The Munroe-Meyer Institute’s Camp Munroe began on Monday and will continue to host campers for the next six weeks in the Recreation Therapy Department at MMI.
The camp, designated for children ages 3 to 21 with developmental disabilities, is now in its 26th year. Staff members and volunteers create the traditional day camp activities including art, cooking, sports swimming and recreational and leisure activities.
The one to one ratio of camp staff to campers ensures that every camper has the opportunity to participate in every activity.
Here are some photos from the camp’s first week:
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From left: Mallory Emig, 9, and her buddy for the week, Molly Wyskowski, a recreation technician, better known as a “rec tech,” play air hockey in the recreation and leisure room on Monday. |
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From left: Jon Mari Binkly, 18, and her buddy, Christine Geistkemper, a rec tech, work on an art project together. The participants used bubble sticks to blow paint onto paper. |
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Erika Lundquist, 6, attempts to dunk the ball with the help of Liz Fitch, her buddy and rec tech. Camp Munroe volunteers, ages 12-25, account for 13,000 service hours over the course of six weeks. |
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Madi Colbert, 11, spoons M&M cookie dough onto a pan as Angela MacDonald, a Camp Munroe staff member, encourages her. Camp Munroe is the only full-service day camp in the Omaha metro area for special needs children, according to Michael Crawford, Re.D., director of recreation therapy at MMI. |