Camp All-Stars Day Camp is Feb. 21
Specialized Needs Recreation will hold Camp All-Stars "School Day Off" Day Camp on Monday, Feb. 21, at the SNR facility in Coeur d'Alene, 1323 East Sherman, Suite E.
Camps are filled with activities such as community outings, crafts, and games from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. The cost is $12 per day. Scholarships are available.
For campers coming from the Post Falls area, transportation is provided from the Trading Company. Morning pick-up will be at 8:30 a.m. and afternoon drop offs will be at 3:30 p.m. Campers coming from the Coeur d'Alene/Hayden area will meet at the SNR facility at 9 a.m. and will need to be picked up by 3 p.m. Please bring a sack lunch and dress warmly. Pre-registration is required.
SNR, an award-winning program and provider of sports and recreational opportunities for disabled children in Kootenai County, was created in 1997 by a group of concerned citizens and parents when state funding was no longer available to Coeur d'Alene's therapeutic recreation program.
SNR initially offered recreational outings to 50 handicapped youngsters. The program now serves over 650 children and adults who suffer from head injuries, Down syndrome, autism, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, etc. - and offers them a chance to "just be kids."
Instead of focusing on all they cannot do, they gain confidence through camping, doing crafts, swimming, playing baseball, sleeping in a tent, boating, fishing, hiking, cooking, and being with other disabled children in a non-threatening environment.
The program has been so successful, in fact, that in 2001, the Association of Idaho Cities gave SNR the "Award for Excellence" for Camp All-Stars. More recently, Angie Goucher, SNR Director, was presented the National Therapeutic Recreation Society Jean Tague Innovative Program Award. The award is presented to programs and individuals who have demonstrated significant contributions to the field of NTRS at the local, state, or national level.
SNR also offers summer, winter, and spring-break day camps as well as school days off throughout the year.
Information: Angie Goucher, 755-6781