(Lawrenceville, Ga., June 15, 2016) – Summer camp is in full swing at Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation (GCPR) with opportunities for children to experience fun and imaginative activities opening doors to all kinds of new worlds. The full-day adventure camps will feature summer reading activities between June 13 through June 17. These activities are in partnership with the Gwinnet County Public Library impacting more than 525 campers ages 5–13. The camps will feature a total of 4.5 hours of summer reading, games and activities. In addition to reading, children will also be educated on the importance of healthy habits through partnerships with Live Healthy Gwinnett, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Strong4Life and The OrganWise Guys, Inc. GCPR undergraduate Public Health interns will be interacting with 12 camp locations over the course of seven weeks to conduct nutritional education lessons and physical fitness activities. Activities will total up to about 105 hours for the summer impacting more than 4,795 campers.

The importance of summer camps is endless. Summer camps offer kids the opportunity to be physically active; camp helps build self-confidence and self-esteem through a variety of activities that removes the competitiveness of academic school life. At Gwinnett County Parks, campers have a blast in our top-notch facilities, while they explore the outdoors on the wooded trails, playgrounds, and picnic areas encouraging them to embrace environmental responsibility. Summer camps run from June 6 through July 29. For more information or to register, call 770-822-8840 or visit www.gwinnettparks.com