Saturday, June 11, 2011

Camp WAMP for kids with disabilities

I found some a sight for summer camp;

Ten years ago, when Steve Wampler found out that his childhood camp was closing, he and his wife set up Camp WAMP (Wheelchair Adventure Mountain Programs). “Wamplar Kids” is the name that camp participants are known by. Wampler believes “that kids with physical disabilities can do more than they can imagine if they put their mind to it.” Part of his goal for climbing the mountain is that people would learn more about the Steven J. Wampler Foundation. Part of Camp WAMP’s mission is that no child would have to pay for attending.
http://blog.ncpad.org/2011/02/28/steven-j-wampler-foundation-helping-all-children-experience-summer-camp/#more

http://www.wamplerfoundation.org/
Steve Wampler’s extreme quest to be the first person with Cerebral Palsy to climb El Capitan in Yosemite was an achievement in human endurance. 


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IERFjVK4Z84&feature=player_embedded
Wampler Kids provides residential adventure programs for youth with physical challenges such as Muscular Dystrophy, Spinal Cord Injuries and Cerebral Palsy in the High Sierras of California.


Every day I am so inspired by people's ability to break down the walls of limitations and help others live fuller lives.  The way Steve lives his life and gives back to children at his camp is amazing.  I guess we can all do more than we realize and that is a good thing!

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