MDA Summer Camp 2005

Muscular Dystrophy Association Summer Camp 2005
This video is being broadcasted on YouTube for a limited time to recruit UMDNJ counselors for Summer Camp 2007.

Looking for something to do for a week this summer? Want an experience in pediatrics/pulmonology/neurology/humanism-in-medicine or simply an amazing experience that you will never forget?

Background
Students from NJMS have had the honor of spending a week of their summer at this volunteer camp to help children with neuromuscular diseases in Worcester, PA for the past 5 years. Camp activities include bonfires, s'mores, arts/crafts, talent shows, plays, pool time, contests, songs, sports, and messy games. As a counselor, you will assist your camper (6-21 years old) with activities and either talk about estrogen/testosterone driven topics with the teenagers or run around with the younger ones. No prior experience is necessary and other counselors are there to help out.

This is a great opportunity if you would like to care for someone and make their year. For this week, a camper won't be "the kid with spinal muscular atrophy in a powerchair", but will just be a "kid". A lot of these kids have been coming out to camp since they were 6. You will learn about various neuromuscular diseases since the MDA supports Lou Gehrig's disease, myasthenia gravis, spinal muscular atrophies, Friedreich's ataxia, and Duchenne, along with a host of others. The activities at camp are modified to allow campers, both in wheelchairs and ambulatory, to have fun, be away from home, and enjoy being kids. The entire facility is handicap-accessible, with pool lifts and ramps, modified bathrooms, paved walkways, and much more.

MDA are enthusiastic/driven to make sure they don't have to disappoint a camper because they couldn't find a volunteer. This commitment is only ONE week and will be the most gratifying experience of your summer. Please do not rule out camp even if you have summer research or other work planned. Both of the principal investigators in the labs I rotated through last summer were accommodating to my schedule.

Camp Information:
Choose 1 of the 2 weeks:
"Survivor" theme June 9-16 for ages 6-13
"Hollywood" theme June 16-23 ages 14-21
camp location: Philadelphia Variety Club Camp in Worcester, PA

kedar.mahajan@gmail.com for info on applying to be a counselor June 2007.

Please visit: http://video.yahoo.com/video/group?gid=309027 to view the 2006 video as well. I was unable to upload it to YT because of the 10min restriction.

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• dystrophy
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• worcester
• PA

[got2bLorie]

nice choice of song .

[ManiacalMoni]

Ah, I was here. Im a camper at this MDA and It was my first year. XD Yeah MDA rocks frigging hard. At 8:34 im the girl in black&white. I love MDA with a passion. Thanks for posting the memories and I cant wait to make new ones this year :)

[wprt949]

what is the song after bush

ps i went to this camp as a child goodtimes my friend seeing the camp agian brought back good memories who remembers the prom of 1995?

can anyone name the song they uesd ?

[kamlondonuk]

thanks, this video made me cry, my freind died a horrible and painful death from evil Freidrich's Ataxia, keep up the good work - these events are so important, if its one thing i have learnt people with disabilities dont want to be treated different and fussed over, they must be left to be as independant as possible.

[redhottacoboy2]

wow never thought i would see this video again...im the one who made it.

[kmorto1]

Love it!! You guys do a tremendous job and just look at the kids having SO much fun! Keep up the wonderful work!

Ken, Salt Lake City - MDA

[yakamotosingawa]

cool vid i have sma 3

[recordingchick]

My sister has MD. She went to I think it's called like Camp Hope? But she thought it was a lot of fun.

[campmariah]

nice~

[creifste]

I love your video. I'm a MDA volunteer in Illinois and can tell from your videos that MDA Camp in Philadelphia/New Jersey area is just as fun as in Chicago. Keep up the good work and keep posting videos. Maybe someone will see them and sign up.