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ASCCA is the world's largest therapeutic outdoor recreation facility. Primary Format : Fitness Also Listed as: Fitness City : Jacksons Gap State/Province : AL Country : USA Country : NA User Tags: User Votes: RSS Feed Website People found this Podcast Searching for: View this Podcast on a Google Map. Add to iTunes Text Only listing of Camp ASCCA Journal Podcasts Trumix.com listings available of Camp ASCCA Journal Podcasts Click Here to Update the directory of this podcasts programs.

Trumix.com listings available of Camp ASCCA Journal Podcasts Build your own playlists with this podcast. An Interview with Maggie As many of you know, Maggie England recently began an internship here at Camp ASCCA. A few weeks ago, she posted an introductory blog to help us get to know her better. After some persuasion, she agreed to sit down and tell me about herself in front of the camera. Maggie is currently [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Disney World Trip Departs For about 20 years, Camp ASCCA has been taking trips to Disney World just before Christmas. This week, almost 40 campers and counselors are down in Florida enjoying the Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom. …the Disney Trip is one of the most popular offerings at Camp ASCCA every year… We have about five video interviews [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Outdoorsman:: Heath Butler For more than 20 years, Heath Butler has been coming to Camp ASCCA. As a child, as a teenager, and as an adult, Heath has experienced almost everything Camp ASCCA has to offer. You don’t have to spend too much time talking with Heath to realize his real passion is the outdoors. …I really [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Golfing as a Staff Several members of the ASCCA staff hit the linx for the Children’s Harbor/Camp ASCCA Rotary Golf Challenge. John Stephenson, Tom Collier, and Matt Rickman all participated in this year’s event. They were joined on the course by Kevin Rickman, Matt’s older brother. You may remember my previous blog about the golf tournament, but I [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website “Operation Adventure” and the Lakeshore Foundation Several weeks ago Camp ASCCA was visited by a very special group of people. They came from across the country, brought together by the Lakeshore Foundation. Over the next several days I hope to put together more stories about this weekend. Nathan Waters introduces their story… …It was very inspiring to see the determination they [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Jacksonville State Volunteers Come to ASCCA Each volunteer comes to Camp ASCCA with a different background, current situation, and future. This week we’ve interviewed students from across the state, asking them about volunteering at Camp ASCCA and how it prepares them for their future lives and careers. …this experience made me realize there is no limitation, they can do anything they [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Six UAB Occupational Therapy Students Volunteer at ASCCA For those attending professional medical programs, a visit to Camp ASCCA serves as an excellent opportunity to interact with people with disabilities in a most unique way. It is not clinical, it is real life and allows students to see people living with their disabilities in a social environment. …nurses, doctors, teachers and therapists gain [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Three Jennifers Same name, same passion for serving others. …here they get to experience things that they couldn’t experience in everyday life… Jennifer Muller, Jennifer Cain, and Jennifer Claybrook were among the staff members that helped during the Family Autism Weekend. Jennifer Muller is the director of the Autism Society of Alabama. This was her first visit [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Courtney and Mikey Different places, different people, different things to do. The first time at camp can be a little scary for a child with Autism. …Its great for parents to meet other parents and talk about their situations… The Family Autism Weekend offered a perfect opportunity for parents and children to experience Camp ASCCA for [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Autism Society of Alabama Autism is the fastest-growing developmental disability, affecting almost 1.5 million Americans. …Autism is five times more prevalent than Down syndrome and three times as common as juvenile diabetes… According to studies by National Institutes of Health (2004) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2001), 1 in 166 children born today will fall somewhere [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Starfleet International Star Trek fans unite! This weekend, the Starfleet International southeast region chose Camp ASCCA as its meeting place for 2006. Starfleet chapters from Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and Florida visited Camp ASCCA for the weekend event. …The 2006 Guinness Book of Records lists Starfleet as the largest science-fiction fan organization in the world… Starfleet is an [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website ARPA Camporee Children and adults from all over the state converged on Camp ASCCA for the ARPA Camporee weekend. …You can never underestimate the value of recreation… The Alabama Recreation and Parks Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to the development and professional administration of public recreation and park services & facilities within Alabama. The association strives for [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Get to Know Your Sisters 59freshman girls from Auburn University visited Camp ASCCA to strengthen their friendships and their sorority. …It puts them in a different setting, one that they’re not used to doing… Alpha Omicron Pi is one of many sorority and fraternity groups that take advantage of the team building exercises here at camp. The group was [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Flying with Macey Age is not a factor for ASCCA campers. Macey is a 7 year old Seale Harris camper from Crossville, AL. This was Macey’s second year at Camp ASCCA. Her favorite activity is the Zipline because it goes fast and makes her feel like she is flying. Macey’s mother, Leslie Cagle, came to camp [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Accessibility of the ASCCA Web Site Accessibility is a hallmark of Camp ASCCA. Our camp facilities are a model for other recreation facilities. We want the site to be equally accessible, too. …Talkr takes the text of websites and turns them into a MP3 file so you may listen to the text… Two additions to this site are specifically aimed at [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Interview with Daryl Cognito of Feed The Need Feed The Need is a podcast from Daryl Cognito from Calgary, Canada. We have been reaching out to other bloggers and podcasters to spread the word about Camp ASCCA and our new Web site. …why did we create this site with all the video, audio and photos and why is it a good idea for [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website From Camper to Counselor There is a counselor that used to come here as a camper. Tim Finnigan has seen both sides, as a camper and a counselor. He has epilepsy, so he used to attend camp during epileptic week. Though he is epileptic, he has been seizure free for almost seven years now. After spending a [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Meet a Counselor: Jessica Sumpter Jessica Sumpter is one of the counselors here that really stands out in my mind. I can honestly say that if I was a camper here, I would want her to be my counselor. She is always enthusiastic and ready for anything. Her outgoing personality makes her fun just to be around. It [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website An Entertaining Evening One of my favorite evening programs that we regularly do here at Camp ASCCA is the talent show. It is always a treat to be able to watch the campers perform because they always seem to enjoy it more than those who are in the audience. Last night’s talent show was great, particularly because there [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Meet a Counselor: Shea Kelly This is Shea Kelly’s second year as a counselor here at Camp ASCCA. She is working her last week here. I have enjoyed watching her interact with all of the campers and staff members this summer. Shea has a sweet spirit and is very caring. It seems that she is always wearing a [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Meet a Counselor: Leighann Littrell Leighann Littrell is one of a few counselors that also worked at the Dadeville campus of Camp ASCCA earlier this summer; therefore, she was one of the first counselors that I had the opportunity to meet. I have watched her work in both locations and she has done an excellent job at each. Leighann is [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website One of the two guys on program staff When the summer began, a lot of the activities were part of the Outdoor adventure activities, so I spent a lot of my time with the adventure staff. Jonathan Daughtry is one of the two guys on program staff, that’s not including Nathan Waters who is the Adventure Program Specialist. I’ve gotten to know Jonathan throughout this [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Meet our youngest counselor Traci Finch is our youngest counselor here at ASCCA. But she’s qualified for the job, being a C.I.T. for two years before ever becoming a counselor. Traci is one of the camper’s favorite counselors. She always has a smile on her face and always energetic. Her attitude is one that has a tendency to rub off [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Meet a Counselor: Mitch Hamilton Ifirst met Mitch Hamilton during counselor orientation week held the last week of June. Since then I have seen him working with the campers for five weeks now. One thing that I have noticed about Mitch is that he has a genuine interest in his campers. Danielle showed me a picture last night of [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Meet counselor, Edward Feeder He was here as a counselor with Camp Seale Harris, but he’s back as a counselor for ASCCA. Edward Feeder, one of the counselors here this summer that the campers love. It may be that they love him so much because he’ll go along with whatever they want. They told him today at lunch that they [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Meet first time counselor, Paden Walker She’s one of the few counselors to have one the counselor of the week this summer and it’s her first time here. Paden Walker just seems to have a way with the campers. She’s always smiling and has a laugh that is contagious with her campers. I talked to Paden about her summer and what she [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Build America Comes to Camp In addition to the many campers that we have here at Camp ASCCA this week, there are also a handful of young men here with Build America. This is the philanthropic organization for Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. They will be here this week working on several projects throughout the campus. In addition to these [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Meet a Counselor: Jacob Laan Yesterday I posted an interview that I did with Dan Laan, a counselor here at Camp ASSCA. Today I had the opportunity to interview his older brother, Jacob, who is also a counselor here this summer. From what I have seen so far this summer, Jacob is a great counselor. He attends to the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Meet two friendly faces These two ladies stood out to me when I was with their group this week, Ashley Culpepper and Kayla McMillan. They were smiling and looking for fish in the lake when they started talking to me. So I asked them what they thought of camp. The podcast below is of Ashley, Kayla and I. It is 1.90 [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Josh Gulsby: Sports and Games Josh Gulsby is one of the program staff members here at Camp ASCCA. He has been in charge of running sports and games with the campers for the past few weeks. This is the perfect job for him because while he is not at camp, he is a physical education teacher at an [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Meet a Counselor: Jered Lee Ihad the opportunity to meet Jered Lee earlier this summer when he was a counselor for Camp Seale Harris in June. I was excited to learn that he would be coming back to work for Camp ASCCA as well. It has been great getting to know Jered and getting to watch him with [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website From Redstick: KJ Winston KJ sits next to me everyday, breakfast, lunch and dinner. And despite the weather the past couple of days, he’s been excited about everything here at camp. I talked to KJ about what he did today. The podcast is 1.86 MB and 2:02 long. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Meet a Counselor: Holly Stewart Ihad the opportunity to get to know Katie Stewart at the beginning of the summer before the regular Camp ASCCA sessions began. Recently I have had the opportunity to get to know her sister, Holly, who is a counselor here for the summer. Holly is always energetic and genuinely seems to care about the health [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Meet Micah Karnes While watching campers make their way down the zipline, I sat with Micah Karnes and talked to him about camp. Micah is a first time camper and is excited to be here. The podcast below is of my interview with Micah. It is 1.70 MB and 1:52 long. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Basic Information About Our Wheeze-Away Campers After breakfast this morning, as well as after dinner last night, some of the Wheeze-Away staff talked to the Camp ASCCA counselors and program staff about the basics of asthma. This information is vital for all of us to know so that we will be able to meet the needs of our campers with [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Meet returning camper: Leah Glover As I made my way through the cabins, I saw one of the campers playing with a deck of cards on her bed. According to her counselor, Courtney Muncaster, Leah Glover can do card tricks. I talked to Leah about camp and why she’s come back for the past three years. The podcast below is of Leah and [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Interview with Ray Saunders Check-in is a rather complex process that involves luggage being dropped off, nurses being met, counselors showing campers where they will be staying all week, and all the while, the people who are dropping the campers off tag along. One of many people, who are not relatives, dropping campers off today was Ray Saunders. I talked to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A new week and a camper new to ASCCA This week we have three different groups here at Camp ASCCA: CampWheeze-Away, Camp Clot-Not and Adult mentally disabled. There check-ins were all in different places, making an intern’s job a little harder to track people down. But while I was Marc Roberts lodge, I met a camper who had already gone through check in. Her name is [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Voice Mail Online :: Say Hello To Camp ASCCA Today As if all of the video, audio and photos we’re putting online isn’t enough, here is another new toy for you. Always wanting to find a new way to hear from you, this time we have literally provided a way for you to send us voicemail. Do you like our site? Have any suggestions or [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Meet a Board member: Dale Glover I managed to snag an interview with another Board of Directors member this afternoon. I was especially interested in interviewing Dale Glover because I knew that her daughter used to be a counselor here. I was also interested in hearing her perspective as a mother of a child with special needs. The following interview [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 19 going on 20 R icky Passmore is here at Camp ASCCA for the nineteenth time this week. He has nothing but good things to say about his experiences here at camp. I was able to hang out and talk with him at the pool party tonight. I loved everything that he had to say, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website So many visitors in one day… Not only did we have the Birmingham Sertoma Group come visit us, but we had nursing students from Gadsen State Community College take a tour of our facilities and meet some campers. They spent the morning going from activity to activity, seeing what campers can do here at ASCCA. I managed to stop one of them, Tana [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website So many visitors in one day… Not only did we have the Birmingham Sertoma Group come visit us, but we had nursing students from Gadsen State Community College take a tour of our facilities and meet some campers. They spent the morning going from activity to activity, seeing what campers can do here at ASCCA. I managed to stop one of them, Tana [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A morning tradition Every morning at 8:50 a.m. every camper, counselor and program staff member gather around the flag pole for flag raising. On top of the Pledge of Allegiance, campers come up with the joke of the day, and thought or quote of the day. Today I stood with the group of boys who raised the flag and came [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A morning tradition Every morning at 8:50 a.m. every camper, counselor and program staff member gather around the flag pole for flag raising. On top of the Pledge of Allegiance, campers come up with the joke of the day, and thought or quote of the day. Today I stood with the group of boys who raised the flag and came [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A look into the demo farm T he demo (demonstration) farm is one of the many activities that campers get to participate in here at Camp ASCCA. There are a couple of barns here on campus, one that houses the horses and one that is home to all the other animals. The demo farm is run by Danielle [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A look into the demo farm T he demo (demonstration) farm is one of the many activities that campers get to participate in here at Camp ASCCA. There are a couple of barns here on campus, one that houses the horses and one that is home to all the other animals. The demo farm is run by Danielle [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Meet a camper: Terence Byrd O ne camper here this week that seems to be a counselor favorite is Terence Byrd. I have heard several comments about how he helps out his fellow campers. Without being asked, he poured water for all the campers in his group. He does favors for those who use a wheelchair. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Meet a camper: Terence Byrd O ne camper here this week that seems to be a counselor favorite is Terence Byrd. I have heard several comments about how he helps out his fellow campers. Without being asked, he poured water for all the campers in his group. He does favors for those who use a wheelchair. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Need a reason to work here? J enny Moseley has been working at Camp ASCCA for two years now, so I thought she would be a great person to talk to about life here at camp. Last year she actually had my job. Her perspective on now working as a counselor is interesting. Her answer to why someone [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Need a reason to work here? J enny Moseley has been working at Camp ASCCA for two years now, so I thought she would be a great person to talk to about life here at camp. Last year she actually had my job. Her perspective on now working as a counselor is interesting. Her answer to why someone [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Oh brother, we’ve got brothers! Nothing alike in personality, but the same heart-melting smile. Keon and Jeffery Lewis are spending their first time at camp with us. I talked to both boys to find out if they are having fun. The podcast below is of Jeffery telling me about camp and what he likes most. The podcast is 926 KB and :59. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A camper that will change you… With her “Life is Good” shirt on, 15-year-old, Crystal Greer sings at the top of her lungs with the rest of her group in Music Therapy. It’s hard to miss Crystal zooming by on her scooter that is usually adorned by some kind of decoration and her hat. Her navy blue hat that reads “Life is [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A camper that will change you… With her “Life is Good” shirt on, 15-year-old, Crystal Greer sings at the top of her lungs with the rest of her group in Music Therapy. It’s hard to miss Crystal zooming by on her scooter that is usually adorned by some kind of decoration and her hat. Her navy blue hat that reads “Life is [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Meet a Camper: Brendan Baechler B rendan Baechler is a return camper here at Camp ASCCA. I joined his group, the hyenas, today at the horseback ring. He was very talkative and was excited about riding the horse. He waited patiently for his turn and kept his group members company while they waited for each of their [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Meet a Camper: Brendan Baechler B rendan Baechler is a return camper here at Camp ASCCA. I joined his group, the hyenas, today at the horseback ring. He was very talkative and was excited about riding the horse. He waited patiently for his turn and kept his group members company while they waited for each of their [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Meet a Counselor: Tiraj Shah I first met Tiraj Shah during counselor orientation week. I found him to be interesting right away because he came to Camp ASCCA all the way from London, England. One of his many talents is playing the piano, which his group of campers enjoys immensely. I have been watching him interact with [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Meet a Counselor: Tiraj Shah I first met Tiraj Shah during counselor orientation week. I found him to be interesting right away because he came to Camp ASCCA all the way from London, England. One of his many talents is playing the piano, which his group of campers enjoys immensely. I have been watching him interact with [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Going from one camp to another We met her during the three weeks of Camp Seale Harris. One of the counselors, Courtney Muncaster, is now a counselor here at ASCCA. Camp Seale Harris and Camp ASCCA are very different so I talked to Courtney about what she thinks of Camp ASCCA fo far. Courtney, who had been going to Camp Seale Harris most [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Going from one camp to another We met her during the three weeks of Camp Seale Harris. One of the counselors, Courtney Muncaster, is now a counselor here at ASCCA. Camp Seale Harris and Camp ASCCA are very different so I talked to Courtney about what she thinks of Camp ASCCA fo far. Courtney, who had been going to Camp Seale Harris most [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website New activity: Music Therapy Personally, I love music. So when it came time to go to activities today, I was excited to go to the new activity this week, Music Therapy. We sang songs, played insturments, played musical chairs and statue. That game that involves dancing to music. I had a BLAST! So I used all the pictures I took and [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Meet a counselor: Richard Jones R ichard Jones, a counselor all the way from England (photo on right), is working with his first campers this week here at Camp ASCCA. He was here for counselor orientation last week, as well. From what I have seen so far of Richard, he seems to be fitting in well here at camp. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Meet a camper: James Burkett T his morning I spent some time during sports and games with group 1 or the lions. James Burkett is a member of this group. I walked along with the campers and watched as they played frisbee golf around the campus. James caught my attention because he was doing exceptionally well at [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 1st time camper: parents worry Making my way around camp today, meeting new and returning campers I ran into a parent of a first-time camper. I started talking to Sandra Cooley and she was telling me how her daughter had just kicked her out of her cabin and told her to go home. I asked her if I could ask her [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Little chat with Vinny Mauro Some of the campers came together today and while they were unloading the vans I talked to one of the campers who came and sat down next to me. His name is Vinny Mauro and he’s a returning camper. To the right is a picture of Vinny. Below is a podcast of the conversation Vinny and I [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A lesson on mental disabilities A s a part of counselor orientation, the counselors have learned about the campers that they will be working with. There will be campers here with mental disabilities, therefore, it is important that each counselor knows in advance what he or she will be dealing with. One of the camp nurses, Megan Kearney, spoke [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website What I learned about Epilepsy Since ASCCA counselors are in training this week and next week they will be getting their first campers, they’ll been trained in almost everything they need to know. Next week, their first campers will be at Epilepsy Camp. So today Meagan Kearney, one of the nurses here at ASCCA, explained told them things they need to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website One of the many new counselors Most of the counselors in orientation I don’t know. So today while they were in program rotations, which is when they learn what to do at each program to make the activity go smoother and for it to be safer for their campers, I asked one of the new counselors to talk to me. Her name [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website From Cabin 3: Noah Kilpatrick During Arts and Crafts, I met a young camper who so excited about making an orange and blue bird-feeder. He told me that he was an Auburn fan, and I told him I was too. And we exchanged the traditional “War Eagle.” After he finished his bird-feeder, I asked him if he would answer a couple [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Jonathan Weygand: About camp I joined a group at fishing today and met a camper who has been coming to camp a couple of years. He was excited about the pool party tonight and told me that he liked geocaching last night. To the right is a picture of Jonathan with some of his group members. (Jonathan is [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website APAC Staff Going from activity to activity, in the heat, by myself is a challenge for me, so I can’t imagine being APAC’s staff members this week. They’ve got a crazy schedule packed with activities every hour. Today I went around and found some of the counselors and talked to them about their week at camp. Below is a [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The difference encouragement can make I have beent to many activities here at Camp ASCCA where encouragement has made a difference. There are a few campers that are apprehensive about participating in some of the activities. I can tell you, however, that I have seen many of these campers conquer their fears and complete something because their peers [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website What APAC is all about… While I was at the cargo net and zipline, I ran into Jem Finley who led our get-to-know-you games yesterday during orientation. I’ve noticed that she is part of a group, so she’s a counselor. And she’s participated in everything that the counselors can. Last night I saw her slip down the slip n’ slide, be [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website After all these years…. People keep coming back to Camp ASCCA. Soon there is going to be a reunion for counselors and program staff from over the past thirty years. And I started to wonder, what is it that makes people keep coming back? Just from my short time here, I can see why people keep coming back. This place, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Yet another intern T here is another intern here this summer at Camp ASCCA other than me or Danielle. Jessica Yarbrough is a therapeutic recreation intern. She will mainly be working with aquatics this summer. To the right is a picture of Jessica while she was tubing with one of our campers here this week. I had to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Katie Stewart: Program Staff T his morning after the Camp Seale Harris campers left the horseback riding area, I was able to sit down with Katie Stewart. She is in charge of the horses this summer. It is her first summer working at Camp ASCCA and she seems to be enjoying it so far. I am [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Video :: Tom Collier on ASCCA’s 30th Anniversary Reunion To the thousands of campers that have attended ASCCA over the years, counselors and program staff have been the highlight of the experience.  We all recognize that it is the relationships that develop over time which leave a positive long-lasting impression.  So, we really want to encourage our greatest assets, counselors and program staffers, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Matt Rickman on the opportunity of your life :: Video Consensus says that a Camp ASCCA work experience will change your life - for the better. In today’s video, Matt Rickman tells us about the opportunities awaiting some male counselors at Camp ASCCA this summer. This is a 2:36 minute video and a 4.8mb download. We’re trying out the new Podpress plugin for hosting video on [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Good times, good conversation… Yesterday, during free choice I went up to the zipline to see if any families were partaking in the activity or if the kids were just doing it. When I got down there I found many moms and dads with harnesses and helmets on watching the people before them pull themselves up the rope and [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Global Water Watch Group Visits from Central and South America Thursday the Global Water Watch Group visited Camp ASCCA to tour the Dunn Environmental Center. Tom Collier, a staff member here at camp, was their tour guide. The group consisted of 16 people from six different countries, mainly Mexico and South American countries. These individuals were taking a course through Auburn University [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A look at Autism T he UNA students had the opportunity, as well as I did, to learn a little more about autistic children. Lauren Mitchell and Tiffany James, teachers from Ashford Elementary School in Dothan, Ala., talked about what they have learned from teaching a class that is composed of ten autistic children. They dealt with [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website UNA Students T his week we have had eight students from the University of North Alabama come to to Camp ASCCA and pretty much be the counselors for the group of kids that are here from Ashford Elementary & High school and Rehobeth High school. Not all of them are therapeutic recreation majors, a couple are in [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Tommy Tuberville Golf Tournament This past Wednesday the 8th annual Tommy Tuberville Golf Tournament was held at the AU Club. As part of the fundraiser we took pictures of every team with Coach Tuberville. We’re currently in the process of uploading ALL of the pictures to the camp’s flickr and getting them printed so that Coach can sign them [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Tommy Tuberville Golf Tournament This past Wednesday the 8th annual Tommy Tuberville Golf Tournament was held at the AU Club. As part of the fundraiser we took pictures of every team with Coach Tuberville. We’re currently in the process of uploading ALL of the pictures to the camp’s flickr and getting them printed so that Coach can sign them [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Reminiscing :: 30 Years of Camp ASCCA :: Wayne Lee Podcast Over 25 years ago, Wayne Lee started attending sessions at Camp ASCCA. Recently he participated in our Fun Fish Weekend. Wayne actually won the event by reeling in 56 fish.We sat down for a brief chat with Wayne. He talks about his first camp experiences, and how he was later able to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Reminiscing :: 30 Years of Camp ASCCA :: Wayne Lee Podcast Over 25 years ago, Wayne Lee started attending sessions at Camp ASCCA. Recently he participated in our Fun Fish Weekend. Wayne actually won the event by reeling in 56 fish.We sat down for a brief chat with Wayne. He talks about his first camp experiences, and how he was later able to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Denmark’s Finest Visit Camp ASCCA This week we are pleased to welcome five students from Denmark. They were encouraged to visit by Flemming Poulsen. “Flem” has been a counselor at ASCCA for three years. He brought along four of his classmates - Jesper Thorup, Christina Pedersen, Henrik Jensen and Mira Thomsen. We’ll be sharing photos and [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Denmark’s Finest Visit Camp ASCCA This week we are pleased to welcome five students from Denmark. They were encouraged to visit by Flemming Poulsen. “Flem” has been a counselor at ASCCA for three years. He brought along four of his classmates - Jesper Thorup, Christina Pedersen, Henrik Jensen and Mira Thomsen. We’ll be sharing photos and [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Guys - Summer Counselor Jobs Available :: Podcast Want a summer job that will change your life?…a lifetime experience, a summer at Camp ASCCA will change your life for the better and you’ll have fun, too…Camp ASCCA will change your life - for the better. It really doesn’t matter what you are planning as a career for your life after college. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Guys - Summer Counselor Jobs Available :: Podcast Want a summer job that will change your life? …a lifetime experience, a summer at Camp ASCCA will change your life for the better and you’ll have fun, too… Camp ASCCA will change your life - for the better. It really doesn’t matter what you are planning as a career for your life after college. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Pam Williams :: Camp Nurse :: National Nurses Week :: Podcast Pam Williams is our new nurse. You were first introduced to her in a previous post on our site. Now you may get to know her a bit better in this podcast.…from Chicago, Pam is a pediatric nurse and a welcome addition to the ASCCA staff this Spring and Summer…Pam has been with [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Pam Williams :: Camp Nurse :: National Nurses Week :: Podcast Pam Williams is our new nurse. You were first introduced to her in a previous post on our site. Now you may get to know her a bit better in this podcast. …from Chicago, Pam is a pediatric nurse and a welcome addition to the ASCCA staff this Spring and Summer… Pam has been with [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Reminiscing :: 30 Years of Camp ASCCA :: Podcast Fun Fish Weekend brought back many of our old friends from the earliest days of Camp ASCCA.In our 30th Anniversary year, it will be fun to catch up with campers and counselors from years gone by.Today, we catch up with Kealee Burrow and Greg Ellis. They both started coming to camp in the early [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Life Lessons :: Allison Wetherbee - Alum, Camper, Staff Member ::Podcast Many campers and staff members have come through Camp ASCCA’s gates. Allison Wetherbee used ASCCA as a launching pad for her life’s dreams. A camper at age 7, Allison later worked at the camp as a PR intern. She went on to gain two college degrees and now works as a [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Langauge Matters - Dr. Dave Martin of Auburn University - Podcast Interview Dr. Dave Martin, Auburn University’s Department of Rehabilitation and Special Education, joined us for a telephone interview about his “podclass” and therapeutic recreation as it relates to inclusion in society.The conversation covers many areas, including how language fosters stereotypes that we all likely fall into perpetuating, from time to time, while relating to disability in [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website