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About This Site: My name is Rick Balsamo. For many years I was involved as a volunteer with the camping and other social activities of the Chicagoland Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), and then with those same type of activities with the organization that became the Association of Horizon, a non-profit providing social activities for the disabled that was started by MDA volunteers. This site is a record of my experiences in pictures and words. Please read the background and informational posts about this site and the use of the pictures on it, under the "General" label linked to over on the right side, and consider commenting whenever you can, and most importantly, consider a donation to the Association of Horizon (link).

Saturday, November 17, 2018

1981 Camp Hastings -- Part 1

This was the week that Danny Martin and I were cabin leaders side-by-side in two connected cabins (#15 and #16).  In the photo below, L to R, sitting/standing:  Aaron Adams / Jon Franke (originally from Milwaukee, Jon flew in from Oregon each summer for years just for camp); Mike Goodman / Keith Kheo; Ceodes (Butch) Bolden / fellow I can't identify; Dana Brinkman / Art Robinson (Doug Batesky was Dana's attendant, but since he's not in the photo I think he was taking this picture; and Art was Butch's attendant); Rick Balsamo; Eric Cook / Gary Dehne; George Jeffries / Mark Curi; John Lianos / Mike Hussey; and Kevin Brinkman on the end with Danny Martin standing behind him.

Cabins 16 (left) and 15

Dana Brinkman & Doug Batesky
Keith Kheo & Mike Goodman

Art Robinson & Butch Bolden
Jon Franke & Aaron Adams
























Eric Cook & Mike Engels seated;
Standing in back: Roberta McMinn, Kathy Bavaro, & Mary Ann McGinn
(Photo by Danny Martin) 

Denise Kiggans & Cathy Radz
Susan Kerndt & Lisa Morales




















Ruthie Morales & Donna Sheehy
Pedie Morales & Darlene Toczylowski




















Benita Baer & Roger Gordon
Benita was a friend of mine from the Universiy of Missouri Medical Center,
& she drove up from Texas, where she was then living, to volunteer for camp
Kathy Dickerson & Liz Schwartz

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