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"A Family Tradition for 130 Years" Donors sought as camp is revived From Page 1 Port Perry cost $40 each. "Ideally, to run our pro- gram we need three or four bows," she said. If anyone can help out this way, they can give a monetary donation at Wil- liams Arms and tell John Williams and 'his staff what the money is to be used for. "He knows what we need," Danasaid. For instance, $50 will pay for almost half the ar- rows, the same kind used in archery programs in schools. Camp Scugog is situat- ed on 300 picturesque acres off St. Christopher's Rd., about a 10 minute drive east of Caesaréa. Dana began working at the camp as a counsellor 21 years ago, and has been the director now for a dec- ade. When the camp began to get rundown and concerns were raised about lake wa- ter quality five years ago, the decision was made to close it. Camp Scugog was relocated to leased proper- ties in Haliburton under the name Camp Scugog Northwoods. Last year a decision was made to bring the camp back to its original site. Although the camp can accommodate up to 60 campers, it's had an aver- age of 30 to 40 youngsters weekly since opening in July. Twice during the summer months a special camp is held for moms and DON'T MISS THE HOTTEST DANCE OF THE SUMMER! * Video Jam Dance * * 3 Giant Screens * * All Request Format * SAT., AUG. 24th Sunderiand Arena Doors open at 8:00 p.m. Dance 8:00 pm-1:30 am Cash Bar -- No Minors Tickets $10.00 Presented by the Sunderland Town Hall Committee COOCCOOOOOOOOOOOO0 Ifit can be upholstered - we can do it! Modern or Antique also MINOR REPAIRS DONNA ANDERSON 705-328-1156 Bh oy . wk Jesse, age 9, receives an archery lesson from counselor Tony Pannell at Camp Scugog. The camp, geared for kids from low-income families, has reopened after a closure of five years. Donations would help ensure programs for the youngsters continue. their children. The Star visited the camp during one of those sessions. Aldrie Baker of Toronto accompanied her two chil- dren, David and Alberta, to camp. She feels it's defi- nitely a good experience for her kids, and had noth- ing but praise for the staff. A highlight for her son was when he celebrated his 12th birthday at camp, she said. "The staff are alert, con- cerned and conscientious about the needs of all the kids," Mrs. Baker said. Because these children cogge from low income families, they are more ap- preciative of what our camp can offer, Dana ex- plained. At the archery site, we & Daphne's Classic Country Clothing FINAL SALE SUMMER CLEARANCE 70% 189 Queen St., Port Perry 985- Open 7 days a week found Jesse, a nine-year- old from Toronto whose fa- vorite activities at Camp Scugog are swimming and archery. But Jesse, and others like him, won't be able to enjoy the latter sport without the commu- nity's help. p An appeal was made re- cently at Nestleton United Church by Linda Arbuck- le, the Star's correspon- dent for the hamlet. "Since 1 spoke, we've had people donating countless jig saw puzzles, sundries, bedding, sleep- ing bags, backpacks and one generous person do- nated a megaphone," Mrs. Arbuckle said. Now she's arranging for a truck to pick up other do- nated items. 7221 Still, the campers want to retain their archery pro- gram. If you think you can enhance a kid's week at camp, please give Dana a call at 986-4401, or make a delivery to the camp dur- ~ ing daylight hours. a ee | Video SUPE