From left: Stephen Colley, Camp Create art director; Amy Colley, Camp Create co-director; Michaela Moore, Camp Create co-director; and Cathy Fitzpatrick, Scranton Area Community Foundation director of grants and scholarships.
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SCRANTON — The Scranton Area Community Foundation granted $5,000 to Camp Create, A Visual & Performing Arts Camp for Children with Special Needs. Due to this award, tuition was only $25 per week for an entire week of camp during the summer of 2024. Camp was also offered free of charge if a participant requested a full scholarship.
Camp Create tuition fees are kept low due to the extraordinary expenses families of children with special needs face, and this grant enabled many children to attend camp during the summer of 2024. The themes for 2024 were “Robomania! The Ultimate Robot Adventure Camp” and “Fantasy, Fairytales & Beasts! A Journey into Enchanted Realms.” Campers created their own works of art and fantastic original plays based around these themes that they presented at the end of each week of camp.
Camp will also be held during the summer of 2025. This will be the 25th year of camp.
Camp dates and themes for summer 2025 are:
Session 1: Aug. 4-8, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Galactic Odyssey! A Space Adventure Camp
Session 2: Aug. 11-15, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Imagination Station! Where Dreams Come to Life
Camp is held at the Church of the Epiphany, 25 Church Hill Rd, Dalton. They also offer intern opportunities for high school and college students. If you would like to learn more about attending camp or becoming an intern, email campcreatePA@gmail.com or call 570-233-3622.
