Wrapping up Camp Woodchuck 2017
-Written by Candace Staker, Rainbows’ Family Support Services Coordinator A’hoy everyone! We have officially closed up Camp at Pirates’ Cove for the summer and have returned to Kids’ Cove. But, boy do we have stories to share! The ship is docked and all the little pirates will soon be returning to school with memories of, what […]
July 2017
Camp Woodchuck, a program of Rainbows United, is a full day Camp for children ages 6 to 21 years who have significant developmental challenges and runs for 9 weeks during the summer. It is now in full operation with105 children enrolled. In 44 days of Camp, the children and youth will perform 7 Choir performances for […]
Rainbows’ Camp Woodchuck
-Written by Sidni Garwood, Rainbows’ Volunteer Coordinator Growing up, I remember looking forward to summer the second we returned to school from Christmas. Both of my parents were (and still are) teachers. So, together we mentally counted down the days until our well-deserved break arrived! Looking back, it’s funny how we anticipated this “vacation”. […]
Camp Woodchuck 2017
Ahoy, matey! As the school year comes to an end, things are ramping up here at Rainbows. Summer is near, meaning preparation for Camp Woodchuck 2017 is well underway. This year, Camp is all about pirates! Rainbows’ Kids’ Cove location will undergo a transformation into Pirates’ Cove, with a Treasure Island theme. Adventure awaits those […]
Meet Jenna
With your donation, Rainbows can continue to help more than 3,500 local children like Jenna learn to walk, talk and succeed – revealing each child as an original work of art like no other. The piece below was written by Jenna’s mother: Jenna is diagnosed with cerebral palsy, developmental delays, and epilepsy. In her first year, one of […]
The Best of 2016
What fun we have had over the last 12 months, creating weekly blogs for our followers! Our goal was to provide useful information and resources as well as share the news and excitement happening at Rainbows, and we hope we have accomplished just that. In case you missed them, we compiled a list of the […]
Megan McCumbers
Megan McCumbers was born prematurely, three months later she was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. For the 15 years since then, she has been receiving services through Rainbows, starting with in home Infant/Toddler Services and then moving to center based services, like Latch Key and Camp Woodchuck. During this time, she has also been diagnosed with […]
Noah Crosby
Noah Crosby has been with Rainbows for almost his entire life. Diagnosed with Down Syndrome at birth, Noah began receiving in-home early childhood intervention services at 6 months. At the age of 3, he enjoyed Rainbows’ preschool and child care at Kids’ Cove until he graduated at 5. During his elementary and middle school years […]
Camp Woodchuck
By Lindsay Coffee, Family Support Services Coordinator Oh Camp Woodchuck. How you bring so many new and exciting things each and every summer. This year was no exception! Nearing the end of my second camp, I’ve learned so much. It’s funny how you enter into a new summer season thinking of all the ways you […]
Camp Woodchuck
From President Deb Voth Rainbows’ Camp Woodchuck started June 1, 2016 and runs through July 29. Camp Woodchuck is a summer recreational and leisure day program for children and youth ages 5 to 21 years who have some fairly significant disabilities or restricted mobility. This summer we have more than 100 participants. Children and young […]
