For more information, please contact:
Annie Meagle
Great Circle
Phone: 314-256-4943
Fax: 314-535-6632
annie.meagle@great-circle.org

BKD Foundation Sends Boys & Girls Town Kids to Summer Camp

SPRINGFIELD, MO (May 26, 2010) – Summer camp is an experience that generates memories that last a lifetime – if you are fortunate enough to go. Thanks to BKD Foundation, 14 kids from Boys & Girls Town of Missouri will get the opportunity to make their own memories.

Tucked away on 1,200 acres in Steelville, Mo., the Meramec Adventure Learning Ranch hosts School in the Wilderness for all the kids who are residing at and served by Boys & Girls Town campuses across the state. The outdoor experience includes classic summer camp staples such as water sports and hiking, and also boasts one of the largest high-ropes courses in the state complete with a 700-foot zip line.

School in the Wilderness offers more than traditional summer camp, as all activities are planned, executed and processed to accomplish therapeutic goals.  These rigorous, yet exciting, activities help interrupt negative behavior patterns and provide children with the opportunity to adopt alternative behaviors and make better choices, leading to enhanced self-worth. 

BKD Foundation is the charitable arm of BKD LLP, a Springfield-based CPA and advisory firm. Over the past nine years, the foundation has raised and distributed more than $4.2 million to not-for-profit organizations in the area.

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About Great Circle
Established as a result of the merger of Boys & Girls Town of Missouri and Edgewood Children’s Center, Great Circle provides treatment, education, prevention and support services to children with a history of physical, sexual or emotional abuse, neglect or abandonment. Great Circle’s mission to “reshape vulnerable lives through a community of partners, teachers and leaders, giving children and families the confidence to create bright futures” is fulfilled through campuses in St. Louis, Columbia, Springfield and St. James, Missouri. As one of the children’s non-for-profit services in Missouri, the organization annually serves approximately 7,800 children and family members and employs more than 700 staff members. For more information please visit www.great-circle.org.