Exec. Dir. Charlie Becker Shares the Inspirational Story of Camp Courageous

The West Polk County Rotarians had the honor of hearing from Charlie Becker at their regular meeting, which was held at Toyota of Des Moines in Grimes, Iowa.   Mr. Becker is the Executive Director of Camp Courageous; a year-round camp for individuals of all ages with disabilities.  The organization is located in Monticello, Iowa.  

Camp Courageous was founded in 1972 when forty acres of land was donated for the sole purpose of establishing a camp for the disabled.  Since that time, the organization has grown and now annually serves thousands of individuals with disabilities ranging in age from 1 to 105.  Camp Courageous was built and continues to operate on donations, without government assistance, without formal sponsorship, and without paid fund-raisers. What this means is that everything that is given to the camp goes directly to benefit the campers.  

Learn more about Camp Courageous by visiting their website at www.campcourageous.org.