Spring Break
Camp Reynal
Non-profit organization that runs a summer camp for children who have renal and urological disease seeks Aggies interested in volunteer work
By: Melissa Appel
Issue date: 4/3/08 Section: News
"This camp presented me with a solution by allowing me to help without conflicting with school."
All volunteers at Camp Reynal are required to complete an application process and one-day training program prior to the start of camp. Volunteers are given instructions about renal and urological disease; however, their experiences during the week are much like the ones at any other summer camp.
"Their disabilities can be quite apparent at first, but after a day or so, those perceptions disappear and you realize that they are normal kids," Y'Barbo said. "The usual challenges that a Camp Reynal counselor would face are the same that most camp counselors face."
The challenges may be the same, but volunteers involved say that the rewards are much more substantial.
"I am very proud to have been involved with Camp Reynal since its beginning in 1992," Ament said. "The most rewarding thing about being with Camp Reynal is the ability to share my personal experiences with kidney disease and dialysis, and all that comes with it with the kids that come to camp."
"This camp is probably one of the best weeks of the year for me," Y'Barbo said. "It is such a rewarding week, that I come back from it feeling like I have just taken an amazing vacation."
All volunteers at Camp Reynal are required to complete an application process and one-day training program prior to the start of camp. Volunteers are given instructions about renal and urological disease; however, their experiences during the week are much like the ones at any other summer camp.
"Their disabilities can be quite apparent at first, but after a day or so, those perceptions disappear and you realize that they are normal kids," Y'Barbo said. "The usual challenges that a Camp Reynal counselor would face are the same that most camp counselors face."
The challenges may be the same, but volunteers involved say that the rewards are much more substantial.
"I am very proud to have been involved with Camp Reynal since its beginning in 1992," Ament said. "The most rewarding thing about being with Camp Reynal is the ability to share my personal experiences with kidney disease and dialysis, and all that comes with it with the kids that come to camp."
"This camp is probably one of the best weeks of the year for me," Y'Barbo said. "It is such a rewarding week, that I come back from it feeling like I have just taken an amazing vacation."
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