I scream, you scream ... no one actually screamed

@DWDavis (25797)
United States
September 3, 2023 5:42pm CST
But the campground did sponsor an ice cream social for all campers in the meeting room. There was no charge, but they did ask that participants make a small donation to KOA Care Camps, the official charity of the KOA Owners Association. The "the KOA Campground Owners Association created the Care Camps Trust — to help children who have cancer enjoy care-free time focusing on fun, friends and activities at sleep-away camp instead of on their illness." If you want to learn more, I've included the link below. I think this is a great thing for KOA to do and was glad to donate in return for a bowl of ice cream and sundae toppings. Tomorrow we will be packing up and heading home. Our next camping trip is in about 3 weeks. In between, Son2 and I will spend 4 days in a cottage at Kure Beach fishing and hanging out. We would have camped but no sites were available. I hope your weekend went well. Did you do anything fun and interesting?
KOA Care Camps is the official charity of the KOA Owners Association and offers camping experiences for children battling cancer. Learn more today.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54714)
• United States
4 Sep 23
What flavor of ice-cream did you have ?
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
5 Sep 23
I had chocolate chip cookie dough with caramel sauce and sprinkles. K had chocolate with caramel sauce and sprinkles. They also had vanilla and strawberry ice cream and chocolate sauce.
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
5 Sep 23
@Tampa_girl7 It was just the thing.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54714)
• United States
5 Sep 23
@DWDavis that all sounds good and refreshing.
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
4 Sep 23
Ice cream socials do bring people together - even better if it can help out with charities. Have a good rest of your camping trip and get home safely!
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
6 Sep 23
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
5 Sep 23
The best part of the ice cream social was seeing the happy smiles on everyone's faces.
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@AmbiePam (120547)
• United States
4 Sep 23
It says the donations go to the United States AND Canada, which I really like. That’s great of you to share this link.
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@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
4 Sep 23
Just stayed home this weekend. I would have donated too
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
5 Sep 23
K and I are firm believers in giving kids a chance to be outdoors and interact with nature.
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@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
5 Sep 23
@DWDavis They need that now more than ever as many stay inside all the time now
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@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
5 Sep 23
You and son have a fun fishing trip
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
5 Sep 23
I'm sure we will. This has been an annual event. Sometimes we camped, and sometimes we stayed at a hotel on the beach. This is the first time we've rented a cottage. With him starting his new job in DC on October 1, this may be our last such trip for a while.
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@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
5 Sep 23
@DWDavis That’s neat that the two of you can spend time together.
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@LindaOHio (222288)
• United States
4 Sep 23
That was a great event to have for the campers. Nothing exciting going on here. Enjoy your Labor Day holiday.
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@jstory07 (148720)
• Roseburg, Oregon
4 Sep 23
That is a good cause I hope you gave them some money.
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
5 Sep 23
Yes, we donated an amount well in excess of the value of the sundaes.
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@jstory07 (148720)
• Roseburg, Oregon
5 Sep 23
@DWDavis Good for you it is a good cause.
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@JudyEv (381815)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Sep 23
That's a great idea - the Care Camps, I mean. It's not a holiday weekend here but we spent it with my BIL. It's always an enjoyable few days.