Volunteers Help Make Camp Arroyo An Exceptional Experience
By: ABC 7
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LIVERMORE, Calif. (KGO) — A local organization that provides a free summer camp for children with life-threatening illnesses relies on the help of other groups for enrichment programs.
ABC7 News looks at some of the volunteers who help the Taylor Family Foundation make its camp a memorable experience.
“Python Ron” brings his traveling educational program to Camp Arroyo in Livermore each summer to give the kids a hands-on learning experience about snakes.
They get to sit on a big, bad motorbike and take pictures, thanks to Marty Seagraves, who leads what he calls “The Autism Army.” The father of an autistic child prints more than 100 pictures at each camp.
Kids with Down syndrome or autism or other different abilities can have fun at camp with kids just like them, through a variety of experiences. The group of youngsters comes to Camp Arroyo through the Exceptional Needs Network, or ENN for short. They love the therapy dogs from the Canine Comfort program, from the Valley Humane Society in Pleasanton.