Kappe

Working with needy kids that don’t have everything that I have relates to the life and dignity of the human person. Human person is the clearest reflection of God among us. Because each person posses a basic dignity which comes from god they deserve to be treated equally as I would treat anyone else. It applies to my area of work because each camper muts be treated the same as another and must be allowed to have fun and enjoy themselves while at camp.

sent them to get cleaned up and go to bed. We would read the campers a story or make up a story to put them to sleep. All this was done everyday. I enjoyed being part of Camp Kappe and allowing the campers to enjoy themselves. My goal as a counselor at the camp was to have each of my campers go home with a smile. I did not have a single camper that left without having fun at camp.

This experience has allowed me to be part of the suffering that some kids go through at home that they are able to escape at camp. Being a counself kids look up to you and open up to you. Some things that kids shared with me were very emotional and touching. I had one camper that had an alcoholic father that would hit his mom. The kid did not like to talk about it but the first night we were at camp he started crying. When I pulled him outside to see what was wrong the kid explained to me what was scary at his house. Because the kid opened up t ome he allowed me to experience the feelings of suffering from another human being. It was also hard for me because I knew that once the week was over he would go back to his parents. By having counselors that are able to talk and

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