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Charity Event to Benefit Camp Rainbow

Clarksville High School Rossview High School Clarksville, TN – There is a charity soccer match tonight, October 2nd, at Rossview High School. Clarksville High School and Rossview High School girl’s soccer teams will play against each other to help raise money for Camp Rainbow.

Jeff Major who is the soccer coach for Clarksville High School has put this event together along with Bikers who Care and Camp Rainbow.

Bikers who care are bringing out the game ball on motorcycles and representatives from Camp Rainbow will be there to accept the money raised. This is the first annual event and will take place at Rossview High School beginning at 7:15pm with the game ball being brought out and the game starting at 7:30pm. 

This game will feature the girl’s high school soccer teams from CHS and RHS. Another event is planned in the spring with the boy’s soccer teams. Come out and support these High School players and Camp Rainbow.

For more information, contact Jeff Major at 931-436-5188 or jeff.major@cmcss.net.

About Camp Rainbow

Camp Rainbow

Camp Rainbow was just a dream of Mary Woodall and Diane Miner — they wanted a camp that would cater to the needs of seriously ill children whose medical problems kept them from attending regular camps.

This dream came true in 1983, and, for one special week in June, volunteers come together at Brandon Springs Group Camp in Land Between the Lakes, to provide the children endless activities. Whether fishing, canoeing, making crafts, or climbing on helicopters flown in from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, these special kids are given the opportunity to do anything they want.

With a one-to-one (or better) camper/counselor ratio, each camper gets to choose which activities and events he or she wants to participate in. An overview of Camp Rainbow with forty campers is like having forty mini-camps operating at the same time in the same location.

The campers are always under the watchful eyes of a fully staffed medical contingent provided by Premier Medical Group of Clarksville, Tennessee. The staff to include doctors, nurses, and the one-on-one counselors are available on a 24-hour basis.

Bikers Who CareThe highlight of the week is the arrival of the Bikers Who Care (BWC), a local motorcycle organization that helps raise money each year to put on Camp Rainbow. This extraordinary group of motorcyclists provide the kids with a parade of Harleys, a carnival, an endless supply of cotton candy, and rides on a Harley Davidson motorcycle. The kids put on a talent show at the end of the day and give gifts to the bikers as an appreciation of what they do.

For more information on Camp Rainbow, visit their website: www.clarksvillecamprainbow.org/

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