Friendship Ventures will host an open house at each of its two sites Sunday, May 2. Everyone is invited to tour the camps, meet staff, and learn more about summer resident camp, day camp and other vacation opportunities for children and adults with developmental disabilities. Open houses will be from 2-4 p.m. at Camp Friendship, 10509 108th St. in Annandale, and from 3-5 p.m. at Eden Wood Center, 6350 Indian Chief Rd. in Eden Prairie. Friendship Ventures overnight camp programs offer fun and feature activites like boating, canoeing, nature activities, camp-outs, fishing, arts and crafts, sing-a-longs, dances, hikes in the woods, and many other activities adapted to the individual ability of the participants. Summer camp sessions begin June 6 at Camp Friendship and June 20 at Eden Wood. Additionally, special sessions focusing on a particular area of interest are scheduled throughout the summer. Special sessions feature fishing, sports, baking, music, golf, dancing, art, horseback riding, bicycling and water fun. Friendship Ventures celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2004. It offers recreation, education and other support services to children and adults with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities. Services include weekly resident camp sessions, year-round weekend respite care and a travel service leading escorted trips. For more information about our services or volunteer and donor opportunities, visit our Web site at www.friendshipventures.org or call Friendship Ventures’ main office toll-free at (800) 450-8376.
