MDA Camp Volunteers Needed!

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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@... or

> lchenault@... 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@...

>

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

> September 23, 2006 at Crown Memorial Beach in

> Alameda!!!