Guest guest Posted March 14, 2001 Report Share Posted March 14, 2001 Judy, Thanks,I live in Orinda, that's in the SF Bay Area. My case worker is supposed to be looking into camps for Brook for this summer for me, but I haven't heard anything from her yet. Marisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2001 Report Share Posted March 14, 2001 Funny, I was born and raised in Berkeley and later graduated from Pinole Valley High. When I was a teen I worked for " camping unlimited for retarded children " and we would take kids from the state hospital on outings. Thinking back now most of those kids only had down syndrome. Little did I know it was the beginning of a life with " disabilities " . I think they may still be around " hopefully with a better name " . Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2001 Report Share Posted March 15, 2001 Loren, Thanks for the info, I sent them an email this morning after looking at their website. It looks really nice. Last year his camp was okay but very rustic and the pool was not heated. Brook lives for water so it would be great if he could enjoy himself in a heated pool. Brook needs a 1:1 which makes it a lot harder to find a placement because he will wonder off and of course go straight for the pool. Marisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2001 Report Share Posted March 15, 2001 Judy, Thanks for the info, and it's nice to meet someone from my little part of the world. My husband and I actually met at UC Berkeley. My son Brook went to Camping Unlimited last year which is also called Camp Krem. It is a little comfusing. This year they only had one time slot availablefor him with a 1:1 aide, the second week of June, which would have meant taking him out of the last week of school to put him in camp which doesn't make sense to me. Also I have a son who will be graduating from 8th grade this June and so we wouldn't want to take him on a vacation the last week of school and have him miss the parties and graduation etc. We took that time slot last year becasue we had to go to Florence for my sisters wedding and we needed somewhere for Brook to go. So this year they only had the same time slot available for some reason. We also had to pay for it ourselves last year since the regional center was giving us the run around. This year they claim they will pay for it but I don't know if we can find a program for him. We need the break though. Thanks again Marisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2001 Report Share Posted March 15, 2001 Marisa- Hi, I post very infrequently but scan the posts...several years ago I worked at a group home for kids with autism. Then went to Camp Costonoan near San ...I think in the hills above Saratoga. The regional center paid. The kids LOVED it. They would even accept kids who had severe behavioral issues who required 1:1 support, but they only had so many slots for them so it was essentcial to sign up early. Here is a web site: http://www.viaservices.org/camp.htm Ciao, Loren Spina Re: Re: camps Judy, Thanks,I live in Orinda, that's in the SF Bay Area. My case worker is supposed to be looking into camps for Brook for this summer for me, but I haven't heard anything from her yet. Marisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2001 Report Share Posted March 15, 2001 Be sure when your son has his Regional Center IPP that camp is written in, then when it's time to go to camp there are no hassles. Funny to here Camping Unlimited is still around after 30+ years, they must be doing something right..strange about the June dates though. My dad was a Berkeley fireman for 30 years. Small world. Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2001 Report Share Posted March 15, 2001 Loren, I got a response from Camp Costonoan that they don't have any 1:1 spots left for the summer, but they do have 3:1. I doubt that they would accept Brook as a 3:1, but I'll call to see what the criteria are. I wonder how early one has to sign up to get a spot for a 1:1. Meanwhile I talked to my sister who lives in Boston today and she said she could come out and watch him so we could go on a vacation. So maybe we'll get to go somewhere after all. Marisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2001 Report Share Posted March 15, 2001 Marisa, I let Camp Kren know that I was interested in Sept. Received and sent applications in Nov. Got confirmation during Christmas vacation. & Garry, parents of (10 ds), (9 ds), JJ (7 ds/autism/celiac), (6 ds/ADHD/Celiac), and Esther (4 ds). All adopted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2001 Report Share Posted March 16, 2001 In a message dated 3/16/01 6:34:01 AM Eastern Standard Time, ct616@... writes: << hope you do find a camp and get away....do you have to send shampoo to camp? >> LOL LOL LOL Sorry Marisa, BUT, that was funny!!!!!!!! Gosh, I'm going to get it now. You have my permission to laugh your *whatever* off when I post that Seth has done some wonderful decorating at my house! LOL Gail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2001 Report Share Posted March 16, 2001 sometimes family members can be helpful....don't you wish ALL families would make such nice offers? hope you do find a camp and get away....do you have to send shampoo to camp? Re: Re: camps Loren, I got a response from Camp Costonoan that they don't have any 1:1 spots left for the summer, but they do have 3:1. I doubt that they would accept Brook as a 3:1, but I'll call to see what the criteria are. I wonder how early one has to sign up to get a spot for a 1:1. Meanwhile I talked to my sister who lives in Boston today and she said she could come out and watch him so we could go on a vacation. So maybe we'll get to go somewhere after all. Marisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2001 Report Share Posted March 20, 2001 i know its hard to get into camp sometimes, we just got the forms for nathan last week, and im almost done filling them out, was waitning for iowas city-UIHC trip to be done and made sure they are on list of nathan info receivers it helps when caring for him. shawna. >From: smilinggail@... >Reply-To: >To: >Subject: Re: Re: camps >Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 08:39:35 EST > >In a message dated 3/16/01 6:34:01 AM Eastern Standard Time, ct616@... >writes: > ><< hope you do find a camp and get away....do you have to send shampoo to >camp? >> > >LOL LOL LOL Sorry Marisa, BUT, that was funny!!!!!!!! Gosh, I'm going to >get it now. You have my permission to laugh your *whatever* off when I >post >that Seth has done some wonderful decorating at my house! LOL >Gail _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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