2021 JEFFERSON AWARDS: Hand in Hand - Celebrating Our Similarities Instead of Differences
2021 Jefferson Awards: Joanie & Dave Steil and Mark & Vinnie Smith In 2000, a first-of-its-kind summer camp was held at Camp Abe Lincoln in Blue Grass, Iowa for children with disabilities. It was started by Joanie & Dave Steil, with the help of Mark & Vinnie Smith after the Steils daughter, Tessa, unexpectedly passed away at the age of 11 after being born with a brain injury. One of her dreams was to go to camp, but that never happened: "Her medical needs and such were so compromised that s...
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