The Wacky and Wonderful Camp Winfield

I just got back from Camp Winfield about  two weeks ago!  I had a wonderful time, like I always do.  This is my tenth year, and still, I cant get enough of that special place.  This week was great!  I had two really nice councillors, Kaitlyn, Europa, and Michelle.  My best friend Grace went with me.  This year, her and I were quite close.  There is a theme every year.  This theme was zombies vs. under the sea.  The themes seem to get stranger and stranger as the years go by!  This year, our group had a lot of older girls in it, so most of the time we hung out, talked and got to know each other.  We did do some pranks though.    We were back and forth with this boy group, pranking each other.  We toilet papered the boys dorm, and then we made fake underwear for one of their counsellors, tied it to a flagpole and wrote I  love my Mommy on it!  It was hilarious.  When your at camp, your really let your mind run wild.  Your so free at camp!    Every camper has a disability and yet they can do anything they want to.  The counsellors try so hard to make sure everyone is able to do any activity.  They make it seem as normal as possible.  They don't act like kids there have a disability.  Its all about having fun, just like any other camp.   The people that work there are something special.  They are so full of energy and sweet.   its like the world is  made for you over there!   For a week you have no worries.   You get so caught up in the struggles of everyday life and then you come  to camp and all your troubles disappear.  Even the most disabled kids are happy.  Theyère  smiling all the time.  Another good thing about going a camp for kids with disabilities is realizing how lucky you are.  Some kids struggle quite a bit, and for me, who is very fortunate to be able to walk, and function as well as I do, its always a bittersweet reminder that I have it really good!  Camp Winfield will always be very important to me.  Its gotten to be such a big part of my life, as well as many childrens.  Theres a grad night every week for kids who are eighteen and have grown out  of being a camper.  Some of the campers make speeches.  They get quite emotional about it!  Camp is special to everyone!  A place where kids can have fun, grow, and most importantly, be themselves.  Long live possibilities, long live camp Winfield.