Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Camp Changes Lives

The following poem was shared with us at the last meeting of the American Camp Association - Northland Section

"Where is out hope? Does it lie in the group of ten year olds turning over rocks to peer underneath, exploring nature, and running along streams where trout skim the rippling waters surface?

Does it settle down around the campfire in the evening when staff and campers commune while they tell exciting stories of courage or funny episodes of the day?

Camp continues to build hope in the most innocent of places-a child's heart. The camp experience strengthens the fragile, encourages the shy and awakens the adventurous spirits that dwell in each child."