10 years of summer fun
By Taylor Gleeson
The tenth annual Adamstown Community Summer Camp (ASC) wrapped up on Friday, July 12.
Since 2009, ASC has been including children and young people from five to 17 years to participate in the summer camp that happens the first two weeks of July.
Ali, Ryan and Anne at Adamstown Community Summer Camp celebrations
On Friday, July 5, ASC celebrated their ten-year anniversary with a birthday cake, and the camp was visited by Mayor Vicky Casserly who promised to support ASC after interacting with children and commending the group’s good work.
This year’s camp theme was ‘Solidarity for a Better World.’ Activities included Frisbee, soccer, swimming, and rugby at the Tallaght Leisure Centre, and also activities like gardening and arts and crafts.
The newest event in the programme, Skipathon, was added to the activity book this year. The event raised funds for the Irish Heart Foundation, which aims to promote healthy and active lifestyles.
Celebrating the diversity of Adamstown, the camp welcomed over 150 participants that come from various different backgrounds. Participants came from Ireland and also migrant backgrounds which included Bangladesh, India, Moldova, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, Sudan and many more.
Adamstown Community Summer Camp is supported by South Dublin County Council, Dublin Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board and Department of Youth and Children Affairs.
ASC started as an initiative of South Dublin County Council and is a resident-led, voluntary non-profit community group.
This year’s camp ran from Monday, July 1 to Friday, July 12 from 10am to 2pm. Sponsors included Mizzoni Pizza and Londis in Adamstown, and Tesco Lucan.
To learn more about ASC, visit their Facebook page or adamstownsummercamp.org@gmail.com
