Aspen Camp School for the Deaf
Non Profit Category: Children and Youth
Founded in 1967
Annual Budget of $560,549

Web site:
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Email Address:
camp@acsd.org

Organizational Mission:
The mission of the Aspen Camp School (ACSD) for the Deaf is to provide enriching experiential educational and recreational experiences for Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals. Also,ACSD aspires to increase public awareness and senstivity toward deafness.

Physical Address:
4862 Snowmass Creek Road
Snowmass, CO

Telephone Number:
1-970-923-2511

Fax:
1-970-923-2511

Best Day in the Life:
ACSD has been bringing smiles to the faces of thousands of Deaf and Hard of Hearing children since it first opened its doors over 30 years ago but this camp is so much more than having fun. ACSD conducts both summer and winter recreational, cultural, and experiential education programs that are truly significant and therapeutic. For many campers, it is their first experience being in a place where deafness is not a disability. Within the camp’s nurturing yet challenging environment, the children’s everyday struggles to understand others and be understood are nearly eliminated. Their “Deafness,” rather than being a barrier to relationships, contributes to powerful bonds of mutual understanding and friendship with each other. At ACSD, the children are no longer on the outside looking in. Instead, they are initiators, leaders, and participants. Learning to ski or snowboard, rafting a river, riding a horse, acting in a play, pitching a tent, or writing a story for the camp Newsletter are enjoyable in themselves. But these activities are also carefully designed to foster cooperation, decision-making, independence, responsibility, safety consciousness, self-reliance, and self-esteem.

Board Members:
Judith Cross, Member
Bob D'Alessio, President
Nicole Denholm, Secretary
Barbara Fleck, Event Chair
Edwin C. Glickman, Event Chair
Ken Gutner, Member
Mona Look-Mazza, Member
Martha Luedeking, Member
D. Trent Powell, Treasurer
Jim Rifkin, Member
Ellen Ross, Member
Floyd A. Segal, Member
Christy Smith, Open House Chair
Jack Stievelman, Event Chair
Lisa Wyly, Member
Staff Members:
B.J. Blocker, Executive Director	Email
Tim Blocker, Camp Manager	Email
Brett Hadley, Program Director	Email
Kristen Weiner, Program Coordinator	Email
Beth Kolanowski, Office Manager	Email

Event, Gala & Fundraiser(s) Date & Description:
ACSD holds an annual opening night winter benefit “An Evening at the Crystal Palace” and an annual summer gala. On Wednesday evening, July 13, 2005, Kevin Pollak will be this summer’s featured entertainment with his intelligent, timely, and uproariously funny sense of humor.