Camp ASCCA Blog

Earlier this month, the newest addition to the full-time staff, Adventure Program Specialist Jacob Boyer, paid a visit to his alma mater, Mississippi State University to speak with a few groups about Camp ASCCA. As many of you may know, the fraternity Pi Kappa Phi and its members from across the country are often heavily involved with the many projects we have going on here at Camp. As Camp Director Matt Rickman once said, “You can spin in a circle with your eyes closed, point in any direction, and odds are you’re pointing at something the Pi Kapps had their hands on.”

Over the weekend, Administrator John Stephenson and Director of Marketing Dana Rickman visited the Rotary District 6880 mid-year conference and had the opportunity to provide an update about Camp for the many Rotary clubs that support our campers each year.

Join us as we welcome back Jacob Boyer to the Camp ASCCA Staff! He worked here for several summers in college on the program staff and is now coming onto the team as our full-time Adventure Program Specialist. In this position, Boyer will be responsible for the many adventure activities across the campus including the main zipline, Ziptower, the LPR Zipline, and much more. Keep reading, and you will learn more about Boyer and the path that brought him back here to the greatest place on earth.

Happy Holidays, everyone! We just finished up the biggest fundraiser since the inception of the Jingle Jump a few years ago and experienced the most memorable Christmas Weekend ever. We couldn’t let you miss a moment, so we released the recent winter edition of the ASCCA Good Times newsletter that includes information and photos from all of our recent events. So grab your favorite hot drink and warm blanket for an afternoon of cozy reading.

This season’s newsletter is full of holiday updates, camper news, and much more! Feel free to view some of our older editions as well on our Newsletters page!

Click here to download this year’s winter newsletter.

‘Twas a weekend to remember at this year’s ASCCA Christmas Weekend. Campers, staff and volunteers arrived Friday afternoon, and everyone was ready for the fun to begin. Once all the campers had arrived, everyone headed to the cabins to unpack and prepare for the holiday festivities. Friday night’s dinner was followed by Christmas crafts and holiday cookie decorating, and we even had a special visit from Santa Claus himself. As always, he was a big hit, and everyone had the chance to get a picture with him.

For the first time ever, Camp ASCCA is hosting a weekend camp for FIRST-TIME families called Rookie Camp on April 26-28. This weekend in April

Every year, #GivingTuesday falls on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, and it is designed to be an international day of giving to charities around the world.

At the end of each summer, the ASCCA Summer Staff selects that year’s Camp ASCCA Camper of the Year. This year, the staff nominated ten campers, and the field was voted on and narrowed down to the top three. Then, a second voting round took place that narrowed down the top three to one individual who received the highest number of votes. The 2018 Camper of the Year is Tim Dillard.

Today we were visited by a group of staff members from Lee Obstetrics & Gynecology for a day of teambuilding and fun out on the low ropes course. The entire staff was split into two groups for two separate visits. The first group visited Camp last month while the second group made the trip today. Each team showed up ready to rock wearing t-shirts with the Lee OBGYN logo on the front that were designed in different colors for each group.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/campascca/albums/72157672937044187Several students from Dadeville High School added an element of fun to their Halloween by visiting Camp ASCCA for a daylong field trip. The weather could not have been more perfect, and everyone had the opportunity to enjoy the zipline, the trampoline, archery, fishing, and the putt-putt course. Many of the students that visited today are some of our friends who visit us during our summer sessions, so it was great to see them again. Then, we connected with a few new friends in our area who we hope to see next summer.

ASCCA Fall Family Weekend comes every fall season at the end of October, and it is a great opportunity to reconnect with friends after an incredible summer. This year’s weekend was nothing short of spook-tacular! Check-in was set to begin on Friday at 4:00 p.m., so staff and volunteers arrived early to prepare for all the exciting activities that we had planned. As soon as check-in started, campers and parents came flooding into the gym ready to sign in with nurses and connect with counselors.