Man with a generous heart Kenneth Behring t. Aetna Camp and Retreat Center is a facility dedicated to supporting M Christian ministries by providing His animals and them a place to regroup, reconnect and relax in the his wheelchair splendor of God’s woodlands. foundation We have heated cabins and guest rooms to sleep up to 200, a cafeteria that seats 175, meeting rooms for groups large and small, a seasonal swimming Mr. Kenneth E. Behring pool, hiking trails, canoeing, basketball and a is the donor of many fabulous nature center. of our large mammal We offer summer camp programs for children and mounts. He is a major youth, and outdoor school sessions in the spring contributor to the th th and fall for 5 through 8 grade. We also offer Smithsonian and is challenge course/team building programs for ages currently involved in ten and up. donating hundreds of The center is located just an hour northwest thousands of wheelchairs of Washington DC, an hour west of Baltimore, to those in need around and only 3 miles off Interstate 70 at Exit 35. the world. If your ministry, church, club or association could use such a semi-rural facility, then give us a call at 301-824-6045.

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Mt. Aetna Camp and Retreat Center 21905 Mt. Aetna Road Hagerstown, MD 21742 301-824-6045 • 301-824-6373 (fax) www.mtaetnacamp.com enneth E. Behring a realistic picture of how much help is needed is the donor of worldwide. K-many of the large In 1999 Behring donated shipments of mammal mounts in the wheelchairs to relief organizations in Eastern collection of the Nature Europe and Africa. His personal contact with Center at Mt. Aetna. He the recipients gave him a greater understanding collected these mounts of how much hope and happiness can be given during decades of world to a person who receives a wheelchair. In the travel. Mount Aetna Camp following months, he traveled the world delivering and Retreat Center received wheelchairs to numerous countries. On June 13, this wonderful donation at 2000 (His birthday) the Wheelchair Foundation was the same time that he was established at a ceremony in Washington, DC. funding the renovation Since June of 2000, Behring has tirelessly of the mammal wing of the traveled the world delivering hundreds Museum of Natual History in Washington, DC. of thousands of From his successful career as an automobile wheelchairs to the dealer in Wisconsin, Behring entered the world disabled citizens of of real estate development in the 1960’s. Over the five continents. The course of the next 35 years, his companies created relationships he has numerous planned communities in and developed with world , including the world-renowned Blackhawk leaders have led to a development near San Francisco. greater awareness of After purchasing the football the needs and abilities team in 1988, Behring established the Seattle of the physically disabled, and are a great force in Seahawks Charitable Foundation, which benefited propelling the mission of the Wheelchair Foundation. numerous children’s charities. The Seahawks Every month, the Wheelchair Foundation provides Foundation was the most substantial donor to the over 10,000 wheelchairs to children, teens and adults Western Washington Muscular Dystrophy that need them. Over 100 million children, teens Association for many years. and adults worldwide are in need of a wheelchair Ken Behring founded but cannot afford one. The wheelchairs provided the Blackhawk Museum by the Wheelchair Foundation are purchased in and the Behring-Hofmann bulk from Chinese manufacturers, and designed Educational Institute in to be the best possible solution in developing Blackhawk, California, to countries. They cost $150 each, delivered by benefit the San Francisco a 280-wheelchair container, and are offered East Bay region. In 1997, free to those most in need. Each donation he pledged $20 million to of $75 will be matched by the Wheelchair the Smithsonian Museum of Foundation to deliver a wheelchair to a child, Natural History, and in 2000 he pledged an additional teen or adult without mobility, freedom and often $80 million to rebuild the Smithsonian’s National hope. $21,000 will deliver an entire 280-wheelchair Museum of American History. container. During his years of travel around the world, If you are interested in participating in this Behring has made it his personal mission to help those minsitry, contact the Wheel Chair Foundation at in need. His donations of food, medical supplies, clothing, toys and educational materials have helped http://wheelchairfoundation.org people in some of the most impoverished nations [email protected] on earth. His first-hand involvement has given him