MDA Summer Camp 2011: Your Chance to Experience "The Best Week of the Year"

 

WHAT:           An opportunity to visit MDA Summer Camp and see what it has to has to offer. MDA Summer Camp offers local children affected by neuromuscular diseases the opportunity to participate in typical camp activities such as fishing, sports, and arts and crafts in a completely accessible environment.

                        Come by to experience all that MDA Summer Camp yourself!

WHO:             The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA)

WHEN:           Pilgrim Center Camp (serving children from Green Bay, N. Wisconsin, UP of Michigan): Wednesday, June 15, at 3 p.m.

                        

                        Salvation Army Wonderland Camp (serving children from Southern Wisconsin) Wednesday, June 15, 2011 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

WHERE:        Pilgrim Center Camp

                        W1010 Spring Grove Rd.

                        Ripon, WI, 54971

                        (920) 748-6750

                        Salvation Army Wonderland Camp 

                        9241 Camp Lake Road

                        Camp Lake, WI 53109

                        (262) 889-4305

 WHY:              MDA Summer Camp is funded by generous local community support, allowing these campers with muscle-wasting diseases to experience many activities they otherwise could not at no cost to their families.

Nearly 40 Campers Head To MDA Summer Camp in Green Lake, Wisconsin

GREEN LAKE, Wis., May 31, 2011—It’s that time of the year again! The Muscular Dystrophy Association welcomes 38 campers from northern Wisconsin and over 70 volunteers to the annual MDA Summer Camp at The Pilgrim Center Camp in Green Lake, June 12-17.

MDA Summer Camp is a memorable, weeklong experience at Green Lake for children affected by neuromuscular disease. Camp activities include arts and crafts projects, sports and fishing, which are adapted for youths between the ages of six and 17 with neuromuscular disease. Each camper is accompanied by a volunteer counselor to ensure that exceptional needs are met at all times.

The theme of this year’s Summer Camp is “Roadtrip Wisconsin”. Each day of camp features a different activity, including an Oneida Indian Ceremonial dance presentation, a picnic with local fire fighters, a Wisconsin sports themed dance, and visits from a scientist and the FBI. Harley Day, one of the most popular Summer Camp events, is Wednesday, June 15. Area motorcyclists will visit camp and offer sidecar rides to the campers.

Summer Camp is one of MDA’s many programs made possible through generous corporate and public donations. It costs $800 to send one child to camp for one week. The generosity of local communities enables these children and young adults to experience a wide range of activities specially designed for those with limited mobility at no cost to their families. For more information or to donate to MDA Summer Camp, contact Carolynne Younk at (920) 499-4571.

MDA is a voluntary health agency working to defeat more than 43 neuromuscular diseases through programs of worldwide research, comprehensive services and far-reaching professional and public health education. For more information about Summer Camp and other local MDA activities, please contact MDA at (800) 572-1717.