American Cancer Society's Camp Rainbow Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Cancer doesn't have to be a reason for a child to miss the fun and excitement of camp. Children affected by cancer, ages 4 through high school, are invited to attend the American Cancer Society's Camp Rainbow during the week of June 17 to 23. The Society, in cooperation with Eastern Maine Medical Center, the Bangor Ronald McDonald House, and the Bangor YMCA Camp Jordan, is celebrating its 20th anniversary of offering this FREE weeklong camp to children with cancer.
Camp Rainbow has been in operation since 1987 and is a special place where kids with cancer can simply smile, laugh and play; a place where they are not treated as "different" or "sick;" a place where they can just be happy, fun-loving kids again. This weeklong camping experience helps meet the physical, psychological, and emotional needs of hundreds of young cancer patients and their families. Attendees participate in fun activities such as swimming, kayaking, volleyball, arts and crafts, singing, and more.
The camp operates at Camp Jordan on Branch Lake in Ellsworth, a facility of over 200 acres with a well-developed waterfront, spacious dining hall, ropes course, various athletic areas, a theater stage, and an arts and crafts building. Children currently in treatment for cancer as well as those who are up to 10 years post-treatment are eligible to attend Camp Rainbow.
When asked what they liked most about Camp Rainbow, many of last summer's participants remarked that they like how everyone cares about everyone else and how they were able to share their thoughts with others who have or had cancer. When asked what they like least about camp, the general consensus was, "It wasn't long enough!"
For more information and an application for this year's Camp Rainbow, please contact the American Cancer Society at 800-227-2345 or visit www.cancer.org. Call 800-ACS-2345, 24 hours a day, any day of the year for cancer information, connections to local resources, or simply to talk with a caring person when you or a family member needs strength and encouragement.
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Camp Rainbow has been in operation since 1987 and is a special place where kids with cancer can simply smile, laugh and play; a place where they are not treated as "different" or "sick;" a place where they can just be happy, fun-loving kids again. This weeklong camping experience helps meet the physical, psychological, and emotional needs of hundreds of young cancer patients and their families. Attendees participate in fun activities such as swimming, kayaking, volleyball, arts and crafts, singing, and more.
The camp operates at Camp Jordan on Branch Lake in Ellsworth, a facility of over 200 acres with a well-developed waterfront, spacious dining hall, ropes course, various athletic areas, a theater stage, and an arts and crafts building. Children currently in treatment for cancer as well as those who are up to 10 years post-treatment are eligible to attend Camp Rainbow.
When asked what they liked most about Camp Rainbow, many of last summer's participants remarked that they like how everyone cares about everyone else and how they were able to share their thoughts with others who have or had cancer. When asked what they like least about camp, the general consensus was, "It wasn't long enough!"
For more information and an application for this year's Camp Rainbow, please contact the American Cancer Society at 800-227-2345 or visit www.cancer.org. Call 800-ACS-2345, 24 hours a day, any day of the year for cancer information, connections to local resources, or simply to talk with a caring person when you or a family member needs strength and encouragement.
For more on this story please visit
http://camden.villagesoup.com/Community/story.cfm?storyID=91112
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