Mark your calendars! Happy to announce the dates and details of our 2nd annual Hooked on Camp fundraiser. See below for details.
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Hooked On Camp 2013 Save the Date!
Friday, May 3rd, 2013And The Hoops for Camp 2013 Winner Is…
Wednesday, April 17th, 2013Watch the very special video for the news…
Hoops For Camp Deadline: 11 a.m. Thursday
Wednesday, March 20th, 2013Good morning! Our Day 2 Recap from Camp Blue Skies-Atlanta will be coming around noon!
We wanted to remind everyone that you’ve got until 11 a.m. THURSDAY to enter our Hoops For Camp NCAA Bracket Challenge and fill out your brackets on CBS Sports. The clock is ticking…
The Bracket Challenge is a great way to have fun and raise money for Camp Blue Skies, weeklong camps for adults with developmental, intellectual and cognitive disabilities. Click here for more info on Camp Blue Skies.
The suggested donation is $10. PLUS, a winner will be randomly selected from a drawing of the top 10% of bracket winners, and will receive a $500 gift card to shop at The Apple Store or Apple.com!
Please click this link to become a Team Captain, a Teammate or a No. 1 Fan! (Or click the image below!)
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Camp Blue Skies Atlanta: Day 1 Recap
Tuesday, March 19th, 2013Greetings from Camp Blue Skies at Camp Twin Lakes in Rutledge, Ga.!
We had a wonderful opening day Monday (3/18/13). The campers arrived safely, settled into their cabins and met at the flagpole for a welcome from Camp Blue Skies Founder Dick Sesler and Camp Program Director Liz Golembeski.
While the forecast called for rain, our afternoon schedule went on as planned. Campers enjoyed activities such as…
- The Giant Swing, complete with lots of smiles and shouts of joy
- Fun with Food, where Chef Jeffrey taught them how to make healthy smoothies and personal pizzas.
- Ponies, where campers learned about grooming and exercising them at the barn.
- Ceramics. Many made mementos to take home.
- Farm. We did move this one inside so Farmer Nate talk about gardening and why fresh eggs are so tasty.
Last night, the rain finally arrived so we moved our “campfire” indoors to the gym.
After a dance party on the stage, we all enjoyed the “Day in the Life of a Camper” skit by the Very Special Blue Skies Players, some stories, more songs, a “Day In Review” slideshow and cannoli instead of S’mores!
Don’t forget to sign up for our Hoops for Camp Brackets Challenge!
Team Captain Tom Cox: Why He’s All In For Hoops For Camp
Thursday, March 14th, 2013A few of the Team Captains in our Hoops for Camp fundraiser are sharing their stories about why they’re involved with Camp Blue Skies and why they’re participating in the bracket competition. Long-time supporter Tom Cox shares his story:
What is Camp Blue Skies? Camp Blue Skies is an annual bright spot for 200+ adults in the Charlotte area. Roughly 130 of these adults have developmental, intellectual and cognitive disabilities. These are our “campers.” The rest of us are volunteers… in-cabin counselors, activity coordinators and helpers of all kinds.
That’s volunteer me in the photo squeezed between volunteer Bill Southerland and CBS founder Dick Sesler. Our family is “all in” on Camp Blue Skies. I have been an in-cabin counselor for three years. After she retired, Millie ran the Command Central desk her first year and helped her sister Dede last year with the art activity. Liza is camp photographer and energy source. We’ll be back this year, too.
Why Hoops for Camp?
Our donations make camp affordable for many campers. Your $10 combined with other people’s $10 puts so much good stuff into the lives of these adult campers.
Doing an NCAA bracket can be fun, even if you don’t know or care about college basketball. Maybe you are going to fill out a bracket next Monday anyway. Or your spouse is going to complete one for you. Camp Blue Skies is giving away a $500 Apple gift card to the winner.
Click here to donate. It is simple, fast and totally secure. And you can donate as little as $10.
One more thing.
The camps at YMCA Camp Harrison (Wilkesboro) this year are the first two weeks of October. Why not volunteer? Yea, its a bit of work… but it’s good work and is guaranteed to change someone’s life.
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