On Monday, May 21,
we held our 35th annual Tournament of Love at Monroe Golf Club, and
just like past years, we were blessed with a beautiful day. If
Rochester’s temperatures stayed like it was during the tournament, there would
never be a reason for anyone to leave to go down south. There were over
100 golfers of all ages who participated in the tournament, and everyone had a
great time. I would like to give special thanks to Liz Vega and Jeff
Calkins who were our Honorary Chairs for the event, Dino Kay, who was our
Master of Ceremonies, and Sister Francella Quinn, who once again provided a
wonderful invocation. I would also like to thank all those who
participated. This event is another way for Camp Good Days to raise the
much needed money we need to run our programs.
It is hard to
believe that what was started to provide my daughter Teddi and 63 other
children with a camping experience would turn into what we have today, having
served over 47,800 campers from 22 states and 35 countries.
Our first program
of this summer is this weekend, and is one of our adult oncology programs, Camp
SOAR, also called our Supportive Spouse weekend. Men and women who have
been diagnosed with cancer can come to the program with their spouse,
significant other, or friend who has been very supportive to them during their
cancer diagnosis. The weekend consists of activities like massage, crafts,
woodworking, and many opportunities for attendees to interact and bond with one
another over their shared experiences.
Our first
children’s program will be our Junior Good Days programs starting the last week
in June, and right after July 4th, we will begin our weekly programs
until the end of the summer. It is amazing that our programs are still
happening after all these years, and that has only been able to happen due to
our hundreds of volunteers that we have at camp each summer. I can’t
stress enough that our volunteers is what keeps Camp Good Days going.
If anyone would
like to stop by camp during the summer, we highly encourage it, as we are
always happy to have people visit the facility and see the amazing work that is
being done there. If you would like to visit, please give the Mendon
office a call at 585-624-5555 and let my assistant, Kira, know when you are
planning on coming down to camp so that she can tell our staff down at camp
when to expect you.
I wish everyone a
safe, healthy and happy summer.
