Our final Summer Camp came to an end today with a super bunch of boys and girls, some of whom had never been in the gym before but it felt like they had been with us for years! They were an amazing group who gave their best to every aspect of the Camp, many getting new skills in a very short space of time.
We have had an incredible Summer of Camps since 8th July with some morning and afternoon camps most weeks over the Summer. We met many new faces over the weeks, some wonderful characters, some came in with a smile and left with an even bigger smile, which is very rewarding for everyone. We have some campers who return again and again, always with the same level of enthusiasm and ready for whatever is in store for them.
Huge credit to our coaching team – Saoirse, Áine, Aoibhinn, Cliodhna and Rachel, they have been the most amazing coaches we could wish for. They brought energy to each and every camp as if it was their first one, they helped and encouraged everyone, especially those who needed a little extra and without them, none of this would have been possible. Go raibh míle maith agaibh!
A special word of thanks also to the helpers throughout the summer – Aaron, Ava, Emma, Kate, Lile, Orla, Rachel and Riain, for some, it was their first time to help at Camps and took to it straight away. Well done!
Finally, this week, after months of planning, upskilling, etc., we took a step forward and ran 2 GymABLE Camps just for children with disabilities. We are so grateful to Gymnastics Ireland and Roscommon Sports Partnership for their help and guidance on this road. It is something we have talked about for a long time, now we can finally say, we made the breakthrough. We felt it was so important for these children to have something that was just for them and with other children having multiple camps to choose from throughout the Summer, we believed that everyone deserved that opportunity. Thank you so much to all the parents who trusted us with their most precious treasures and brought their children to the Camps, their appreciation for what we were doing was incredible. We really hope that this is something we can develop further over the course of time. Once again, thanks to the amazing coaching team and helpers who were once again up for the challenge, we really appreciate it!
We will have some photos from this weeks camp over on our Facebook page (don’t forget to give our page a ‘Like’ to keep up to date with what’s happening).
For now, the Coaches are taking a well deserved break from their duties, the office will remain open next week and the new term will start on Saturday, 31st August when we welcome everybody back and welcome new members onboard!