[029] MTSU CENTER SPONSORS ADAPTIVE RECREATION CAMP FOR YOUTH

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 22, 2009
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Lisa L. Rollins, lrollins@mtsu.edu, 615-898-2919

MTSU CENTER SPONSORS ADAPTIVE RECREATION CAMP FOR YOUTH
Media Invited to Attend, Cover Camp ENRGY on Aug. 3-7, Organizers Say

(MURFREESBORO)—The MTSU Center for Physical Activity and Health in Youth will sponsor Camp ENRGY, a five-day camp designed for youth with physical disabilities, Aug. 3-7.
Camp ENRGY (Excellence ‘N’ Recreation and Games for Youth), which is free for its youth participants, will be conducted 8 a.m.-3 p.m. daily on and off the MTSU campus, with many activities taking place in the university’s recreation center, said Dr. Don Morgan, professor in the Department of Health and Human Performance.
MTSU doctoral students Sandy Stevens and Jenny Hutchens are co-directors of the adaptive recreation camp, now in its first year, which is set to include activities such as soccer, martial arts, nature trail, basketball, baseball and swimming.
By sponsoring an activity camp for children with disabilities, Morgan said he hopes MTSU and the Center for Physical Activity and Health in Youth will lay important groundwork for others.
“We hope that this summer camp will become a template for other camps for physically challenged youth here in Tennessee and throughout the nation,” remarked Morgan, center director.
“We also hope that we can raise awareness of the need for local recreations groups and organizations to provide meaningful activity and sports opportunities for these kids.”
For more information about Camp ENRGY, please e-mail co-organizers Stevens at sstevens@mtsu.edu or Hutchens at jgs2a@mtsu.edu. Or, contact Morgan by calling 615-898-5549.


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• ATTENTION, MEDIA: To request interviews with the camps co-organizers, please contact Lisa L. Rollins at lrollins@mtsu.edu. Please note that MEDIA ARE WELCOMED to attend the camp to take photographs or collect footage/interviews for news-editorial use, but advance notice is requested. The camp will conclude with a graduation ceremony for participants on Friday, Aug. 7, and this may be a desired “photo opp” for some.