After last year’s success, the Squamish Lions Club is again organising a paper-shredding event, and invites the community to make use of this opportunity. The local Lions have been successfully organising paper-shredding events for the past two years. This year, the event will take place on Saturday, April 23, from 10 am to 2 pm.
It will be held at Easter Seals Camp Squamish, located at 41015 Government Road in Brackendale, across from the dike. The funds raised during this event go towards supporting the Easter Seal Camp, a summer camp for children and adults with diverse abilities.
Easter Seals Camp Squamish is an overnight summer camp for children and adults with disabilities. This year, there will be 5 weeks of overnight summer camp running from July 7 to August 9th, with weeks split between Adult Weeks for ages 19-49 years and Kid Weeks for ages 6-18 years.
Campers have a fun-filled experience where their disability doesn’t limit them. Instead, camps help them to develop life skills, self-confidence and independence. A wide range of activities and programming are offered: swimming, sports & games, arts & crafts, trampolines, campfires, leadership skills, and much, much more.
“We had a very successful event last year with lot of community members coming, and the funds support a great cause as well. It’s paper-shredding for a cause,” said Nelson Winterburn, a member of the club and former president.
With fully accessible facilities and specially trained staff, the programs can accommodate campers with, but not limited to: Developmental Challenges, Anxiety Disorders, Down Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, and Epilepsy/Seizure Disorders. The Lions Club suggests a donation of $10 minimum per banker box.
Winterburn said the Lions would like to thank the community for making this event a success for the past two years and looked forward to seeing more community members attend the event this year as well.
Here’s what one mother has to say: “At camp, they don’t hear the word no, which is what they hear a lot of when navigating the world around them. Here they can try any activity because it’s set up to be fully accessible. The staff are trained to work with all abilities and needs. And if a camper is nervous to try something, there is such a supportive environment to make them feel safe.”
