We Cancerve's Camp Happy goes virtual amid COVID-19 concerns

Many summer youth camps are still up in the air, even after Governor Larry Hogan eased restrictions on them at the end of May amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

FOSTER AND SICK KIDS IS GOINGVIRTUAL THIS YEAR BECAUSE OFTHE CORONAVIRUS.

THE TEENS WHOORGANIZE "CAMP HAPPY" ARE BUSYCOMING UP WITH ACTIVITIES THALL KIDS CAN DO NO MATTERWHERE THEY LIVE& AND REQUIRELITTLE TO NO EQUIPMENT.

WMA━2NEWS' MEGAN KNIGHT HAS A SNEAKPEEK OF WHAT'S COMING THISSUMMER FOR CAMP HAPPY.((nats from 2016)) TRACK ONE:THIS IS WHAT A TYPICAL DAY ATCAMP HAPPY LOOKS LIKE& KIDS OFALL AGES, COMING TOGETHER TODANCE, LAUGH AND HAVE FUN.

ITSTARTED IN 2015 BY WECANCERVE, A NO━PROFIT CREATEDBY 1━ YEA━OLD CANCERSURVIVOR GRACE CALLWOOD.((Grace)) 3:34 CH is a free,o━ site summer enrichmeprogram for homeless andfoster children and some theactivities we would initiallydo is field trips, bring inspecial guests and we alsohost activities on site 3:46TRACK TWO: 1━YEA━OLD BRIANNAMOSLEY AND HER SISTE1━YEA━OLD SKYLAR,PARTICIPATED IN CAMP HAPPY INITS FIRST TWO YEARS WHILELIVING WITH THEIR FAMILY ATTHE HARFORD FAMILY HOUSE.((Brianna)) 2:30 it was reallyfun it was a place that wecould like call home, everyonewas really nice and reallysweet and they actually caredabout us 2:39 ((BUTT WITH))((Skylar)) 2:44 I think theywere really kind and inspirin2:47 TRACK THREE: BUT THISYEAR, CAMP HAPPY IS GOING TOLOOK MUCH DIFFERENT.

WHENCOVI━19 FORCED EVERYTHING TOCOME TO A HALT, GRACE AND HERTEAM OF VOLUNTEERS KNEW THEYHAD TO CHANGE IT UP.

((Grace))7:27 so we realized wewoulHappy as we usually do so tomake sure that we bringhomeless, sick and fosterchildren happiness we had tofind a way to bring CH to avirtual area 7:41 ((nats ofcamp happy virtual)) TRACKFOUR: SO CAMP HAPPY IS GOINONLINE.

THE WE CANCERVEVOLUNTEERS ARE PUTTINGTOGETHER VIDEOS OF ACTIVITIESKIDS CAN DO WHEREVER THEY ARE&FROM MAKING ICE CREAM, TOSCIENCE EXPERIMENTS ANDLEARNING NEW DANCE MOVES.((Sona)) 8:59looked at it through a lens ofaccessibility and easiness,making sure we could cater toas many people as possible soitwe can incorporate moregeneric items at home, weexercising different parts ofour mind TRACK FIVE: THEVOLUNTEERS HOPE THE KIDS WHWATCH THEIR VIDEOS HAVE JUSTAS MUCH FUN DOING THEM AS THEYHAD MAKING THEM.

AND ABOVEALL, THEY WANT THE CHILDREN TOKNOW WE CANCERVE CARES ABOUTTHEM, AND WENT TO GREATLENGTHS TO ENSURE ANY CHILD,NO MATTER THEIR CIRCUMSTANCE,CAN ENJOY CAMP HAPPY.((Grace)) 15:18 wedefinitely been careful ofmaking sure everyone feelcomfortable and welcome andsafe and knowing that wethought about them too 15:24((Sona)) 13:44 we are herejust trying to restore thesimple pleasures of summertifun STANDUP: VIRTUAL CAMPHAPPY WILL GO LIVE ON THE WECANCERVE WEBSITE ON JUNE 17TH.ALL OF THE VIDEOS ANDACTIVITIES WILL BE FREE ANDAVAILABLE TO ANY KID LOOKINGFOR FUN THINGS TO DO THISSUMMER.

MEGAN KNIGHT, WMA━2NEWS.AND NOW THAT RESTRICTIONS HABEEN EASED ON SUMMER CAMPS&"WE CANCERVE" IS CONSIDERINGDOING A FEW ON━DAY...I━PERSON CAMP SESSIONAT THE ORGANIZATIONS THEY WORWITH T