The Road Trip’s final day started off with a pleasant breakfast at the Wooden Chair restaurant in downtown Stevens Point. The players enjoyed passing out Packers decals and other green-and-gold trinkets. They also posed for photos with staff and other patrons before heading off to the day’s stops.
The “Power of the Pack” was shared with camp counselors and staff during the first stop at the Wisconsin Lions Camp in Rosholt. The camp is dedicated to providing quality camp experiences for Wisconsin youth and adults with disabilities.
The camp team, which was in preparations to receive the week’s campers that afternoon, was curious to hear from the players what they thought was important about teamwork.
“Communication is a key for any team,” said Mike Neal. “It can be for anything – sports, business. Be honest about your communications, too. If you’re not honest about what you need to accomplish, you cannot grow together. Also be accountable and own up to your mistakes. That builds trust, which is a key to a team.”
Scott Wells, who has a family friend who works at a similar camp, commended staff for their dedicated work in ensuring campers with special needs have the opportunity to participate.
For a couple of counselors unfamiliar with the intricacies of football, James Starks demonstrated how to properly hold a pigskin.
“High and tight,” he said, pinning the football against his chest.
Starks and Tramon Williams engaged a couple of the campers in a friendly game of two-on-two basketball and afterward, campers and players mingled and shared stories about camp and football.
Andrea Yenter, executive director of the camp, spoke with Mark Murphy of the recent challenges of finding appropriate levels of staffing for the summer. Like leaders of other organizations, she has had to get creative in her efforts and has found some success in connecting with colleges around the state to recruit students who are going into fields that are associated with the special needs of the…
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