{"id":185,"date":"2015-03-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/wisconsin\/2015\/03\/03\/americorps-graduate-supports-the-power-of-play-at-camp\/"},"modified":"2017-09-28T12:50:27","modified_gmt":"2017-09-28T17:50:27","slug":"americorps-graduate-supports-the-power-of-play-at-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/wisconsin\/2015\/03\/03\/americorps-graduate-supports-the-power-of-play-at-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"AmeriCorps Graduate Supports the Power of Play at Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>In honor of AmeriCorps Week, we are pleased to provide an update on one of our best AmeriCorps graduates, Tom Cramer. Tom served a year with Playworks during the 2012-13 school year at Allen-Field Elementary School. See what he has to say about his most recent endeavors and how Playworks influenced his career.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"221\" width=\"221\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 200px; float: right; margin: 10px;\" class=\"media-element file-media-original\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2015\/03\/Tim20Cramer_0.png\" data-original=\"{&quot;fid&quot;:&quot;7506&quot;,&quot;view_mode&quot;:&quot;media_original&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;media&quot;,&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;height&quot;:221,&quot;width&quot;:221,&quot;style&quot;:&quot;width: 200px; height: 200px; float: right; margin: 10px;&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;media-element file-media-original&quot;}}\"\/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-ccf8f54c-e134-8671-76fd-85f7103ade76\">What is your current position?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I am the Summer Camp Director at YMCA Camp Minikani in Hubertus, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How did Playworks influence your current position?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Playworks influenced me so much! Most importantly, it brought me back to the roots of the importance of play. There are so many areas where I&rsquo;ve incorporated that philosophy into our Summer Camp and Leadership Training programing. I am also reminded,&nbsp;thanks to Playworks,&nbsp;about the natural learning and development that can grow out of well-facilitated play. It has also influenced me to play four-square every single day with campers during the summer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is something that you learned as an AmeriCorps member that has helped you be successful?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Americorps taught me about the importance of community, especially in regards to service. Our deeds are exponentially more powerful when done together.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please share any goals you have for your future.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My goals are to continue my work in this awesome field of youth development. I&rsquo;d like to stay in camping for a while, and then hopefully return to work with public schools. 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