Dear Alumni & Active Brothers,
I thought I would pass on some interesting information. If any of you are looking to bulk up your resume (all you teachers) or just want to help out at the MDA summer camp this August let me know…
If you know some people that would be interested. We are in need of MALE counselors this year, simply because our male campers, ages 10+ need to be paired with only male counselors.
Our camp takes place on Saturday, August 20th - Friday, August 26th at Camp Visions in Spring Valley, NY. It’s a week long, sleep away camp and all counselors are 100% volunteer, so there will be no compensation. They would need to stay the entire week and care for a child with a disability. This person would need to basically be the arms and legs of this child and each child is different. There are some campers that have severe needs, while others are still able to walk and function normally. In some cases, a counselor can be paired with a camper and they may have to feed, bathe, toilet and possibly turn them in the middle of the night. It’s a great experience and these counselors feel ‘different’ after they leave camp. It’s exhausting, both physically and mentally, but the feeling they will have once they leave is something that they will take with them forever.
I’ve attached a fact sheet to give a little more insight regarding this volunteer opportunity. Each person interested would need to come into my office for a face to face interview, fill out an application, and we need to conduct a background check.
Any way that you can help is greatly appreciated. Thanks so much!
Muscular Dystrophy Association
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