Gun rights activists aren’t single-dimensional people.  We’re real Americans who love baseball, apple pie, America’s favorite rifle and all things American – including volunteering to help others in need and worthy causes.

Timber Pointe Outdoor Center in Hudson, IL is honored to have been selected as a 2016 National Comcast Cares Day partner for a spectacular day of volunteerism on the largest single day volunteer effort in the United States.  It’s the third year in a row TPOC has earned this distinction.

Comcast donates financial support for each volunteer in attendance.  Hence we need you, and your family, to come out on Saturday, April 30th for a day of helping others.

From the Easter Seals of Central Illinois website:

Comcast Cares Day – Saturday, April 30

Comcast Cares Day is a spectacular day of volunteerism on the largest single day volunteer effort in the United States.  Join us at Timber Pointe Outdoor Center on Saturday, April 30 and help us get ready for the 2016 Summer Season.

Projects include brush clearing and landscaping, painting, building projects, marina decking, pavilion raising, preparing the stable and barnyard and more!  This is a family event and there’s something for children and adults of all ages!  Morning refreshments, lunch, snacks and beverages provided.

All volunteers receive a commemorative 15th Annual Comcast Cares Day t-shirt.  Check-in begins at 7:45 a.m. and the project kicks-off at 8:15 a.m.  Volunteer registration is required.  Register at tpoc@ci.easterseals.com or call 309.365.8021.  Include a contact phone number and the names, ages, and t-shirt sizes of those participating.

What is Timber Pointe Outdoor Center?  We’re glad you asked!

Timber Pointe Outdoor Center

Owned and operated by Easter Seals Central Illinois, accredited by the American Camp Association, and located on the shoreline of Lake Bloomington, Timber Pointe Outdoor Center is the premier resource in the state of Illinois for providing specialized outdoor recreational, experiential and family programs for individuals with disabilities and illnesses in a fun, safe and accessible environment.

In addition to these inclusive programs, we offer integrated programming for typically-developing siblings and peers.  Whatever the need, it is said that Timber Pointe Outdoor Center is a magical place serving some of the neatest people in the world.

Timber Pointe Outdoor Center offers programs throughout the year.  Summer programming, in particular, gives way to many opportunities for children and adults.  Over 1,200 participants will attend on or more programs in a given summer.  These programs include Easter Seals residential and day programs, Adventure Day Camp, contracted partner groups and rental groups.

Each session includes traditional camp activities such as swimming, fishing, hiking, canoeing, a pontoon boat ride, arts & crafts, target sports, barnyard animals, high ropes, zip-line and horseback riding.  We strive to create an experience that is inclusive, stimulating and educational while providing opportunities that might otherwise seem impossible due to physical limitations, developmental delays or illnesses.

(Emphasis added.  Photos by John Boch.)

There aren’t many places where mentally and physically challenged folks can enjoy a day of zip-lining and all manner of other experiences they’ll remember for a lifetime.

So, come join some of your fellow Guns Save Life members and hundreds of other volunteers on a day of giving to others – in this case, helping one of the premiere camps for the disabled in Illinois.  As they noted: Volunteer registration is required.  Register at tpoc@ci.easterseals.com or call 309.365.8021.  Include a contact phone number and the names, ages, and t-shirt sizes of those participating.