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Throughout the day, the children played on the beach and enjoyed taking golf cart rides through the town. Golf carts were provided courtesy of Moncho’s and Ultimate Golf Cart Rentals.
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Lion members sponsored the day’s event, which included a rice and beans lunch.
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It has become a tradition and the first event organized by incoming Lions’ Presidents each year. This year was no different and Lion President Eiden Salazar took the challenge head on and the day proved to be a fantastic success. Children from the Belize Council for the Visually Impaired (BCVI) arrived on San Pedro Town ready to enjoy a fun day in the sun. Summer Camp 2008 brought 26 blind and/or visually impaired children ranging in the ages two to eighteen (2-18) together at the Boca del Rio Park.
Arriving shortly after 10:00 a.m. the kids, along with family members and BCVI staff were transported to the park where they had the opportunity of enjoying swimming in the sea and basking in the sun. The visitors to “La Isla Bonita” were treated to a delicious rice and beans lunch, sodas, ideals, cup cakes and golf cart rides through the sandy/cobblestoned streets of the island, before heading back home.
BCVI Summer Camps include mainland stays and an outing to San Pedro. During the camp, children learn reading and writing either in print or Braille. The first Summer Camp was held in 1997 at the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary and Jaguar Preserve, southwest from Dangriga in the Stann Creek District, about 10 miles away from any settlement.
In keeping with the educational aspect of the camps, in 2004, for the first time, the children’s stay was extended to include an extra week, during which they lodged in Belize City at the Stella Maris School. The participants took part and continue to take part in everything from arts and crafts to computer training. With the help of the screen-reading computer software program Jaws, students were able to read and write e-mail as well as Microsoft Word documents.
The San Pedro Picnic was made possible through the kind courtesy of the San Pedro Lions Club and other volunteers. Special thanks go out to: Food donations: Lions Abel Guerrero, Gonzalo “Reds” Lara, Nita Marin, Tamara Sniffin, Jorge Aldana, Mary Gonzalez, Stephen Manuel, Baldemar Graniel, Maribel Vasquez, Eiden Salazar, Roberto Canul and Maria Elena Alamilla (cupcakes); Ideals: Velie Williams; Golf Cart: Moncho’s Rentals and Ultimate Rentals; Sodas: Bowen and Bowen; Ice: Lion Roberto Canul. Special thanks go out to the Lions that attended and assisted in every way possible: Lions Melly Kumul, Nita and Beto Marin, Gonzalo “Reds” Lara, Lupe Casarez, Tamara Sniffin, Jorge Aldana, David Martinez, Stephen Manuel, Maribel Vasquez, Roberto Canul, Eiden Salazar, Pedro Salazar, Marina Kay and Kainie Manuel.
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