Summer, Day Camps Reaching Children In Whole New Way

Vittoria Woodill explains.

IS IS.SO MANY CHILDREN ARE ATHOME RIGHT NOW AND THAT HASPRESENTED AN OPPORTUNITY FORSUMMER, AND DAY CAMPS TO REACHTHEM IN A WHOLE NEW WAY.VITTORIA WOODILL, EXPLAINS.REPORTER: THIRTY MINUTESFROM THE LIBERTY BELL LIESLIBERTY LAKE DAY CAM IN NEWJERSEY.A PLACE OVER A THOUSANDCAMPERS FROM NEAR AND FAR CALLHOME EVERY SUMMER.BUT THIS YEAR MORNING SOLUTESAND DAILY ACTIVITY ARE BEINGHELD ON LINE.♪♪REPORTER: THEY HAVE GONEVIRTUAL AND TO OWNER ANDY'SSURPRISE THE PUBLIC WAR HESPENT FOR 19 YEARS, WORKING TOPULL CAMPERS OUT OF THE CLOSESPACED IN TO THE CLOSED SPACEHAS SETTLED BECAUSE IT HASBEEN ALL ABOUT TECHNOLOGY FORTHE WIN.WE'RE A CAMP THAT GETSUNPLUG, NO SCREENS, OUTDOORS,IF IT RAINS YOU GET WET.HOT YOU SWEAT.FALL IN THE MUD YOU GET MUDDY.BUT NOW HERE WE ARE IN THESITUATION AND WE'RE REALLYEMBRACING THE WHOLE ZOOM, LIVESTREAMING.I WENT WITH ALL THIS NEWSOFTWARE HAD TO FIGURE IT OUTMYSELF.JUST ANOTHER WAY, THAT WE'REOPENING UP ROADS.I HAVE BEEN SO IMPRESSED BYYOUR VIDEOS, EVEN THOUGH THEYARE WORKING IN YOUR OFFICE, ITFEELS LIKE, LIBERTY LAKE ISSTILL ALIVE AND WELL.REPORTER: WE'RE TRYING TOKEEP MOMENTUM GOING.WE HAVE 600 FAMILIES, SIGNEDUP, FOR CAMP RIGHT NOW ANDVERY FEW ARE PULLED OUT, YOUKNOW, DESPITE ALL OF THE CRAZYTHINGS THAT YOU CAN THINK OF.YOU WOULDN'T NECESSARILY WANTTO SEND YOUR KIDS TO CAM THISSUMMER OR MAY NOT BE ABLE TOHAVE A CAMP BUT YET, YET THEYREMAIN OPTIMISTIC.REPORTER: LIBERTY LAKECAMPERS ALUMNI, FAMILIES ANDSTAFF HAVE ALL BEEN SHOWINGTHEIR OPTIMISM AND SUPPORTTHROUGH ITS OVERWHELMINGAMOUNT OF THE VIDEO CONTENT.WHICH FILLS EACH VIRTUAL CAMPDAY WITH SOMETHING NEW FROMSOME FAMILIAR FACES.WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, LIKEWEEKS, IN THE CAN AS THEY SAYOF ROCK BAND AND DANCE, ANDCHEER LEADING AND KARATECHOPPERS AND FENCING, SOME OFIT IS FROM HERE AND SOME OF ITIS FROM A FAMILY.MY SON HAS LEUKEMIA, BATTLEDLEUKEMIA FOR SEVEN YEARS.WHAT WE HAVE FOUND IS THATWHEN TOUGH THINGS LIKE THATHAPPEN THAT IT GIVES PEOPLE ANOPPORTUNITY TO STEP UP.REPORTER: FOR THISCOMMUNITY THE ACTIVECONTRIBUTIONS COMES AT NOCOST, TO FILL THIS VIDEOLIBRARY, FOR THEIR SIGHTS SETON THAT PRICELESS FEELING OFSPENDING ANOTHER SUMMER TO GO.IF WE'RE ALLOWED TO RUNCAMP AND WE CAN DO IT IN ASAFE WAY FOR KIDS AND WE'REGOING TO DO IT.RIGHT.AND THEY ARE JUST, LIKE AH,YES.REPORTER: I NECESSITY THATIS WHAT WE ALL WANT TO HEAR.