Easter Seals Camp Wawbeek is one of two summer camp programs supported by our WI-UM Kiwanis. The purpose of the camp is to serve children and adults, providing an opportunity to meet new friends and take on new challenges through a variety of recreational and social activities. Camp Wawbeek continues to give campers the “wings” they need to do things they have never done and treasured memories to last a lifetime.
The Wisconsin Dells community is gracious to offer some of the Dells’ experiences to the Wawbeek guests. Sometimes, the camper’s visit to Camp Wawbeek is the only time the remaining family members get a physical and mental break to recharge their batteries from the responsibility of caring for a person with disabilities.
If you have not visited the camp, take a day trip to visit; check out the activities; take a tractor/wagon ride; and visit the soon-to-be-remodeled art room.
To fulfill one of my Governor’s Projects, I met with the Wisconsin Dells High School technology education department to fine tune our cooperative plan for the students to build eight adaptive/multi-task tables for the Camp Wawbeek art room. We will also look at what other opportunities exist to improve the art room. The walls need to be painted, the floor needs to be replaced, and folding chairs and stools need to be replaced.
Bay Cliff Health Camp was started by two women — one a doctor and the other a nurse — 90 years ago. Bay Cliff is located on the shores of Lake Superior, north of Marquette, Michigan. It began as a camp in 1934 to help undernourished children. The camp provided good food and camping fun which resulted in the children gaining an average of five pounds over the summer.
The polio epidemic changed the focus of the camp from working with malnourished children to working with children with physical disabilities. In 1940, the ladies faced an outbreak of polio, leaving hundreds of children in the Upper Peninsula paralyzed. Nurse Alba, who was in charge at an overflow children’s clinic, brought 27 children to Bay Cliff, and they eventually learned to walk. Some of the children stayed during the winter, received physical therapy, and continued to improve.
Today, Bay Cliff Health Camp is known for working with children with a wide range of physical abilities and is presently a therapy camp that runs for seven weeks during the summer. Bay Cliff has expanded its program to become a year-round facility hosting more than 30 unique programs. The camp needs financial assistance to provide children with a meaningful camp experience that addresses their specific needs while at camp.
If you, or your Kiwanis club would like to donate to the governors project, please remit a check, payable to the WI-UM Kiwanis District Foundation, c/o KDF Secretary/Treasury, 571 Center Street, Berlin, WI 54923.
Governors Project will Support Camps
Easter Seals Camp Wawbeek is one of two summer camp programs supported by our WI-UM Kiwanis. The purpose of the camp is to serve children and adults, providing an opportunity to meet new friends and take on new challenges through a variety of recreational and social activities. Camp Wawbeek continues to give campers the “wings” they need to do things they have never done and treasured memories to last a lifetime.
The Wisconsin Dells community is gracious to offer some of the Dells’ experiences to the Wawbeek guests. Sometimes, the camper’s visit to Camp Wawbeek is the only time the remaining family members get a physical and mental break to recharge their batteries from the responsibility of caring for a person with disabilities.
If you have not visited the camp, take a day trip to visit; check out the activities; take a tractor/wagon ride; and visit the soon-to-be-remodeled art room.
To fulfill one of my Governor’s Projects, I met with the Wisconsin Dells High School technology education department to fine tune our cooperative plan for the students to build eight adaptive/multi-task tables for the Camp Wawbeek art room. We will also look at what other opportunities exist to improve the art room. The walls need to be painted, the floor needs to be replaced, and folding chairs and stools need to be replaced.
Bay Cliff Health Camp was started by two women — one a doctor and the other a nurse — 90 years ago. Bay Cliff is located on the shores of Lake Superior, north of Marquette, Michigan. It began as a camp in 1934 to help undernourished children. The camp provided good food and camping fun which resulted in the children gaining an average of five pounds over the summer.
The polio epidemic changed the focus of the camp from working with malnourished children to working with children with physical disabilities. In 1940, the ladies faced an outbreak of polio, leaving hundreds of children in the Upper Peninsula paralyzed. Nurse Alba, who was in charge at an overflow children’s clinic, brought 27 children to Bay Cliff, and they eventually learned to walk. Some of the children stayed during the winter, received physical therapy, and continued to improve.
Today, Bay Cliff Health Camp is known for working with children with a wide range of physical abilities and is presently a therapy camp that runs for seven weeks during the summer. Bay Cliff has expanded its program to become a year-round facility hosting more than 30 unique programs. The camp needs financial assistance to provide children with a meaningful camp experience that addresses their specific needs while at camp.
If you, or your Kiwanis club would like to donate to the governors project, please remit a check, payable to the WI-UM Kiwanis District Foundation, c/o KDF Secretary/Treasury, 571 Center Street, Berlin, WI 54923.
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