When we met Camille (picture above with her mom, Amelia) she was 12 and shorter than her mom. The pair showed up at the boathouse after reading an article in the newspaper about Row New York. Amelia had a feeling rowing would be a good sport for her daughter. They were enthusiastic, friendly, frankly, Camille was pretty adorable...all limbs and feet at age 12. But, we had to turn them away since Camille wasn't even in 7th grade yet.Amelia and Camille showed up on the dock again when Camille started 8th grade. The rest is history. Camille gained strength and speed with Row New York winning silver at New York State Championships two years in a row, five years later, she is a high school graduate headed off to row at the University of Central Florida....on a full rowing scholarship!
Congratulations to Camille and her family!
You go girl!! It's good to see a young lady doing something positive with her life. It's also inspiring to see that it's an African-American young lady. Congratulation to you Camille and your family. Stay focused and continue to be an inspiration to us all.
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