Shift to virtual summer camps for kids and adults with disabilities
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Easter Seals is announcing a virtual summer camp option after earlier deciding to cancel their Winfield Summer Camp in Lake Country for children and adults with disabilities due to Covid-19 restrictions.
The organization has now launched Camp@Home.
“The mandated closure of facilities and social distancing, along with our inability to start staff training, a sudden decline in funding and the need to keep everyone healthy and safe, are just some of the reasons we had to take early action to redesign our overnight summer camps,” said Lisa Beck, President and CEO of Easter Seals BC/Yukon. “It was so disappointing to have to cancel our traditional camps for this year, but it was the right decision as we keep the health and safety of our campers, who are some of the most vulnerable to COVID-19, a priority.”
Campers will now have the option to continue their camp traditions virtually at home. Easter Seals’ new Camp@Home Program will give campers the same sense of community they have at overnight camp.
