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Cancer camp helps kids with disease
Ten year old Jimmy Highbaugh describes the cancer camp as a normal week of swimming, hiking, and friendship. Camp director Gloria Sams notes a five dollar registration and projects that build independence while sharing experiences among youths like Lonnie Johnson and others from Kentucky and Cincinnati. The 1982 program seed grew into nationwide camps with the heroes and superheroes theme featuring zoo animals and forestry service visitors.
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Irvine
Jimmy Highbaugh
Jack Geil
Bey
Rhage
Geil
Lake Cumberland District Council
McDowell Cancer Network
Gloria Sams
Lonnie Johnson
Lexington
Cincinnati