Summer is right around the corner. Do you know of a child between 5-17 years of age who has cancer or is in remission, who would love to go to camp for a week this summer ?? Are you interested in making a difference in the life of a child with cancer? If so, Camp Quality is the answer !
Camp Quality New Jersey provides a summer camping experience and year-round support program for children with cancer. Many difficult physical and emotional challenges face a child, and his or her family, when battling cancer. At our summer camps we have developed an important type of “therapy” . . . we like to call it Smile Therapy! With a laugh in their hearts and smiles on their faces, Camp Quality Kids find themselves capable of more than they may have dreamed possible.
Camp Quality has built its reputation on personalized care. Every camper is paired with a companion who is dedicated completely to his or her care. Companions are the life-blood of Camp Quality; they are fun to be with, adventuresome, great listeners and are always sharing their love for life.
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Each of our fun activities at camp are carefully selected to ensure that the activity builds life skills, encourages group interaction amongst campers and companions, and/or offers a high impact lasting memory. Companions and the Program/Activity Staff at camp, work together to encourage children to try new activities and challenges that allow them to leave their “Comfort Zone" in an attempt to build emotional strength and life skills.
This year’s Camp Quality session is from June 23 – June 28th. Camp is held at a beautiful and special campsite in Blairstown, NJ that has climate controlled cabins, on-site medical staff who will dispense the child’s medicine, a pool, lake, basketball courts, outdoor picnic areas, inside dining areas and more ! Camp kicks off with a bon voyage BBQ for the campers, their families, the camper companions and camp staff. The BBQ is at Centra State Hospital in Freehold where the campers and companions board the busses to camp.
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Camp Quality is funded completely by donations and the work of volunteers. There is NO COST for children to attend camp.
Registration for camp has started. If you know of a child would benefit from this wonderful experience, would like to be a Camp companion to a child, to learn more about Camp Quality or to make a donation, please visit www.campqualityusa.org/nj or contact Sharon Goldman at sharon.goldman@campqualityusa.org or Rosanne Duffy at rosanne.duffy@campqualityusa.org.
