[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11581]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



   IN RECOGNITION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ENCHANTED HILLS CAMP

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 20, 2000

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
the Rose Resnick Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Disabled and the 
50th Anniversary of its Enchanted Hills Camp.
  The Rose Resnick Lighthouse is the most comprehensive program and 
advocacy agency serving the blind and visually impaired community in 
the San Francisco Bay Area. The Enchanted Hills Camp, located in the 
Napa County foothills, provides the blind with the opportunities of a 
traditional summer camp, combined with peer support, role models and a 
philosophy that encourages self-confidence and development.
  The Enchanted Hills Camp promotes independence, equality, and self-
reliance through rehabilitation training and services such as access to 
employment, education, government, media, recreation, transportation 
and the environment. Approximately 120 individuals enroll in the camp 
each summer, which offers activities for children in elementary through 
high school, as well as adults and multi-disabled persons. Campers 
participate in activities ranging from hiking, horseback-riding, and 
other sports to arts and crafts projects and campfire conversations.
  This summer will mark 50 years of camp at Enchanted Hills. Three 
events are scheduled for counselors and campers to celebrate the 50th 
Anniversary--an Alumni Retreat, Counselor Reunion, and a 50th 
Anniversary Party. The Retreat is for adults who attended the camp 
between 1950 and 1995 and the Counselor Reunion is open to all 
counselors, camp maintenance and kitchen staff, volunteers, and interns 
who worked between 1950 and 1995. The 50th Anniversary Party will take 
place June 25, complete with music, a BBQ lunch, and other special 
activities.
  Mr. Speaker, it is appropriate at this time that we acknowledge the 
Rose Resnick Lighthouse and the Enchanted Hills Camp for providing 
visually impaired individuals with vital services and camp memories to 
last a lifetime. Congratulations to the Enchanted Hills Camp on its 
50th Anniversary.

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