This past Sunday, I, along with many others, joined together to raise money for Camp Promise-West (CPW). We met at Redmond's Bar and Grill and later, we ventured on to Palmer's. Both of these bars, located in Redmond, Washington, made the deal to donate half of the revenue made by any drink ordered (during the time that we were there), to CPW! After these two bar stops, this group joined more fundraiser participants at La Isla (also in Redmond). I was unable to continue into the dinner portion, as I needed to return back to Bellingham. Participants purchased tickets, and La Isla made dinner for them; then they donated the proceeds to CPW too! This year, the bar crawl and beneficial dinner raised $3,000.00 for CPW.
We are so thankful that these two bars and La Isla, that they were willing to partner with CPW and donate so much to this camp! However, there was one detail that was hard for us to miss. The first bar that we went to, Redmond's Bar and Grill, does have an accessible entrance, but it is in the back. Instead of entering through the main door on the street, those of us in wheelchairs (which is a large percentage of campers at CPW) have to enter through the entrance off the back alley. I understand that this bar is old, and I am glad that they have an accessible entrance, but it is not the most visible and the room that has to be traveled through after entering the back door is quite crowded. It is important to note that the ramp is to the left (it runs parallel to the back wall), so when you exit the back door, and you may have had a drink or two, or five, that you do not forget to turn, as if you didn't turn, you would drive right down the stairs! Do not worry, none of us did that this past Sunday! The second bar, Palmer's, is flat in and quite spacious!
Not only did this fundraiser raise money for this years camp, but it also was a wonderful time to get together and converse with friends from camp and meet those from the community who support CPW. Camp Promise is the only camp for both kids and adults with neuromuscular diseases. This amazing camp is a place where people of all ages and abilities gather and spend a wonderful week together. Camp Promise offers a week filled with friends, as well as indoor and adaptive outdoor activities. I love camp, because here I meet people who have similar challenges as I and we can learn from each others' experiences; however, the campers at this camp all share more than the common denominator of having a disabling neuromuscular disease, we all love life. At Camp promise, we are given the opportunity to do things that we may not normally be able to do; there is adaptive canoeing, adaptive archery, a pontoon boat that we can drive right onto; there's also an indoor, heated swimming pool, arts and crafts, different workshops and dances. Each day is also themed; we dress up in accordance to that day. Camp is overall an amazing week, spent with spectacular people!
Below, I have linked the First Giving website; would you consider donating to this spectacular camp?! Thank you!
CPW2014 Fundraising Pagewww.firstgiving.comThanks for visiting the 2014 Camp Promise-West page! Camp Promise-West is still the only camp option exclusively for kids and adults with neuromuscular disorders. We are open to ages …
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