"It's really a special place," associate camp director said of the $1.63 million facility, whose improvements are designed to serve the varied needs of campers with serious physical disabilities.The main pool's sloped entrance permits easy access by wheelchair, a nearby heated pool offers warmth to those with muscular disorders, the meandering river lets campers float in tubes and the splash pad is for kids who prefer not to be immersed., 26, was among the lucky few who tested out the new pools and spacious bath house last week."He loved it," said of her son, who has Down Syndrome and learned to swim at the cheap uggs camp over the past seven summers. "His favorite part is the winding river."Besides being more fun for the campers, who start summer sessions May 27, the new aquatic center is safer than the undersized bath house and leaking old pool that were replaced.About $140,000 still needs to be raised to pay off the facility, which originally was budgeted at $3 million but cost far less thanks to value engineering by contractors."When I found out what they were able to do, putting severely specialneeds kids on horses and such, it made me fight that much harder for every penny," black friday uggs said , the general contractor.of Clear Springs Pools saw the job as a rare opportunity to be part of something truly meaningful."You don't expect a kid with special needs to go to camp, but they make it possible," he said of Camp CAMP's paid staff of 60 and 550 volunteers, who attend to campers on a onetoone basis as they participate in activities such as archery, canoeing and fishing.Each summer, about 850 kids attend one of nine weeklong camping sessions. Hundreds more go there for weekend respites held yearround.Scholarships are available for campers who can't afford to pay the $1,500 cost, Elble said.Longtime volunteer , a pediatric nurse in San Antonio, will be there for the aquatic center's dedication, along with her two daughters who attend the camp."It just touches my heart to see all of these kids with disabilities being able to participate, and also the growth of the teenagers who are working with these kids," she said.Camp staffer , 18, of Schertz said she can't wait to see the reaction of campers to the new attractions."Camp is all about empowering the kids who have special needs, and building them up," she said. "That's exactly what the water feature will allow us to do."