UGA football players surprise kids at Camp Rainbow

LINCOLNTON, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Seven University of Georgia Bulldogs showed up at Camp Rainbow at Camp Lakeside to surprise the campers.

This week, the Children’s Hospital of Georgia is hosting 60 children with a cancer diagnosis or a sibling of a kid with cancer.

Jordan Hall, Jamaal Jarrett, Ladd McConkey, Mykel Williams, Tyler Williams, Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint and De’Nylon Morrissette all made the trip to surprise the kids.

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At camp, children spend six days participating in activities such as fishing, canoeing, kayaking, disc golf, basketball and arts and crafts.

The players autographed T-shirts, footballs, and football necklaces. They posed for photos and talked with campers.

Everyone gathered for a basketball game before having a low country boil or hamburger and hot dog dinner, followed by an ice cream bar.

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