Have you ever been to
summer camp? I’ll bet you remember your favorite activities.
Eleven-year-old Tyler Pinor recently attended the Courage Day Camp
in Buffalo, MN. “My favorite day was swimming,” raved
Tyler, smiling broadly.
The Buffalo camp is one of many Courage regional day camps. They offer
young people with physical disabilities, communication disorders or
sensory impairments the chance to enjoy camping near their home.
The camp director Jodi
Hansen planned events for each day. Olivia McTaggart, 15, loved
the Gooey, Silly and Messy Fun Day. The campers and staff sprayed
each other with shaving cream, which wasn’t
actually a planned event.
Most events happened at the Buffalo Sturges Park, but field trips
were also included. One day the kids went to a nearby bowling alley.
Sadly, the weather didn’t cooperate on Nature Day, so they ended
up inside at Buffalo Zion Lutheran Church. The kids created nature
art works; Tyler made a nature collage with dogs on it. “My family
has a 13-year-old black lab with arthritis, and her name is Echo,” said
Tyler with great enthusiasm.
Kudos to the camp staff,
who kept the kids’ spirits
upbeat. One patient staffer, Mike Kurth, will start college this
fall; he plans to study Deaf Education. His dream job is teaching
English.
The Buffalo Day Camp
ran August 13 – 24, and
included kids ages 6 to 15. If you would like more information about
Courage camps, please go to www.courage.org ![]()
