Camp ASCCA Blog

Jim Dodwell serves as the 2nd Vice President for the local Lake Martin Area United Way and also works with the organization Hammers of Hope that serves elderly people and individuals with disabilities by offering construction services by way of donated materials. Jim regularly works as a residential and commercial contractor, and when they have left over materials, they work quickly as Hammers Of Hope to help make repairs for those in need with donated labor and as much of the materials as possible.

On Thursday, April 20^th, students, parents, and teachers from Tallassee Elementary School and Tallassee High School arrived at Camp ASCCA for a day of springtime activities. Program Director Amber Cotney created a schedule full of fun for the students to enjoy the day away from the classroom. The day was made up of rotations at the fishing pond and at the zip line.

At 9:00 am on the dot, students and teachers from Coosa Central Elementary School and Central High School arrived for a few hours of fun. Upon their arrival, the students were split into two groups based on age.

On Tuesday, April 11^th, fifth grade students from St. James School traveled to Camp ASCCA for the school’s annual three-day Environmental Science Camp. After a quick lunch Tuesday afternoon, students were split into five groups that would rotate through the week’s programs. The activity schedule consisted of group elements, zip tower, canoeing, nature Jeopardy, forestry, Living Streams, and Step Out & Fish.

In 1986, Bob Kuykendall was looking for a place to spend his summer making a difference and enjoying life outdoors. He applied to work at Camp ASCCA and fell in love with the campers and staff his first summer. He decided to stick around for two more summers and worked on the program staff as a fishing specialist.

The Alabama Head Injury Foundation arrived at Camp ASCCA on Friday, March 31st, for a weekend of springtime activities and ASCCA programs. Group members arrived Friday afternoon and met with ASCCA Program Director Amber Cotney and Nurse Abbey Murray to check-in for the weekend.

On Saturday, April 1^st, volunteers from Sixth Street Baptist Church in Alexander City, Alabama, visited Camp ASCCA for a daylong work party. They worked alongside Aquatics Director Heather Chumney and completed a few projects down at lakefront.

On Saturday, March 25^th, District Governor Wendell Harless of the Alabama Central District of Civitans International presented Camp ASCCA with a check donation of $600. Civitans from across the Alabama Central District visited camp during this weekend’s Fun Fish event to work around the campus and improve the facilities. The Civitans have sponsored the fishing weekend for several years.

After months of detailed preparation, it was time for Fun Fish 2017 this weekend. Campers and volunteers ventured to Camp ASCCA on Friday to spend the weekend fishing with their closest friends. Every year in the spring, Camp ASCCA offers a Fun Fish event that lasts an entire weekend and includes fishing on one of the largest man made lakes in the United States, Lake Martin.

Spring has sprung, and now is the time to head out on the back porch and enjoy the latest Camp ASCCA Good Times newsletter for Spring 2017! It will keep you up-to-date on everything that has happened so far this year and all the events we have coming up. You will find that it covers everything from new summer gear, special projects, the annual report, and more!

Today, Administrator John Stephenson and Marketing Director Dana Rickman traveled to Montgomery for the Kiwanis Club Grant Awards Day. Camp ASCCA was gifted $4,100 by the Kiwanis Club of Montgomery Foundation for the backup power supply for the water delivery system here at camp. This year, the Alabama National Fair raised $245,000, and the Kiwanis Club of Montgomery distributed it to the sponsored organizations.

On March 9th, high school students from throughout South Alabama visited Camp ASCCA for the annual leadership conference, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards. Each year, more than 50 rotary clubs sponsor a few students from their areas to represent their communities and grow in their leadership abilities. The students and their leaders stay onsite at Camp ASCCA for three nights and spend each day completing team-building activities and learning more about what life is like after high school.