[Mt-blind] Camp Eureka

[Beth Underwood]

In the pre-camp registration form I asked each parent to state if their 
child had a cane to bring to camp, and if not, told them that the NFB 
would provide a cane for the child.  I asked for the child's height so 
we could determine the length of cane that would be appropriate.  Thus 
each camper was equipped with a suitable white cane that they used 
throughout their entire camp experience.  We heard very few renditions 
of "I'm not going to leave my white cane down by the lake side, down by 
the lake side, down by the lake side... (Dan will sing it for you at the 
convention!). 

Beth

dmgina wrote:

>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?
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>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
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>>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"!
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>>Thanks so much for everything!"
>>
>>Julie (parent)
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>>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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