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U.N.A.Y.O. and Morry's Camp give youth camping experience
The local program has been operating in North Amityville in partnership with U.N.A.Y.O. Executive Director, Dawn Ewing and Associate Directors Deb Jones and Luke Jones, of Morry's Camp, were at the as the program got underway in November. Each year more than 200 students from around the New York Metropolitan Area get to experience four weeks of camp and adventure free of charge. "The students are exposed to other parts of New York that they may never get an opportunity to see," said Sonji Crawford-Clarke, executive director of U.N.A.Y.O. This year the students went to Camp Mogisca in New York near the Catskill Mountains. "They get an entirely different perspective other than what they see around them." The program is a week long scholarship camping program for disadvantaged children, that has many supporters in North Amityville.
Students who are members of Morry's Camp, in the community of North Amityville, were referred by churches and community based organizations and agencies, such as U.N.A.Y.O. They are selected, based on need, their leadership potential, and ability to work well within a group setting, said Crawford-Clarke. Selection into the program begins when students enter into the fifth grade, and continues up until the student's senior year of high school. Another member of the Post Grad program, Dwayne, has been with Morry's Camp for six years and was introduced to the program by a friend. "The Camp has encouraged me and given me the desire to attend college after graduating from high school," said Dwayne who wants to be a doctor. It's youngsters like GarryWofford and Dwayne Wilson that make U.N.A.Y.O. and Morry's Camp special, said organizers. "All we're asking is that your child work hard," said Ewing. "We want our youth to focus on what they have rather than what they don't have."
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