Socket to help local diabetes camp get ready for summer

Columbia, Mo.—A group of employees from Socket, a Missouri-based telephone and Internet service provider, will donate their time and talents to help get Camp Hickory Hill in tip-top shape for this summer’s season.

Socket’s Day of Caring at Camp Hickory Hill will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 17, at the camp’s location five miles off Highway E or Stadium Blvd in Columbia, Mo.

Camp Hickory Hill provides a unique opportunity for children ages eight to 17 living with type-one diabetes. Attending Camp Hickory Hill is about having fun, pure and simple. The camp offers a supportive, medically supervised environment where children have the opportunity to discover kindred spirits, empathize with one another, build self-confidence, and learn about managing their diabetes more independently. Each summer, more than 100 campers spend their days participating in a wide variety of exciting activities such as hiking, archery, boating, and swimming, with diabetes education and management mingled among daily events. Doctors, nurses and nutritionists are on-hand to help with both campers’ education and daily diabetes maintenance. Camp costs are on a sliding scale based on family income.

Socket’s volunteer team will spend a full day making certain the camp is in shape for the summer’s events. Among their tasks will be to clean and prepare 16 cabins, the dining hall and activity shed. They will also mount fire extinguishers, smoke alarms, visually inspect camp wiring, spread mulch around swing sets and the challenge course, ready the pool and deck, and more.

“I’m thrilled that Socket chose our camp for their Day of Caring,” said Ken Luraas, director of Camp Hickory Hill. “Our success each year totally depends on the generous donations of contributors and volunteers. We couldn’t offer this camp to these kids without folks like the Socket volunteers stepping up and lending a hand.”

Founded in 1994, Socket is a Missouri-based telephone and Internet service provider with the largest service coverage in the state. Socket is a privately held company that provides business customers a choice for local and long-distance phone service. It combines the highest quality customer service with in-depth technical knowledge to provide customized phone service packages. Socket also offers high-speed DSL and accelerated dial-up Internet service to both business and residential clients. Socket provides service to more than 20,000 customers in more than 400 cities across Missouri. For additional information, please visit: http://www.socket.net.

To learn more about Camp Hickory Hill, please visit http://www.camphickoryhill.com.

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