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Donations to 'The Florida Lions Camp'
I am proud to introduce everyone to The Florida Lions Camp, because a portion of all of your purchases will be sent to help them on their mission in providing this wonderful camp for the Vision impaired children. They are our main charity to whom we are so proud to help support. Here's a short preview of The Florida Lions Camp for the Vision Impaired and all the wonderful, exciting and adventurous events in addition to the services they provide to our youth. So, please purchase our products and help to support a worthy cause!
The Florida Lions Camp Mission:
The Florida Lions Camp proposes to help insure a better future for all youth, including those who are blind, visually impaired and those with physical or developmental disabilities, through programs and facilities designed to promote cooperation, leadership, self-esteem and where they are nurtured, encouraged and challenged to be independent. THEY are a private, non-profit camp established and dedicated to serving the needs of youth and adults with visual impairments and other challenging disabilities.
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ALL individuals, five years of age or older, are eligible to attend. Their goal is to enhance the quality of life for their campers through a diversity of experiences and instill self-worth and independence for those who are visually or otherwise challenged. They have variety of traditional summer camp activities abound; swimming, canoeing, fishing, hiking, camping out and cooking over a fire, games, arts & crafts, singing & dancing, hay-wagon rides, challenge course and much more. Activities are adapted to the age and ability of each camper to ensure maximum participation, safety and fun.
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The Florida Lions Camp is located on Tiger Lake approximately 13 miles from Lake Wales. The camp began in 1974 and is considered to be one of the leading facilities of its kind in the United States. Throughout the year the camp offers many different programs catering for a variety of interests including eight weeks of summer camp. We also offer Christmas camp, Adventure Days and Weekends, as well as numerous year-round programs. They can only do this because of the excellent facilities they have and are constantly trying to improve.
Listed below are their facilities:
- 10 dormitory-type cabins
- 7 lodges with cooking facilities
- Kitchen/dinning hall facilities
- Chapel
- Junior-Size Olympic Swimming Pool
- Athletic field
- Gym
- Boating & fishing facilities
- Nature trail
- Team Building area
- High & low ropes course
- Arts & crafts
- Large meeting room with stage
- Pavilion
- Fishing dock
Check out the camps website at: [www.lionscampfl.org] and see for
yourself all the great things
they offer and do for these great kids.
The Florida Lions Camp was reaccredited by the American Camping Association in
summer 2001
and received 100% ratings. In addition to the camp, all of their facilities are
available for private
functions, weddings, retreats or weekends away.
So call the camp at (863)-696-1948, or e-mail them at
flc@gte.net for more information or to
book an appointment.
"The Florida Lions Camp. . . helping to ensure a better future for all"!
Florida Lions Camp is located at:
2819 Tiger Lake Road, Lake Wales,
FL 33898.
Phone: 863-696-1948
Fax: 863-696-2398.