The Real Heros
We are eager in our partnership with Care Camps Foundation to help make a difference in lives impacted by childhood cancer and provide you the opportunity to participate.
Stories of Friendship & Healing
Care Camps Foundation connects children and their families to the healing power of the outdoors by funding these supervised pediatric oncology camps across North America. Meet some of the incredible kids whose life changed by attending camp:
Meet Antonio
Stage four anaplastic large cell lymphoma – that’s a string of words that no 5 year old should have to rattle off.
Read Antonio’s StoryMeet Sara Beth
Camp gave her back control. Now she returns year after year as a councilor to pour love into the next generation of campers.
Read Sarah Beth’s Story
Meet Maggie
Diagnosed at four, she might not remember life before cancer, but she’ll never forget the love and hope camp gave her.
Read Maggie’s StoryMeet Ava and Luca
Camp provides a place where being different means fitting in – even in the face of uncertainty.
Read Ava and Luca’s Story
This heartfelt video shares the voices of children reflecting on how camp helps them escape the weight of their cancer diagnoses. As Kai says, “It’s like a treatment, but it’s not medicine. It’s like happiness medicine.”
The Benefits of Camping
Spending time in nature has a profound effect on our bodies and minds. Camping provides the opportunity for us to set our worries aside, step out of our daily routines, and reconnect with what is truly important. If camping can do all this, imagine what a week at camp would mean for a child struggling with the impact of cancer.
These specialized camps (supported by Care Camps Foundation) provide a place for children to come together in an environment where they don’t have to answer constant questions about their health and experiences, where they don’t have to feel different, and where they can let the stress go and for once just be a kid.
Then they leave camp and head home with not only the experience of a lifetime and new friends, but with a renewed sense of hope fostered by physical and emotional healing.
