Friends of ASCCA: Great Things Come in Small Packages

Big news here in my house: We have a new puppy! Friends of ours had a litter of YorkshireTerriers, and we couldn’t resist one of the little girls. We picked up our black-and-tan Yorkie on June 4when she was 8 weeks old. I named her Lexi Mavis, and we call her Lexi. “Lexi” comes from […]

Meet the 2021 Summer Staff: Zach Rickman

This summer, Zach Rickman will be serving as a Unit Leader for Camp ASCCA and is eager to see all the campers. Outside of camp, he is a full time student at Auburn University where he studies Computer Science. Zach will be going into his junior year of college this fall, and hopes to move […]

Meet the 2021 Summer Staff: Casey Little

Starting this week, we are getting to know our 2021 summer staff. Up first is one our Unit Leaders, Casey Little, and she is so excited to be back at ASCCA for her sixth summer. Casey will be starting her first year of Auburn University’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling masters program this fall. After completion, […]

Rain or Shine: It’s Always Fun Time!

The weather during summer time in Alabama can be quite unpredictable. Even on sunny days, a summer shower is likely to come around! Worry not because our program staff knows exactly what to do! When bad weather comes around camp, our program staff quickly plans for more fun activities to be held indoors. As everyone […]

The Echo of Exelon

Who is Exelon? The Hillabee Energy center located in Alexander City, AL is home to one of Exelon Generation’s power units. Exelon is a natural gas fueled power plant that provides electricity to the local power plants. With a staff of 28 employees, Exelon is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Every […]

GET EXCITED! The Farm Animals are back at ASCCA!

Not only is staff here at ASCCA eager to be reunited with our campers this summer, but staff is so excited to announce that our farm animals are back! This summer, the demo farm program is up and running and will be available to our campers. Unfortunately, our horse, Skip, is not joining us here […]

Meet the 2021 PR Staff: Campbell Morgan

Hey y’all! My name is Campbell Morgan and I am so excited to be a part of Camp ASCCA’s 2021 PR staff! Aside from camp, I am a junior at Auburn University studying Apparel Design and Production Management with a minor in Gender Studies. After college, I hope to gain industry experience while working in a fashion house […]

Alabama Elks Convention 2021

This past weekend, June 5th, Administrator John Stephenson and Dana went to the Elks 2021 convention. This was the 99th annual convention for the Alabama Elks Association! The convention was held in Opelika this year at the Auburn Marriott Opelika Resort & Spa at Grand National. John and Dana visited with the Elks for a casual […]

Hall Foundation Camp 2021

This past weekend was the Hall Foundation Camp. The therapeutic recreation participants from the Muscle Shoals and Dothan Park and Recreation Departments came to Camp ASCCA and stayed Tuesday-Friday. The therapeutic recreation class students from the University of North Alabama were also here as volunteer counselors and staff members. Campers arrived Tuesday around 2 p.m. and […]

How our Lifeguards are preparing for Summer!

We are so excited to kick off this summer at Camp ASCCA! This week, we have 5 summer staff members here at Camp ASCCA participating in lifeguard training. The Certified American Red Cross Lifeguard Instructor is John Latimer, who is also the camp director for Camp Seale Harris!  On Sunday evening, the group completed and […]