Camp For All – Barrier-Free Summer Camp with Pat Sorrells | Season 8 Episode 8
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For many people, summer camp is a life-changing experience. Camp For All was designed so children and adults with disabilities, challenging illnesses and special needs can have these same life-changing experiences. In today’s episode, we speak with Camp for All CEO, Pat Prior Sorrells about the impact of barrier-free camps on children’s lives. Pat discusses what a barrier-free camp environment looks like and how every detail, including the bunk houses, activities, food, walkways and bathrooms, are specifically designed to accommodate everyone. She also discusses what makes Camp For All so unique, touches on a few of the schools and associations Camp for All partners with and gives information on how parents can find a camp for their child. Throughout the episode Pat, Meredith and Stephanie share stories about Camp For All including how it directly impacted them and the children of The Parish School. It was a joy to speak with Pat – a former Parish School parent and employee – about Camp For All. We hope you leave inspired to make some adventurous memories of your own.
Pat Prior Sorrells has served as President and CEO of Camp For All since 2007. Pat began her career in advertising and marketing at Metzdorf Advertising in Houston and Point Communications in Dallas. She is an active volunteer and has served on the boards for St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, The Periwinkle Foundation, the Neuhaus Education Center and St. John’s School Alumni Board. Pat’s professional nonprofit experience began at The Parish School where she served as the Director of Development and launched the annual giving campaign. This was followed by 10 years as the Executive Director of The Periwinkle Foundation before beginning her time at Camp For All.
Camp For All is a barrier-free summer camp for children and adults with challenging illnesses, disabilities or special needs. Camp For All intentionally delivers unique, truly barrier-free experiences throughout the year by collaborating with more than 65 nonprofit organizations to enable thousands of campers and their families to discover camp life. Camp For All was designed with no barriers for children and adults with special needs to experience the thrill of camping and nature, just like their able-bodied peers. All of the programming is “adaptive,” meaning that the activities can be accomplished regardless of the campers’ challenges, be it mobility, emotional or learning issues.
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