First of all I would like to say thank you so much for the
opportunity to attend the CQ Junior Camp this year. It was such a
wonderful experience for me and it has only fed my hunger about
wanting to be more involved with CQ going forward. Friday afternoon
I was apprehensive about going, being that it was my first camp and
not knowing much about my camper. Just before I arrived, I wondered
if I was going to be able to do it and I began to wonder what I had
got myself into. But as soon as I arrived at camp, I knew it was
meant to be, and that this is what I had been waiting for the past
8 years.
At the end of the weekend I was exhausted, but energised and
wanting more. I was so proud of little Scotty and what he had
achieved over the weekend, even if to others it was not much.
Seeing his face light up when we did craft and what he had made,
and I can still hear his laugh from when we were playing cricket,
or when he beat me on several occasions in a running race. It made
some of the difficult times so much more worthwhile.
Scotty is such a beautiful person once you get to know him and
he even helped me become more tolerant and to have a lot more
patience with others. Although challenging at times, he is the sole
reason I wanted to begin volunteering with CQ - to put a smile on a
child's face.
I couldn't have asked for a better experience, and I look
forward to seeing him grow over the next few years should he choose
to stay with CQ.
Thank you once again for the amazing job you and your team do to
help bring these camps to life. The impact you have on the kids is
amazing, and none of this would have been possible without your
love, support and dedication.
May this be the beginning of many years of us working together,
you truly are amazing!
Regards,
Belinda Wardley