There’s a blog post on Camp ASCCA’s website called “How Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief saved our summer,” and camp director Matt Rickman said they mean it.
“We’re pretty resilient, and we would’ve tried to figure it out, but the disaster relief team has been a lifesaver,” Rickman said.
Camp ASCCA — which stands for Alabama’s Special Camp for Children and Adults — hosts camp sessions in Jacksons’ Gap for those with intellectual, physical and developmental disabilities. And on June 29, just as they were checking in campers for their third session of the summer, a tree next to the dining hall got hit by lightning.
“The current went through and blew up the electrical and started a little fire,” Rickman said.
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