[Mt-blind] Camp Eureka

[dmgina]

You know,
I never had this kind of help when I was twelve,
I am so pleased we are here for them.
thanks for sharing.
How did you know the length of cane to give to each person?

--Dar
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Beth Underwood" <underhogg at montana.com>
To: "Montana Association for the Blind List" <mt-blind at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 7:44 AM
Subject: [Mt-blind] Camp Eureka


> Thanks to the extraordinary leadership of Dan Burke and the support of
> our other blind mentors, the children at Camp Eureka quickly accepted
> their blindness as normal and enthusiastically engaged in activities to
> learn blind skills.  Each morning Dan led the campers in cane skills.
> Below is a message from a parent that demonstrates one example of what
> great role models for these kids can do.  This particular camper had
> never used a cane before and was so excited on the last day of camp to
> learn that she could keep her NFB white cane.
>
> "Jacey used her cane to navigate the airports on our way home.  She
> proudly showed her dad and family the proper way to hold and use it.
> Having never used one before, I wondered if it was just a novelty, so I
> asked where it really helped her and she said it did in unfamiliar
> territory where she didn't know if the floor rose or a step down she
> didn't anticipate.
>
> She loved all the mentors and keeps laughing about someone
> mispronouncing "Butte"!
>
> Thanks so much for everything!"
>
> Julie (parent)
>
> Excellent mentors are key to a successful camp.  A huge thank you to Dan
> and Cindy, and our young adult mentors Faith, Aaron and Trevor!
>
> Beth Underwood
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