Impact Stories

Nell Aiello Nell Aiello

Empowering the next generation of young women

Inspired by Marian Wright Edelman’s quote “You can’t be what you can’t see,” Camp Lucy’s team has worked hard to provide clear avenues for continued camper participation as the future leaders of the program. Options include returning to camp next summer, rowing at a local boathouse after camp, or participating in school-year events such as the fall field trip to the University of Washington, or the annual 26-point LU Marathon of Meters in February. Aspirationally, the team would love to provide opportunities for the program graduates to return as volunteers, or as coaches or counselors-in-training so that more young women of color can experience rowing led by those who share their identities. Whatever the future holds for Camp Lucy, it’s exciting to witness the next phase.

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