 Camp Confidence of Brainerd held its 25th annual Write Friends picnic one day afternoon to celebrate Independence Day and the members of the camp. Camp Confidence Learning Center is a camp for persons with developmental and cognitive disabilities along with a deaf and hard of hearing communities. The center aims to build self-confidence and self-esteem in their campers. Our campers have a lot of challenges so they need some happiness in their lives, they need some socialization and that's what the camp provides. It gives our campers a chance to be successful at their own level, but also feel normal in our society. The picnic is put on every year and allows for the campers to come together along with their friends and family to play yard games, get their faces painted and even take a turn in the dunk tank. It is sponsored by Jack Mahaffey and his family who are locals to the Brainerd Lakes area and he sponsors this picnic every year to showcase the disabilities that people have on not just the disabilities, but also a way to thank them for being good community members. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.