This summer scouts learned about disability awareness first-hand when Cub Scout, Brody J. attended Killbuck District Day Camp. Brody and his family are part of Orrville Pack 830 where they participate in everything Cub Scouts offers. This June that meant hitting the trail at day camp with kids from across the district and council. Scouts took aim with bows and BB guns, and Brody had his chance on the ranges as well. Brody's mom, Sarah, states "Brody loved archery and the BB guns at camp! We really appreciated those who went out of their way to make the activities more adaptable for Brody, especially the shooting stick that was provided to make shooting easier for him."
Heather Schafer, Day Camp Program Director, is also a Scoutmaster for a special-needs troop in Wooster at Ida Sue School. She is passionate about Disability Awareness and believes it is a topic that should be a focus within Scouting. To help give this topic more attend she brought two students from Ida Sue to teach Scouts about disability awareness at camp. Heather says, "We need to continue the topic of disability awareness, not just in Scouting, but in our everyday life. I once had a college professor who said, 'Normal is just a setting on the dryer.' In the matter of a heartbeat, an able-bodied person, could become disabled. Accept people for who they are. Everyone has something to teach to another person. We just have to want to take the time to learn."
