Page 6 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • August 14, 2013 Saddle River Valley SRV Lions Club hosts barbecue at Camp Marcella Members of the Saddle River Valley Lions Club recently held the annual bar- becue for campers and staffers at Camp Marcella, New Jersey’s premier residential summer campground designed specifically for children and teens with blindness, visual impairments, and special needs. The objective of Camp Marcella is to provide campers with a top-notch recre- ational, educational, and rehabilitative camp experience that is both fun and memorable. Located in Rockaway, New Jersey, Camp Marcella is owned and operated by the New Jersey Camp for Blind Children, Inc., a non- profit organization started in 1947. Since the camp’s inception, Lions Clubs of New Jersey have helped to financially support and physically maintain the camp’s opera- tions and facilities. “The strong, continuing special relation- ship between Camp Marcella and the Lions Club reflects our unwavering commitment to support organizations and programs that serve the blind and visually impaired,” said Jerry Michota, the recently-installed new president of the Saddle River Valley Lions Club. “We are very proud to be an integral part of the team effort that makes Camp Marcella possible.” Members of the Saddle River Valley Lions Club pose with staffers and campers at the club’s annual barbecue at Camp Marcella, a summer camp for blind and visually-impaired children. Today, Camp Marcella is comprised of over 200 acres of woodland surroundings, including a clean, fish-laden lake, and a modern in-ground swimming pool with all of its facilities designed for the best possible care of visually-impaired children. Over the past 60 years, Camp Marcella’s facilities have grown from a handful of buildings to a thoroughly modern, state-of-the-art, 23- building facility specially adapted for per- sons with special needs. The contribution of both funds and the physical labor from groups like the Saddle River Valley Lions Club not only make it possible for campers to play games, sing songs, share experiences, learn from each other, and build cherished memories to last a lifetime, but also help to shape the direc- tion of the lives of Marcella’s campers. Walking along one of the camp’s many trails, Saddle River Valley Lions Club Immediate Past President Gene Leporiere said, “It is the sincere hope of our club’s membership that our efforts will help to improve the lives of Marcella’s campers not just for tomorrow, but for all the tomorrows to come.” For more information about the Saddle River Valley Lions Club or Camp Marcella, visit www.SRVLions.org and www.Camp- Marcella.org.