MEDIA ADVISORY: R00175 – 22 August 2016

For two decades, a summer camp at Brock University has been offering developmentally appropriate movement education to children and youth in the Niagara Region with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

The camp’s education-based curriculum is specifically focused on the needs of the participants and is a community service learning opportunity that attracts 30-50 Brock University undergraduate students and an almost equal number of campers each year.

The Summer Movement Camp operates two, week-long programs and has served children and youth from ages three and up. By the end of summer, the camps will have hosted more than 2,000 participants.

Media are invited to attend the ASD Summer Movement Camp 20-year Anniversary celebration Friday, Aug. 26 at 11:30 a.m. Representatives from Brock and Niagara Recycling, which has supported the camp for nearly all of its 20-year history, will join ASD Summer Movement Camp participants, student leaders and camp volunteers for a cheque presentation and photo opportunity.

Brock University Kinesiology professor and camp founder Maureen Connolly, along with Niagara Recycling Chief Executive Officer Norman Kraft and a camp participant will be available to media for comment.

Niagara Recycling continues to demonstrate a long-term commitment to supporting individuals with disabilities in the Niagara Region and has been a dedicated funder to the ASD camp since 1997, committing $275,000 toward disability programming at Brock.

What: ASD Summer Movement Camp 20th Anniversary Celebration
When: Friday, August 26 at 11:30 a.m.
Where: Brock University, Walker Complex, Gym 2

For more information or to confirm attendance:

* Dan Dakin, Media Relations Officer, Brock University ddakin@brocku.ca, 905-688-5550 x5353 or 905-347-1970

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