During the last week, several of us have had the amazing opportunity to collaborate with Tim Horton's Children Foundation and work with the Ted Nolan Foundation. This foundation promotes healthy lifestyles and supports aboriginal youth. For the third year in a row they have had a youth leadership camp take place at Tim Horton's Onondaga Farms. As a class we had the opportunity to work as counselors with the youth there. Personally I only had the opportunity to have 2 days there with everyone, but even in two days, it is incredible the amount you can learn. Meeting the youth who have already been through so much and deal with so many things is very powerful. They strength and loyalty they demonstrate is amazing for their age. I always come away from any camp experience feeling very very blessed.
As a college program we also were involved in camp in March 2011. Again we were able to be counselors for kids age 8-12 that were sponsored through camp day and all of the Tim Horton's store locations. All of this experiences have been incredible and really show how camp can make a difference in child's lives. Tim Horton's Children Foundation really does try to better the lives of children everywhere so that they learn leadership skills and take all of the abilities home with them and carry it with them for the rest of their lives. Camp has become something really close to me and a place where I always feel at home.
Buy your camp day coffees! It makes a difference :)
These videos really show the impact that camp has to the lives of young people.
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