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Camp is available for off season rental
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| Type: |
Residential
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| Focus: |
Specialty
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| Specialization: |
Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Dev Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Muscular Dystrophy, Physical Disabilities, Speech Impaired, Spina Bifida, Vision Impaired, We accept campers with just physical disabilitites, just mental disabilities or one that has both mental and physical disabilities. A camper must sleep through the night without wandering while others sleep and a camper must be able to be present for a 40 minute value session daily., We have daily 40-minute value sessions where campers and staff share ideas about uplifting and appropriate themes, we practice daily for a play to be presented to staff and parents at the closing ceremony (using sets, costumes and 7-8 dance routines), we have treasure hunts, bean bag tounaments, arts and crafts, horses that are brought by volunteers to a corral on our 185 acres of land, we swim in a wheel-chair accessible pool, we fish, row and paddle boat in Tucker Lake and there are hayrides, pinatas and entertainment throughout the week. There is a DJ for our Tuesday night dance also.
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Talent Show, Boating, Swimming, Arts & Crafts, Drama, Drawing/Painting, Camping/Camp fire, Fishing, Hiking
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| Age Range: |
18-99 |
| Gender: |
Coed |
| Camp Capacity: |
28 |
| Religious Affiliation: |
Christian
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| Director: |
Sandy Furman |
| Sponsoring Org: |
Share Foundation |
| Founded: |
1982 |
| County: |
La Porte |
Nearest Large
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South Bend, Indiana |
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Camp Description:
Camp Sharing Meadows is a camp for other-abled (handicapped) adults in Rolling Prairie, Indiana. We are located between South Bend and Michigan City, Indiana - only 1 hour from Chicago. Held for 6 weeks each summer, camp is a retreat that provides recreation, fellowship, and learning in a non-judgmental atmosphere in which the values of independence, self-esteem, spiritual growth and socialization are stressed. Camp starts Sunday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. and concludes Friday afternoonat 1:00 p.m. We have a large camp building on our Sharing Meadows property, which is a community for other abled people on 185 acres of land. In our vision of this community we wish to invite other abled people from around the area to come and share, making it a community for all. Camp is one of the many ways we help to fulfill this vision. The weekends may include some or all of the following: hayrides, campfires, dances, picnics, fishing, boating, celebrations with God, movies, teaching/discussion sessions, crafts and much more!
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Sessions (costs are in the local currency of the camp):
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