Second Annual Activities Day at Camp Helen Keller
August 3, 2011
On July 19th, the Order Sons of Italy in America held its second annual Activities Day at Camp Helen Keller.
Members of the local chapter (Grand Lodge of New York) started off the day at Farmingdale State College, where Camp Helen Keller is located. Hoola Hoops, tag team relay races and soccer baseball were just some of the activities that had the children begin the day smiling and laughing. By 11:00 a.m., sporting their commemorative t-shirts, the 40 plus children and camp counselors were then bused to Farmingdale Lanes for several rounds of pizza, music and most especially bowling! Many of the children used a Bowling Ramp Handicap device that enabled them to push the bowl down the lanes with ease! The afternoon ended with every child being awarded a mini golf trophy and ribbon. The event was summed up beautifully by an 8 year old child from Bangladesh who joined the camp this year for the first time – she told camp director Bill Dale that she loved getting her shirt and first medal and trophy and that “America is such a wondrous place!”
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