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Pictured
is Tristan Rollins, Greenville resident, flanked by Levi
Morris and
Jordan Amick, staff members at Camp SWONEKY. Tristan has
attended the camp during previous
summers and looks forward to all the
fun things to do there.
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Send your kids to
Camp SWONEKY!
All Darke County children, 6 to 12 years of age, are invited to attend
Camp SWONEKY in Oregonia, Ohio, July 21-27. Camp fee is $20.00 per
child, and each child must have a physical. Applications are available
at Community Action Partnership, 1469 Sweitzer St., Greenville.
Activities include the playgrounds, a jumping pillow, swimming pool,
lake for boating and fishing, a nature center, craft lodge, a ropes
course, children’s petting farm, horse corral, hiking trails, tennis
counts, basketball courts, volleyball courts, baseball/softball fields,
a campfire amphitheater, and much more! Tonya Estell, staff member at
CAP, said, “The cost is minimal and the camp is a great opportunity for
children to learn new things and make new friends. We want to sign up
as many as we can this year.”
Camp SWONEKY had its beginnings in 1912 and was opened for
underprivileged children who were referred to The Salvation Army by
social agencies from all over Southwest Ohio and Northeast Kentucky.
The camp name is an acronym for Southwest Ohio-Northeast Kentucky. The
purpose of Salvation Army camping is to serve the needs of campers:
physical, social, and spiritual. In meeting physical needs, their aim
is to help children develop good health habits in cleanliness, proper
rest, balanced diet, exercise, and care of the body.
For social needs, the camp provides an opportunity for each camper to
contribute to and receive from a group living experience, helping
campers make their own right decisions, stimulate creativity, and
foster independence. The fact that The Salvation Army is a religious
organization makes it possible for its camping program to integrate
concern for the spiritual dimension of life.
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