One tool we use is giving them a great summer. Exposure to fun is a factor we use to increase interest. These organizers came together with one person knowing another and another and the list goes on. Cheryl Crenshaw-Robinson, the camp's medical coordinator, knew Smith and got her involved in the camp. She said she was a nurse for more than 11 years and enjoys working with children.
Some challenges are to make sure they have fun and learn in a fun, safe environment.
When helping coordinate the camp, Crenshaw-Robinson said there were many uncertainties along the way. She said there was concern that a similar program at St. Petersburg Community College may create confusion for families, but they are working together. She says there is also the fear that they will not be ready for the more than 200 children from St. Petersburg and Clearwater already enrolled in the program. Florida weather is unpredictable. . . . There is transportation and what are the best routes and what are some prominent stops along the route.