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40th international summer camp underway in Holland. Grand Master attends

Some 500 disabled young people are participating in the Order of Malta’s 40th International Summer Camp, held this year in the Netherlands from 10 to 17 August. The youngsters were welcomed by the Order’s Dutch youth group to Berckt Castle in Baarlo, a village near the border with Germany. Yesterday Grand Master Fra’ John T. Dunlap came to greet the participants and join in the fun. In the coming days, Grand Hospitaller Josef D. Blotz will also pay a visit. The Order’s British youth group, the OMV, have proudly sent members accompanying young disabled friends to join in the week of activities, entertainments and prayer and to be a happy part of the special friendship of this annual meeting of the young from all over the world.

Since its inception in 1984, this international camp has offered a significant holiday experience to disabled young people aged between 18 and 35, together with volunteers from 25 different countries, in Europe and beyond.