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2015 - Issue 4 - Summer - Art of the City - Hebru Brantley

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camp, they found he liked pets. He was having a tough day, and Tom and Robin Segesta have two dogs and said, "Let's go for a walk with the dog." He went for the walk, that's what made [a difference]. Stedman Graham came [then] and gave a talk, and his message was find what you enjoy the most in life and be the best you can be at it no matter what it is. I got a call from the hospital months later, and they said, "This kid has changed," and he [had] mentioned what he really wanted to do: He wanted to be a volun- teer at a pet shelter, and he was going to be the best he could be at that. Walk us through a couple of days at Camp Kids Are Kids. First, [Bo Jackson's Elite Sports dome in Lockport] is very important because it's [everything from] check-in to meds, and it's the opportunity for the parents to feel comfortable. We spend two hours with the families, the parents, and the siblings, and then they leave, and we have two hours for bonding. In the afternoon, Bo Jackson's group takes over. There are 10 dif- ferent things: soccer, a Nike obstacle course, kickball, batting cages, and on and on. But another day, we try to focus on not getting the kids out, so we'll have morning activities—arts and crafts, weird science, sports, music, drama. This year our theme is "Game On." At the reunion [for last year's campers], we announced the theme and asked [the kids], "What would be the best camp with the theme of 'Game On'?" We took all those ideas—like going to a White Sox game, going to a stadium, going to Willis Tower—and said, "Let's make the camp." That's why we have a scavenger hunt [this year], because we're going to hit different places that the kids wanted to go. We came up with the theme as a basis and then let the kids decide what they wanted to do. For more information, visit campkidsarekids.org. MA from top: At last year's camp, the kids made their own pizzas at Homeslice and received a surprise visit from Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah during bowling at Brunswick's. "it's a win for the kids, for the parents, for the volunteers." —blaine blanchard PEOPLE Spirit of Generosity Send It . Serve It . Bring It shop.elicheesecake.com or 800.ELI.CAKE Eli's Cheesecake, 6701 W. Forest Preserve Dr., Chicago We ship anywhere in the US . Local delivery city & suburbs Summer Entertaining Cheesecake-Style To decorate your cheesecake like this, go to www.elicheesecake.com/recipes Al fresco lunch this summer!

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