To wrap up this week’s Meet the Program Staff series, we end with Horseback Riding Director Isabel Pickett. Isabel is from Hoover, Alabama and this is her first summer with Camp ASCCA! “I’m really enjoying it so far, it’s been a lot of fun,” she said. “I’ve gotten to know a lot of new people and I’m really looking forward to a great summer.”
Meet Leah Tingle, our 2017 Shooting Sports Director. Similar to most of the people on our 2017 Program Staff, Leah served as a Camp Counselor last year, but this year she was interested to see what Program Staff life was like. “When you’re a counselor, all you have to do is wake up and get yourself ready along with your campers and go, and all the programs are ready, ” she said. “I didn’t realize how much background it took to get camp set up…I don’t think people realize how much work we do behind the scenes.”
At about 6:30 every mornig, Leah wakes up, gets dressed and heads to the farm for morning clean up with the rest of the Farm Staff.
Though there’s alot of work that goes into being on Program Staff, it’s nothing like seeing the smiles on campers’ faces as they participate in the different activites. We always aim to ensure every camper has the best summer of their life and we have amazing Program Staff members like Leah, who help us do just that.
We continue with the rest of our “Meet the Program Staff” spotlights with our Demo Farm Director Briana Rock. Briana is a native of Birmingham, Alabama but currently resides in Auburn. This is Briana’s first summer to serve on Program Staff, but like most of our staff this summer, she’s worked as a camp counselor in the past.
What was expected to be a presentation to the Montgomery Academy’s Philanthropy 101 class turned into a much bigger surprise for Camp Director Matt Rickman and the ASCCA staff. Each year, classes from around the area often visit Camp ASCCA to tour the campus and learn more about how a true nonprofit organization operates. This year was expected to be the same. However, the Central Alabama Community Foundation had a better idea for this year’s meeting.
As we continue our “Meet the Program Staff” series, our next introduction is with Nature Director, Mary Ryan. Mary is from Enterprise, Alabama and has served as a camp counselor for several years.
Throughout the next couple of weeks we’ll take each day to highlight one of our Program Staff members and the activity they’re in charge of this summer. Each of them bring their own unique gifts and talents to the group and we want you to hear about it! This week, you’ll meet our Farm Staff, starting with Justin Ward.
This summer, we welcomed 16 new members to the 2017 Program Staff! Composed of some new and familiar faces, everyone arrived for training week eager and ready to work hard. Though some didn’t know what to expect, returning staff were able to give them an idea and minimize the anticipation.
It’s a beautiful day here at Camp ASCCA and Program staff hit the ground running with CPR training. The course follows the AHA (Amercian Heart Association) curriculum and is taught by Director of Health Services, Nurse Abbey Love Murray, R.N.
On Friday, May 26th, members from Eastmont Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, visited Camp for a tour and to complete a prayer walk across the entire campus. The group first received a tour from Camp Director Matt Rickman, and they gained a better understanding of all the things that we do here at ASCCA.
Program staff training is well underway and everyone is hard at work, learning the ins and outs of their various activities. As staff members break off into their respective groups throughout the day, each of them is learning proper protocol to ensure the fun and safety for all our campers when participating in each activity. They have a lot to cover in the coming days and the weather’s been a little muggy, but each staff member is still finding ways to have fun in spite of.
Hey there, Camp ASCCA fam! My name is Jasmine Reed and I am one of the PR interns for camp, this summer. I was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama and graduated from Spain Park High School (Go Jags!). I am currently a senior at Auburn University, majoring in public relations with a minor in marketing. My career interests include social media management, event planning and digital media analysis.
It is safe to say the summer is on its way. Program staff training for Summer 2017 has officially begun, and members of this year’s adventure, aquatics and farm staffs arrived this morning for the summer of a lifetime. As Camp Director Matt Rickman says, “This will be the greatest summer of your life.” The first meeting of the day was held in Davis Cabin where the program staff will be housed over the next five weeks. Camp Director Matt Rickman and fellow full-time staff members met with the summer’s program staff for introductions, and Matt went over ASCCA policies and procedures with the staff.
Located in Alabama on Lake Martin, Camp ASCCA offers campers a wide variety of traditional recreational and educational activities with a unique design for accessibility.
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