Burn Camp

I wanted to tell you about a great experience that I just got back from doing. Every year for the past 4 years I am a camp counselor for Camp Courage. It is a week camp that is put on every year for Burns and Trauma survivors from ages 5-16. It is such a great experience to see what great attitudes these kids have a camp. Some of these kids burns have totally disfigured their bodies, but not their personalities and minds. This camp gives the kids a chance to be around others like them and is somewhere they can feel good about themselves. We take the kids swimming, horseback riding, rappelling, hiking, fishing, canoeing, ect... This year I had the 10 and 11 year old girls. They were full of personality and I had a great time. By the end of camp you don't want to let the kids go home and they don't want to go home without you. This year we had a guest speaker Jason Schechterle was there. He was the phoenix police officer who was burned in a car collision about 6 years ago that left his appearance totally disfigured. Now, he goes around talking to people about how to have a good attitude. Listening to his story was amazing. He is awesome. I had such a great time. It gives me an opportunity to see what happens to some of the kids that we have to go on as firefighters years down the road. I am hoping that Dustin will come with me next year.