SASKATOON – Summer camp. It’s an opportunity for kids to learn about themselves, socialize and of course have fun.
It’s an opportunity Mason Shrader may not have without Camp Easter Seal.
“Mason was born with autism,” said his mom. “In the future we’re going to send him to the camp for sure and I think that’s something Mason would really enjoy. Being around other children, he definitely loves that”.
Saskatchewan’s only fully wheelchair accessible camp, Camp Easter Seal, is a camp for kids with disabilities.
It costs $1,500 a week to send a child there, so Mason’s dad, Jason Shrader, is helping out. Shrader, along with 74 other daredevils, raised at least $1500 to rappel down the Carlton Tower on 5th Avenue North in downtown Saskatoon.
“I’m terrified of heights!” said Shrader.
The event, in its eighth year, is called Easter Seals Drop Zone. Once again this year, media had a chance to take part, something Wendy Winiewski jumped on.
Aside from camp, the money is also used for programming and to purchase communication devices for children who need it.
The camp has full-time medical staff on site, specially trained camp counsellors and the classic ‘camp’ experiences such as swimming, boating and horseback riding.
This summer, 116 parents sent their kids to the camp near Watrous, Sask. It’s an opportunity that will present itself again next summer all because 74 brave souls took the Drop Zone plunge.
All money raised through Saskatoon’s and Regina’s drop zone stays in the province.
Additionally, the camp hosted more than 500 adults with disabilities this year.
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