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Our Mission:
- Provide a small, interactive, supportive atmosphere where children can increase knowledge about one's self, environment, limitations and goals
- Integrate growth and learning as campers have
fun, overcome obstacles and work with other children and staff
- Have our
campers gain a sense of accomplishment with experiences that leave them smiling, so that they are both stronger and better
prepared to flourish in their "daily world"
- Provide
each child with a strong core belief in their ability to overcome everyday challenges without frustration.
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| Our partner the Epilepsy Foundation of New Jersey |
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Ho- Ho- Kus Public School 70 Lloyd Road, Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ |
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Bloomfield Middle School
60 Huck Road, Bloomfield, NJ
To register for the summer please contact
973-244-0850 x 311, or,
201-725-7224
with any questions
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In the Summer of 1994, 16 year old Mike Simmel was attending a top-flight basketball camp and was
having a typically solid week for a young point guard. Midway through that week, the young man had his
first major seizure in 10 years, which set him back. The camp wanted to send him home and "bounce him" out of
camp. Determined, as always, this youngster and his father would not let that happen because of his epilepsy. Mike stayed, and finished out the week strong. From that day forward, Mike Simmel
made a vow that if he could ever put himself in a position to help young people in his same situation, he one day would. Hence
the creation of Bounce Out the Stigma™ Summer camps, the first and only basketball camp of its kind, for
children with special needs here in NJ and the country.
The Bounce
Out the Stigma™ summer program is geared toward both boys and girls with emotional,
motor and learning deficiencies. We will use basketball as our primary vehicle to help children overcome their obstacles
and stay focus on goals in life. Campers will enjoy our unique and inclusive program that will combine education, athletics
and fun, to make all our children feel like true champions!
Our core purpose is empowering children, and that empowerment is our primary value to our campers. Bounce
Out the Stigma™ is unique in that we submerge children in basketball activities that they have not experienced because
of the limitations others placed on these kids in the past. In developing a new skill set through motor drills, our campers are taught to aim higher, tackling everyday challenges
and troubles with greater confidence. Our camp is not a "specialty" camp nor does it make children
feel isolated. The campers can all relate to "Mighty Mike" and his personal story and will use that as motivation to get
the most out of their own individual experiences. When our week is over, each child will walk away knowing
they gave their collective best effort with a smile on their face!
A UNIQUE PROGRAM FOR UNIQUE KIDS
Teaching kids the fun in challenging their limits...
Kids will learn...
Your limits never define you; YOU define your limits. |
- Epilepsy
- Slow Motor Skills
- Attention Deficit Disorder
- Athletic Anxieties
- Peer Mistrust
- Social
Unease
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- Juvenille
Diabetes
- Learning
Disabilities
- Self
Esteem Issues
- Adjustment
and Emotional Difficulties
- Slow Childhood Development
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Mighty Mike Basketball wishes to thank the following sponsors
and supporters of our 2008 program:
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| The Anita Kaufmann Foundation |
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| Baden Sports |
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| Health Barn USA |
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| Whole Foods Market |
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