SA Monthly Magazine October 2020 Issue

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KeepCAMPi ng: Y ear Round Pr ogr amsGoVi r t ual ! ByJe anneAl br e c ht ,CAMPBoar dMe mbe r

Be l i e vi ngt ha ta l li ndi vi dua l ss houl dha veapl a c e whe r ee ve r yonei sgi ve nt heoppor t uni t yt os uc c e e d i nas uppor t i vee nvi r onme nt ,Chi l dr e n’ sAs s oc i a t i on f orMa xi mumPot e nt i a l( CAMP)i sc ont i nui ngi t s ye a r r oundpr ogr a msbuti nawhol ene wc a pa c i t y!

I nr e s pons et ot heCovi d19pa nde mi c ,CAMPi s of f e r i ngane wl i neofvi r t ua lpr ogr a mmi ngde s i gne d f ori ndi vi dua l swi t hs pe c i a lne e dsa ndt he i rf a mi l i e s . Si nc e1979,CAMPha sof f e r e duni que l yde s i gne d pr ogr a mst ha tr e movet hei s ol a t i ngs oc i a lba r r i e r s t ooma nyi ndi vi dua l swi t hphys i c a l ,me di c a l ,be ha vi or a l ,i nt e l l e c t ua l ,a ndde ve l opme nt a ldi s a bi l i t i e s f a c e .

I nr e s pons et ot hepa nde mi c ,t hes t a f fl a unc hi ngi nt o hi ghge a r ,pr oduc i ngvi r t ua la c t i vi t i e sf orc a mpe r s s i nc el a s t Apr i l .The nt hi ss umme r ,CAMPs uc c e s s f ul l yhos t e davi r t ua lSumme rCa mpf r omJ ul y1924t ha tmi r r or e dt hee xpe r i e nc eofawe e ks pe nta t CAM MP ,buti nt hes a f e t ya ndc omf or toft hec a mpe r s ’ home s .I twa sa nove r whe l mi ngs uc c e s s ,wi t h42 pa r t i c i pa nt s( e i ghtne wt oCAMP ,t hr e ef r omoutof s t a t e ,a ndonef r omMe xi c oCi t y) .Outofapos s i bl e 5s t a rr a t i ng,t hepr ogr a mr e c e i ve da4. 7s t a rr a t i ng f r omt hepos t c a mps ur ve y .Spe c i f i cc omme nt s we r eve r yc ompl i me nt a r ya boutt hes t r e ngt hofpl a nni ng,t heva r i e t yofa c t i vi t i e s ,a ndt hes ki l loft hes t a f f a ndvol unt e e r s .

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