Submitted by Mary Fuller (not verified) on Fri, 03/08/2013 - 16:37.
Being from the county with the smallest population in the state, there weren’t a lot of opportunities to meet new people. Even though it was a two hour drive from my home in southwest Iowa, going to camp gave me opportunities and experiences I would have never had if I only attended the day camp my county offered one or two days a summer. Many counties are facing their own harsh budget cuts, and asking them to take on more planning, spend more money and spend more time organizing their own camps at a local level does not help the situation, and in the end it will not help the youth of Iowa.
Being from the county with the smallest population in the state, there weren’t a lot of opportunities to meet new people. Even though it was a two hour drive from my home in southwest Iowa, going to camp gave me opportunities and experiences I would have never had if I only attended the day camp my county offered one or two days a summer. Many counties are facing their own harsh budget cuts, and asking them to take on more planning, spend more money and spend more time organizing their own camps at a local level does not help the situation, and in the end it will not help the youth of Iowa.