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In Honor of Our Friend, Bill Brown
This newsletter is different than usual and more emotional than normal for me to write. This month I wanted to honor our friend, Bill Brown. For some of you from other companies who read our newsletter, you may know Bill from your own work with Childshuttle over the years since he was the owner and operator of this family business, but as most of our readers are parents of our Quest campers you have personally experienced the care and dedication that Bill demonstrated personally for your children as Bill has shuttled your children at Quest safely for field trips over the years. Bill and Childshuttle has been our shuttle company since 2010 (for every year except our very first year). I estimate that Bill has helped to transport between 500 to 600 of our Quest campers over the years. Bill passed away this month due to illness and it is an understatement to say that he will be missed greatly.
Bill was a wonderful man who loved others and was a person who lived to serve others. Bill was a man of faith who lived a life of purpose. He was a bright light in our community who dedicated himself to serving others through his own company that transported children all year with special needs and through his work with the local Nonprofit, “Bring a Smile.” Bill also dressed up every year as Santa to bring toys and bikes for children and served meals to others every Thanksgiving. To me, Bill was a kind friend, who was always there to offer well wishes, support, helpful advice and encouragement. Bill was always kind, gentle and helpful to our campers, and always quick with a laugh or a smile. He was a shining example of how the small, consistent actions of one person can dramatically change the lives of others in positive ways. I know that Bill will be missed, but I like to think that he will live on in the laughter and simple kindnesses that we can show others. My hope is that Bill will be an example to us all regarding how to live each day letting others know that we care about them and finding ways each day to positively impact others for good.
UPCOMING PROGRAMMING
School Year Programming
We are running an eight-week evening therapeutic groups are designed to provide therapy by specifically targeting individualized goals for our campers. Group will be 75 minutes through telesession and include time for campers to have conversations, interact in positive prosocial ways through game play, and build skills through structured lessons. Group and home goals will be part of the group, with bonuses being awarded through Target gift cards.
Spring Group Starts March 30!
Summer Programming
Quest’s intensive summer program offers 7 weeks of programming (6 weeks of day camp and 1 week of residential). The summer program includes individualized behavior plans, group therapy, occupational therapy, a social thinking curriculum, mindfulness activities, yoga, soccer, games in the park, and field trips (beach, Boomers, Rockin’ Jump, Discovery Science Center, bowling, etc.) to create a fun and engaging, therapeutic camp experience for children.
Weekly parent meetings are also included. The summer program has been found across multiple studies to significantly reduce hyperactivity, impulsivity, aggression, and inattention, while improving peer relations, family relations, athletic competency, behavioral control and self-esteem. Quest has also been found to improve social awareness, social cognition, social communication, and social problems.
Summer Camp Dates are:
June 22, 2020 through August 6, 2020