Camp Kesem at Virginia Commonwealth University
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sat, 08/11/2018
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Camp Kesem's mission is to provide support for children ages 6-18 through and beyond a parent's cancer. We are able to do this as a national non-profit by having FREE week-long summer camps for children impacted by a parent's cancer as well as maintaining a connection with the families throughout the year with birthday cards, care-packages, and reunions where we are able to connect families with other support services if they wish. Camp Kesem provides a full week of fun at a sleep-away summer camp! This year's (2018) summer camp will be in Fincastle, Virginia at Camp Bethel.
Camp Kesem is run by college students that go through 30-40 hours of training, is staffed by 3 nurses and 2 mental health professionals. Camp Kesem will run from August 5th to August 11th. Camp Kesem at VCU's chapter is one of more than 100 chapters nationwide and is a national non-profit. Camp Kesem was started in 2000 and has benefited over 7300 campers this past summer of 2017.
To register, please go to www.kesem.force.com and please find Virginia Commonwealth University and register your child(ren)! If any questions or concerns, please contact vcu.outreach@campkesem.org.
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