Kentucky State Police are looking for campers age 10-12 in the Post 2 district to attend the Trooper Island Camp.
Post 2 Public Information Officer Trooper Brandon McPherson says Trooper Island Camp is a summer camp that is free for underprivileged children who live in the district, which includes the counties of Caldwell, Christian, Crittenden, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, Todd and Webster.
click to download audioHe says Trooper Island Camp will be 75% capacity this year.
click to download audioTrooper McPherson adds he would like to have all of the applications for the camp by Tuesday.
click to download audioIf you have a child in the Post 2 district who would like to attend Trooper Island Camp, contact Trooper McPherson.
click to download audioKentucky State Police developed Trooper Island Camp as part of a long-range program of public service to the youth of Kentucky: a place where the tensions and turmoil of our everyday lives can be forgotten; and for one-week young people can be given a touch of hope and desire of a better tomorrow. Former State Police Director, Colonel James E. Bassett, spearheaded the idea to establish a permanent recreational site where trooper and child could share a week-long experience. A location was selected in a secluded corner of Dale Hollow Lake near the Cumberland and Clinton County line, where an island was leased from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and a non-profit charitable corporation was formed.
