Camp Daniel

I want to share a little bit about Camp Daniel. I will refer to it a lot because camp has become a huge part of my life. Camp Daniel is a Christian camp for people with disabilities in Athelstane, WI. I have spent the last five summers of my life there and it has forever changed my life. Camp Daniel was started twelve years ago by the Piantine family.

There are a wide range of campers. We can have a person with Down syndrome who is completely self sufficient, to someone in a wheelchair who needs full time care. There are also a wide range of ages. The campers are anywhere from 8-70. Most of the camper and counselor ratios are one to one. Some of the guys have two campers because we always seem to have a shortage of guys. We need more counselors! If you are interested, let me know. If you are willing to give up a week of your life, you definitely won’t regret it. That week will change your life forever.

All you have to do is love someone for a week. How hard is that?

Most of the camp weeks are around 100 people all together. They are small enough so there is still that family atmosphere and you get to know everyone really well. There are a lot of fun activities to sign up for. You can go fishing, swimming, bowling, play bocce ball, do crafts and many other things. We also have big group activities like volleyball, kickball, relay games, messy games and the talent show. You get to build relationships with lots of amazing people. And most importantly, you get to share the love of Jesus with the campers.