Sports

Sports camp for blind and visually impaired youths being offered in Birchwood

A sports camp for blind and visually impaired youths ages 8-19 will be held July 12-17 at Birchwood Camp in Chugiak.

Camp Webber activities include swimming, track and field, beep baseball, goalball, archery, canoeing, hiking, rock climbing and more.

Alpine Alternatives, a nonprofit that provides recreational opportunities for disabled children, is putting on the camp with assistance from volunteer counselors who are teachers, visual specialists, adaptive physical education teachers and teachers’ aides.

Cost is $400. Scholarships are available, and the Lions Club will sponsor individual athletes. For more information, go to alpinealternatives.net or call 907-250-6844.

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