Re: MDA Camp Volunteers Needed!

[Guest guest]

Hey this sounds interesting, Preet I've always wanted to work at a camp

for kids with disabilities. If you can tell me more about what might be

involved besides what is listed here. I'm pretty strong as you know and I

can lift about 100 lbs or so, so lifting someone wouldn't be a problem. I'm

bored down here in Crestline and need something to do

On 7/27/06, dreamzofx23 <dreamzofx23@...> wrote:

>

> Hey all, I got this in an email so I thought I'd post it here and see

> maybe if there was anyone out there that would be interested. Contact

> information is on the bottom.........

>

> Hello Friends of MDA,

>

> MDA's 2006 summer camp is quickly approaching and we

> still need a few great counselors. We are expecting

> a record breaking number of campers and are asking

> if you would please pass the following information

> on to anyone that you know that would be a great

> counselor.

> Are you looking for something different to do this

> summer besides hanging out at the mall? Looking for

> something more rewarding that sitting on the couch

> all day watching boring daytime television shows?

> How about spending one week camping and doing

> outdoor activities in the scenic Santa Cruz

> Mountains while helping kids and teens with

> neuromuscular disease?

> >

> > Each year the Muscular Dystrophy Association

> > sponsors local summer camps for youngsters ages 6 to

> > 21 that are affected by neuromuscular disease. At

> > this one-week session campers are given an

> > opportunity to participate in a wide range of

> > activities, including swimming, basketball, music,

> > arts and crafts, horseback riding, campfires and

> > much more. The MDA camp will be held at Camp Harmon

> > in the Santa Cruz Mountains from August 12th through

> > August 17th. Volunteers will be in residence at this

> > camp for the full week - it is not a day camp.

> > Volunteer counselors must be at least 16 years old

> > and able to lift a person between 6 and 21 years

> > old.

> >

> > POSITIONS AVAILABLE: Counselors and Activity Staff.

> > Please contact or if you or some you

> > know want to obtain a volunteer application or learn

> > about other ways to support MDA's summer program,

> > email us at mhernandez@... <mhernandez%40mdausa.org> or

> > lchenault@... <lchenault%40mdausa.org> or call our San Francisco

> > office at 415-673-7500

> >

> > As a volunteer counselor, you will be assisting

> > individuals with muscular dystrophy and related

> > neuromuscular disorders with daily activities. This

> > may include pushing their wheelchairs or helping a

> > camper with walking, eating, toileting, bathing,

> > lifting, caring, and dressing. The campers who will

> > be attending this session are both male and female

> > and range in age from 6 to 21. Their degrees of

> > disability vary. Not all of them use wheelchairs;

> > some are able to walk but may need assistance. Of

> > foremost importance are you relationship with your

> > camper. It is especially important for you to feel

> > free to ask him or her things to know in regard to

> > lifting, bathing, dressing, etc. You should have a

> > cheerful, warm and congenial personality, but above

> > all, you should possess a deep desire to help a

> > camper. The camp is for them, but without you it

> > would not be a reality.

> >

> > Best Regards,

> >

> > Chenault

> > Health Care Services Coordinator

> > Muscular Dystrophy Association

> > Greater Bay Area

> > 415-673-7500

> > 415-673-7501 Fax

> > 1375 Sutter St. Suite 300

> > San Francisco, CA 94109

> > lchenault@... <lchenault%40mdausa.org>

> >

> > Don't forget about the MDA Muscle Team Walk on

> > September 23, 2006 at Crown Memorial Beach in

> > Alameda!!!

>

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