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For the last 45 years, the Blowing Rock Conference Center has conducted “Special Days” each June. The camp is for adults (18 years and up) with developmental disabilities. The participants are required to have caregivers attend the event with them. Last year we hosted 80 participants, representing six different agencies.

We will have talented guests performing, an opportunity to make a special craft to go with our theme, as well as the wonderful blessing of being with lots of your friends. Lynne will open each day with devotions that will encourage us. We’ll have our annual talent show on Wednesday morning and our dance that night! So make your plans now!

The cost this year will be $200 per person. This includes lodging, food, and all the activities and crafts.

Lynne Hinton has been leading Special Days for twenty years. She lives in Albuquerque, NM, and says that this is the best week of her year. She is still writing books and you can keep up with her on her website, www.lynnehinton.com.

We could not accomplish Special Days without our wonderful volunteers. This year we had twenty-four volunteers. Most have been coming for several years. Once you have volunteered – you automatically mark your calendar because you don’t want to miss out on this wonderful time.

We are also very grateful to the donors who sponsor participants that could not otherwise attend. Due to the Federal and state budget cuts, even more, Group Home’s funding has been drastically reduced. Our goal is to fund two people from each group home. This year, thanks to generous gifts, we were able to sponsor 12 participants, with 74 participants attending.

If you would like to sponsor a participant or donate towards the programming, please use the form below to contact Martha Shore. Your gift is tax-deductible.