Holiday Parties - Camp Courageous
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<strong>Camp</strong>er Adventure Activities Require Safety Equipment FAREWAY STORES & CAMP<br />
COURAGEOUS PRESENT:<br />
<strong>Camp</strong> <strong>Courageous</strong> has been fortunate to<br />
have a great adventure program since its<br />
inception. The adventure program allows<br />
special needs campers to participate in a<br />
wide range of climbing activities such as<br />
the Wall Climb, Zipline, Burma Bridge,<br />
etc.<br />
These activities give campers a sense<br />
of normalcy that sometimes is not shown<br />
to them in the real world. Here at <strong>Camp</strong><br />
<strong>Courageous</strong> it is felt that trying an activity<br />
is its own reward. It does not matter if a<br />
camper climbs all the way to the top of a<br />
climbing activity or if you just work up<br />
the nerve to put on the harness, it is all an<br />
accomplishment.<br />
<strong>Camp</strong> uses two types of seat harnesses.<br />
One type of seat harness used is made by<br />
Misty Mountain called the Challenge. It<br />
is primarily used with campers who use<br />
wheel chairs because they are easier to put<br />
on, but ambulatory campers can wear it<br />
as well. This gives camp great versatility.<br />
The other seat harness used is made by<br />
Adventure Experiences Inc. and comes in<br />
three sizes. It is very convenient to have<br />
sizes small, regular, and extra large to meet<br />
a camper’s need.<br />
Stubai<br />
Steel Oval<br />
Carabiners<br />
$16.00 ea.<br />
(need 10)<br />
28<br />
CAMP<br />
Rock Star<br />
Helmets<br />
$39.97 ea.<br />
(need 15)<br />
Another important components at<br />
an adventure activity are helmets and<br />
carabiners. Not only does the camper or<br />
participant wear a helmet while climbing,<br />
the belayer (properly trained facilitator,<br />
attached to climber via rope), the backup<br />
belayer and anyone who is going to be<br />
standing under the climbing element also<br />
wears them to protect their heads from<br />
falling objects. Carabiners are used to<br />
clip in campers to the belay rope with the<br />
belayer on the other end, keeping campers<br />
safe.<br />
Each of the climbing events use an average<br />
of six helmets, six seat harnesses, six chest<br />
harnesses, and seven to nine carabiners.<br />
Currently, camp has ten climbing activities<br />
available with a new one coming tentatively<br />
by the summer of 2010.<br />
Some of our equipment is getting older<br />
and needs to be replaced within the next<br />
year. <strong>Camp</strong> has begun the process of<br />
replacing the worn out equipment with the<br />
gear described above, however this can be<br />
financially overwhelming in these difficult<br />
times. <strong>Camp</strong> wants to reach out to you<br />
for help in purchasing the best possible<br />
equipment to continue providing the safest<br />
possible adventure experience for the<br />
campers.<br />
Adventure Experiences, Inc.<br />
Universal Seat Harness<br />
$39.00 ea. (need 2-XL,<br />
10-Reg., and 5-Sm)<br />
Misty Mountain<br />
Challenge<br />
Harness<br />
$49.99 ea. (need 5)<br />
<strong>Camp</strong> is adding to its camper activities that<br />
will be larger and more fun!! Thank you to 3z<br />
Company out of St. Cloud Minnesota for giving<br />
<strong>Camp</strong> a wonderful deal on an inflatable bounce<br />
house for campers. Fund raising for the purchase,<br />
transportation, and upkeep has begun! If you<br />
would like to help sponsor this fun house or other<br />
camper activity purchases then please contact Stephen Fasnacht by e-mail at<br />
stephen@campcourageous.org or call 319-465-5916, ext. 2310.<br />
CASES for<br />
CAMP<br />
Your chance to purchase food<br />
for camp at case price!<br />
Week of Feb. 22nd<br />
With <strong>Camp</strong> <strong>Courageous</strong> serving over<br />
5,000 campers with special needs each<br />
year, it takes a tremendous amount<br />
of food. Fareway Stores are allowing<br />
camp supporters to purchase cases of<br />
food at a case price as a donation from<br />
you to the camp.<br />
Check out ads from local<br />
newspapers for these<br />
participating Fareway<br />
Stores:<br />
Cedar Rapids, Davenport,<br />
Dyersville, Hiawatha, Iowa City East,<br />
Iowa City West, Independence,<br />
Manchester, Maquoketa, Marion,<br />
Monticello, Muscatine, North Liberty,<br />
and Vinton<br />
Grand Knight, John Zweibahmer, of the Ossian<br />
Council 2073 of the Knights of Columbus<br />
presents a check to <strong>Camp</strong> <strong>Courageous</strong>. The<br />
Ossian Knights are a wonderful group of hard<br />
workers, who benefit many charities. We<br />
appreciate their support and hospitality.<br />
A special thank you to Kristen Wells, manager<br />
of the Scheels at College Square in Cedar<br />
Falls, for the donation of a canoe filled with<br />
needed items for camp's canoeing and<br />
camping program. Kristen found the Items<br />
on camp's needs list. Thank you to (L-R) Kyle<br />
Welch and Clancy Quinn for delivering the<br />
items to camp.<br />
JANUARY 2010 — <strong>Camp</strong> <strong>Courageous</strong> of Iowa — www.campcourageous.org
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