WKU’s football program spent significant time this week from June 8-10 at the Center for Courageous Kids, a 168 acre camp site in
WKU’s players worked with children with ages ranging from seven to 15 each day, all of whom are either currently battling cancer or are cancer survivors. WKU players had dinner with the campers on two nights and participated in activities including basketball and dancing.
“One of the most gratifying things as a head coach is when you see your players and team helping out and interacting with those who are less fortunate,” Head Coach David Elson said. “We often are approached by people and told how much they admire and respect our efforts and contributions. However, everyone at the Center for Courageous Kids are the ones who truly deserve everyone’s admiration and respect. Their attitude, optimism and persistence in the face of adversity is very inspiring and really helped all of us put everything into perspective. I think they taught us more than we taught them.”
Designed for the child with medical challenges and his/her family members, the Center for Courageous Kids enables everyone to attend the state of the art facility at no cost. Open year round, the camp offers 22 family weekend retreats and nine separate weeks of illness specific summer medical camping sessions. Children from across the region are welcome to attend.
