My how time flies! Since my last post summer has arrived, I finished up my second year of college(!!!!), and found myself a summer job back in the valley.
Currently I'm back home, but in less than two weeks I will begin work at a summer camp in Black Mountain, NC called Camp Lakey Gap. Camp Lakey Gap is a residential summer camp that works to provide an exceptional summer camp experience for individuals with autism, ages 4 to 18+. I will work as a counselor at the camp for the entire month of June and July and I could not be more excited for this opportunity!
In preparation for the start of camp staff (myself included) will be participating in the annual Zipping for Autism event hosted by Asheville Zipline Canopy and Treetop Adventures. The goal of the event is to raise $50,000 to be donated to the Autism Society of North Carolina to better support all the work they are doing in western NC. $5,000 of the overall $50,000 will be donated to Camp Lakey Gap to be used for scholarships for campers to attend camp. This is a wonderful and generous donation for the camp! However, in order to participate in the fundraising event camp staff still need to raise $1100 by June 7th. This seems like a large amount of money to raise in a short period of time, but remember that every bit helps! Also, divided among all the staff individually we only need to $50 each. Your donation will not only contribute the donation for the Autism Society and camper scholarships for Lakey Gap, but will help our staff engage in important team building and play before camp begins!
If you would like to make a donation please follow the link below to my donation page for a secure giving option:
http://www.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=1132887&supId=423373389&extSite
Click on: "Give now" in the top right corner and follow donation instructions from there.
Thank you so much in advance for your generosity and contribution to this meaningful cause!
If you would like to learn more about Camp Lakey Gap watch this video:
Much love,
Michelle