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Article Excerpt
Within minutes of leaving shore, laughter and screams rang out as raft guides and counselors began to splash. Soon, water was flying everywhere. The impending class-three whitewater down stream seemed unimportant as the tranquil flat water of the Shenandoah River was now home to a world-class water fight. Even in the midst of all this commotion, it was clear the adult campers from Camp Greentop in Sabillasville, Maryland, were having fun. They smiled, got wet, challenged one another, and if possible, helped drench their fellow campers. Sounds like a typical whitewater adventure day doesn't it?
The truth is nothing was typical about this outing. The cooperative efforts between Camp Greentop and River and Trail Outfitters from Knoxville, Maryland, brought special needs adult campers together for what would typically be an unlikely adventure of white water rafting. What made this trip so unique was the collective courage and positive attitude displayed by each camper.
Despite disabilities such as cerebral palsy, spina bifida, traumatic brain injury, mental retardation, and Down's syndrome, the campers were unconditionally willing to challenge the limits of their excitement threshold. For some, that meant being lifted out of their wheelchairs and into a raft,...
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