"CAMP WAS THAT ONE WEEK WHERE I COULD JUST HAVE FUN BEFORE SCHOOL STARTED. IT WAS THAT AWKWARD WEEK WHERE SUMMER SCHOOL ENDED AND SCHOOL WAS ABOUT TO BEGIN. IT WAS THE MOST FUN I'D EVER HAD. LIVING AWAY FROM HOME, 24/7 INTERACTION WITH FRIENDS, AND HAVING NOTHING BUT THE FEELING OF BELONGING WAS THE MOST COMPELLING REASON I BECAME A COUNSELOR. I WANT TO LET OTHERS HAVE THAT SAME EXPERIENCE TO MEET OTHERS AND TO GROW AS AN INDIVIDUAL. IT IS SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN THAT PLAY HAS A POSITIVE IMPACT ON PRO-SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND I WANT TO CONTINUE THAT CYCLE BY GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY."
