ROTARIAN TOM BLEY HAD THE PROGRAM TODAY AND BROUGHT
BEN CARLSON, ABOVE. TOM IS DIRECTOR OF CAMP SHALOM
NORTHWEST OF MAQUOKETA OFF THE CAVES ROAD, A LONGTIME
POPULAR CHRISTIAN CAMP FOR KIDS. BEN, A NATIVE OF MINNESOTA, HAS BEEN COMING TO THE CAMP FOR ABOUT A DOZEN YEARS. AND
HE HAS GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA AND DURING
SUMMERS, HAS HELPED OUT AT THE CAMP. HE WAS THINKING
OF TEACHING, BUT LATE LAST SUMMER, TOM TALKED HIM INTO
BEING THE CAMP'S FULL TIME PAID PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND HE ACCEPTED
AND IS JUST FINISHING UP HIS FIRST SUMMER IN THE POSITION.
HE LOVES HIS JOB. AND TOM HAS NOTHING BUT PRAISE FOR
HIM. THIS SUMMER, DURING THE 9 WEEKS OF ONE-WEEK
CAMPS, THEY HAD SOMETHING NEW...AN AHDD CAMP FOR KIDS (WITH DISABILITIES) IN 7TH 8TH AND 9TH GRADE. IT WAS WELL LIKED BY THE KIDS AND PARENTS. TOM RECENTLY MET AND HAD A GOOD DISCUSSION WITH CHARLIE BECKER OF CAMP CURAGEOUS NEAR MONTICELLO. CHARLIE SUGGESTED THEY ESTABLISH AN "ADULT WITH DISABILITIES" CAMP
AND SO ....PLANS ARE IN THE WORKS. TOM ALSO HAS HAD A REQUEST FOR ANOTHER AHD CAMP NEXT YEAR FOR YOUNGER KIDS AND HE AND
BEN ARE GOING AHEAD WITH THAT IDEA. YES, THERE IS SOME
DAILY BIBLE STUDY AND BEN HAS NUMBEROUS STORIES ABOUT
KIDS COMING TO CAMP WHO NEVER WENT TO CHURCH, BUT AFTER
CAMP SHALOM...ARE STARTING TO GO... AND BUILD FAITH.
THE CAMP OPERATES YEAR AROUND. TOURS ARE WELCOME,
BUT YOU MUST CALL AHEAD AND SCHEDULE A TIME. TOM OR BEN
WOULD ALSO BE HAPPY TO GIVE A TALK TO YOUR CLUB...JUST CALL.
MAQUOKETA IS LUCKY TO HAVE SUCH A NICE CAMP ONLY MINUTES
FROM TOWN. GREAT BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES! THEY USE THE MAQUOKETA YMCA POOL TOO. AND THE CAMP IS GROWING IN POPULARITY.
PRESIDENT SALLY ....PRESENTING FELLOW ROTARIAN TED MAZE WITH
HIS PAUL HARRIS FELLOWSHIP TIMES-2 PIN. THIS MEANS
HE HAS CONTRIBUTED....NOW RECEIVED A 2ND PAUL HARRIS
FELLOWSHIP. EACH $1,000 CONTRIBUTION TO THE LONGTIME
LION'S FOUNDATION IS REGISTERED AS FIRST TIME, THEN TIMES-2,
TIMES-3, ETC.
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