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CAMP HARDGROVE Camp Hardgrove 2011, held Sept 8-11, 2011 is closed. Camp Hardgrove 2012 dates are being scheduled with a tentative date set for the 2nd weekend in September 2012. Continue to keep an eye on this section of our website for announcements and news as they become available. BIAG wishes to thank the following for their volunteer time, donations and contributions to Camp Hardgrove 2011 and to our Scholarship Program. You helped to make a different in so many lives this year: Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund Commission, Camp Hardgrove Committee (LuRae Ahrendt, Leanne Dennis , Stuart Hanzman, Dee Houchins, Jane Jackson, Samantha Wellbrock-Renfro), Emory-Center for Rehabilitation Medicine, Fannin County Support Group, Indian Springs 5K & Run Walks, Lynda Goodwin, Newton/Rockdale Support Group, Peachtree Pilot Club of Atlanta, Pilot Club of Greene County,Shepherd Center, Walton Foundation for Independent Living, Camp Twin Lakes Staff and the many Counselors and volunteers who donated their time to give back and help others. If you would like to make a difference in the lives of so many who need our programs and services, please make a donation today. You can mail a check or donate on line through our secure PayPal account. Click on Make A donation at the top of the page. Why? Because it's the right thing to do and a great way to help others....Thank You! For more information about Camp Hardgrove read below...   Camp Hardgrove is celebrating many years as an overnight program for persons with brain injury. Adults and caregivers are served in this terrific program. Camp Hardgrove is the most complete and cost-effective recreational program in the Southeast for the special needs of people affected by brain injury. Camp sessions are called "life-changing" by campers and re-introduce life skills and socialization to survivors of brain injury. What does that mean for brain injury survivors? It means they will experience the joys of camp and activities we take for granted. Planned activities allow survivors with special needs a time where they have fun like anyone else who goes to camp, while their caregivers can find quiet moments of respite. This experience renews the mind and body and reaffirms the ability of those suffering from brain injuries and their caregivers to face future challenges. Camping programs are a key and historical part of BIAG's outreach and services to the brain injury community. Camp offers adults who have survived a brain injury - and their caregivers - an opportunity to have fun, to be with others who understand, and to engage in sports and recreational activities. This experience furthers the healing process and enhances self-esteem. This camp, tailored for special needs populations, is expensive to offer and requires the support of the community to provide in-kind donations and volunteers. These donations, with funding from foundations and corporations - allow us to provide camp at very low cost and many who attend do so on full scholarships (about 80% of campers.) Donor generosity has enabled us to offer programs vital to the well-being of those suffering the life changing effects of a brain injury. We strive to maintain nominal camp attendance fees so every child and adult survivor has the opportunity to attend camp; however, our attendance fees do not come close to covering all costs. While we only charge $100 for members and $150 for non-members to attend camp, costs per camper can exceed $1,000! We depend on contributions from friends like you to help make it possible for every eligible person to attend camp. Your contribution is needed to ensure that every camper ...... and every caregiver...... has a camp experience to remember! A gift to BIAG for Camp Hardgrove will allow those recovering from brain injuries the opportunity to participate in recreational/physical activities which challenges these campers, builds their self-esteem and improves their physical and mental health through the benefits of exercise. Camp plays a key role in re-socialization, promotes physical activity and empowers survivors and caregivers to move through the healing process.         All applications for Camp Hardgrove are screened without regard to race, religion, color,  creed, national or ethnic origin or sexual orientation.

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