnosed with cerebral palsy to his current position as an associate professor and chief of Child Abuse Pediatrics. Dr. John is one of CAMP’s “Top Docs” and is an inspiration to us all. His story is a testament

that not everything you hear can or should define you.

Learn more about Dr. John at gala.campcamp.org

Chris Nikic set a new world record by being the first person with Down syndrome to complete a 140.6-mile Ironman. His mission is to inspire others like him to pursue their dreams and goals. Chris will share his inspirational story during the Gala, making it clear that to truly know someone requires going deeper than just what you see at first glance!

Learn more about Chris at gala.campcamp.org

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There are times we all wish to blend into the background – to go about our daily lives without drawing attention from others. There are also times when we wish to be noticed – to be seen, to be heard, and for others to really get to know us. For many individuals and families in the special needs community, these wishes are answered just the opposite – attention is gained when they just wish to blend in, and they become invisible when they just want others to get to know them.

At CAMP we see these campers and their families. We hear their stories. We get to know them as friends, neighbors, and members of our CAMP Family.

We come to understand the challenges they face from a very real and poignant perspective, and we join in celebrating their accomplishments as they reach toward their maximum potential. Our lives are richer because we know them, and we believe the world outside of CAMP needs the opportunity to be enriched by seeing, hearing, and knowing them as well. We invite you to join us on this journey so you, too, may be enriched by their stories – and just maybe, you’ll become a storyteller yourself.

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Share Your Story!

Help our community see you, hear you, and know you by sharing your story! Stories will be featured before, during, and/or after the 2021 Gala to help inspire others to reach their maximum potential.

1. Type your story 2. Record yourself telling your story 3. Send your typed story, the recorded audio file, and attach your favorite photos of you that relate to your story and email it to development@campcamp.org.

Share Your Creative Expression!

Share a poem, artwork, or other creative work with us to display! CAMP would love to showcase your talent and this is just one more way for us to see you, hear you, and know you.

1. Email a high resolution pdf, jpg, or png of the creative work to development@campcamp.org.

2. Include your name, age, and a little about why the work has meaning to you.

3. Include at least one picture of you that we can share with your artwork.

4. Is this something we can print and auction to benefit CAMP? If so, please let us know!

Please submit items on or before August 6, 2021.

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Helping Support CAMP is being featured as Spec’s charity of the month in every location across Texas throughout the month of August! When you check out with your purchases, you’ll have the option to donate from $1, $2, $5 or more to CAMP. Please help spread the word and support CAMP through this fun and unique opportunity thanks to Spec’s!

$1

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$2

$5

Applications for the 2021-2022 School Year Programs will be available in August. Watch for announcements and more information through email and social media!

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Tributes are from March 1 through May 31 Thom and Nancy Clark

by Larry and Kathy McClaugherty

Madeleine Reichert Zachary

by Richard and Toni Goldsmith

Tommy and Elaine Ebner

by Larry and Kathy McClaugherty

Marc Scherbarth

by Gaylene and William Stokes

Trent Evans

by Matt and Dee Evans

by Rebecca Goldstein

by Nancy and Carl Smith

Rachel Thompson and Andrew Nalani

by Kendall Callaghan

Michael Hawkins

by Thomas Hill William James Jonas IV

by Beverly Fanick

by The Pawel Family

by David and Catherine Schick Sydney Malcolm

by Daniel Rubio

Gregorio Nava

by Frances Jimenez Sam Pestello

by Delancey Pestello Lillian Plunkett

by Cathy Rauschendorfer and Alan Plunkett Adam Price

by Letty Guerrero

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Joseph Thomson

by Stacie Solis Stephanie Woolley

by Tyler Cate

Tributes are from March 1 through May 31 Buford Abeldt, Jr.

by Larry and Kathy McClaugherty

Michael J. Sierra

by General (R) Tom and Dr. Toni Hill

Bob Beaucond

by Timothy Baker

by Camee Ponder

by The Stadler Family

by Nancy Tomlinson

by George and Sydney Wirsdorfer

Justin Stoeltje

by Walter Bauer

by Mark and Peggy Cooper

by Miki Gilbreath

by Leticia Sprague

by Joe and Annie Stoeltje

by Shelley Watanabe and Sharon Dalrymple

Jackie Lee Bibbs

by Larry and Kathy McClaugherty Doris Binnion

by Larry and Kathy McClaugherty Sammie Marie Briery

by Danny and Judy Foster Bill Kelly

by Larry and Kathy McClaugherty

Mary Joan Maack

by Larry and Kathy McClaugherty Neal McClaugherty

by Larry and Kathy McClaugherty Alfredo Salazar

by Leonardo Profenna

by Frank and Lynn Salazar

by Mary Shuckman

Ted and Jo Thomas

by Larry and Kathy McClaugherty Zachary Thurmond

by Angel Amaral

by Chet Cannon

by Roger Colunga

by Kimberly Costilla

by George Cue

by Phyllis Gallay

by Jordan Gonzalez

by Dusty Hardman

by Joshua Lent

by Pavan Polur

by Alex Saraiva

by Adam Stasiniewicz Rhett Urban

by Paul Urban Joshua Winter

by James Bowman III

Heather Semmelmann

by Gregory and Bonnie Pollard

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