Camp Abnaki will re-open this summer Share Updated: 12:51 PM EDT Apr 26, 2021 Share Updated: 12:51 PM EDT Apr 26, 2021
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Show Transcript AS WELL AS ALL THE HEALTH CARE WORKERS ADMINISTERING VACCINES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SUMMER CAMP SEASON IS áALMOST HERE. AND ONE OF THE OLDEST Y-M- C-A SUMMER CAMPS IS áRE- OPENING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN A YEAR. BUT THERE ARE SOME CHANGES IN STORE. NBC5 S KRYSTIN RAE TAKES US THERE. JOHN KUYPERS, IS EXCITED TO OPEN DOORS BACK UP AT CAMP ABENAKI áhe s opening a door hereáá AFTER A LONG WAIT. NOW MORE THAN EVER KIDS NEED TO GET OUT OF THEIR HOMES THEY NEED TO PUT DOWN THE TABLETS AND THE COMPUTERS AND THEIR PHONES DOWN, THEY NEED TO COMMUNICATE WITH OTHERS SOCIALLY. BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, THE CAMP HAS BEEN CLOSED SINCE 2019. WHICH MEANS CAMPERS HAVE MISSED OUT ON ALL THE IMPORTANT INTERACTIONS THAT PLAY A ROLE IN CHILDREN S DEVELOPMENT. THEY CAN BE EXPOSED TO OUR NAT