ADA-Dartmouth HMC Winter Weekend

Hulbert Center Map

     Thanks to a couple east coast friends from Bearskin Meadows Camp, I was able to joined them as a counselor for an ADA sponsored winter weekend in association with the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center back in 2004. Both friends had been counselors there before, but it was again fun to try out a new camp.

     Based at the Hulbert Outdoor center in Fairlee VT, this teen weekend had over 50 kids, and activities included a ropes course, ice skating, sledding, team building, and education: all geared toward confidence building and acceptance of their diabetes. This was nothing new and patterned all of the other camp experiences I've been a part of.

Outdoor Activities

     Nothing really stood out as being an exceptional experience, but I remember a couple of things.

I remember sitting at the orientation meeting with the friends from previous camps. It was a nice time to see them again, as it had been a couple of years since we last hung out or spoke in person.

I was one of the counselors for one of the teen boy cabins, and being teenage boys, they only wanted to go out and bother the girls. I think we ended up rigging a soda can full of water over the door to overturn on any kids that tried to escape for a nocturnal meeting. If i remember correctly, the girls were having similar problems.

There was a dance with games and competitions. I ended up winning the limbo contest, but regretted it later, as the game probably should have gone to one of the kids. But getting caught up in the moment, and being pushed by others drove the win home.

     I was not in touch with the camp again after, nor ever went back. Like the Clara Barton camp