Community Corner
Whiz Kid: Andrew Dummerth
Andrew Dummerth, age 13, is already a seasoned volunteer at Camp Sunrise, a camp for children with cancer.
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Name: Andrew Dummerth
Age: 13
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School: Margaret Buerkle Middle School
Accomplishment: Dummerth is a long-time volunteer at Camp Sunrise, a camp for children with cancer.
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Key to Awesomeness: Dummerth’s family has been running Camp Sunrise in Potosi, MO, for several years. They first attended the camp when their and Andrew was only 1 year old.
Andrew is now a junior camp counselor and has assumed many duties at the camp. He sets up the guest rooms before camp begins, making sure that all is ready for the children and their families who are taking some time off from illness to have a good time. Often Andrew works on crafts with campers and lends a helping hand, or a kind ear, as necessary. He enjoys his work with the campers and it shows in his enthusiasm for the project.
When not working on Camp Sunrise endeavors, Andrew enjoys playing basketball and baseball and his favorite subject in school is math.
