Camp Sunshine: Special Camp for Special Kids
With all the talk about summer camps and the ParentGuide Camp Expo, we want to be sure local parents know about Camp Sunshine, a year-round retreat which provides respite, support and hope for parents who have a child with a life-threatening illness. This is the only program in the nation that supports every member of the immediate family - the ill child, parents and siblings. Nestled on Sebago Lake in Maine, Camp Sunshine is a national non-profit program that provides a free week of fun so families can forget about the illness and focus on the family unit. Camp Sunshine has activites for all ages of children and for parents. Each family is provided a suite and three meals a day. Read about the camp, submit an application or find out how you can support their good work by going to their website at www.campsunshine.org. |
“SafetyTat”
"The Tat That Brings Kids Back!"
 A temporary tattoo which displays a parent/caregiver's mobile phone number, helping the parent and child to quickly be reunited if separated. SafetyTats also offer Special Needs tats including Autism, non-verbal, Allergy and Medical alert designs. Safety Tats offer two application styles with multiple designs. The Original SafetyTats can be customized with one to two lines of information. They last 1-5 days and are more like traditional temporary tattoos, requiring water to apply. The Quick Stick write-on! Safety Tats are made with our proprietary tattoo material, Tateck(TM), an ultra-durable skin safe appliqué "tattoo" sticker that is waterproof and will last up to two weeks. It requires no water to apply. These tattoos are shipped BLANK, so you can write your information on them with the included waterproof tattoo marking pen.
Original SafetyTats are available in quantities of 30-60-90-120 starting at $19.95
Quick Stick Write-On! SafetyTats include 18 SafetyTats and one
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Camp Boggy Creek
Eustis, FL
 The mission of Camp Boggy Creek is to enrich the lives of children who have chronic or life-threatening illnesses by creating camping experiences that are memorable, exciting, fun, empowering, physically safe and medically sound. The camp serves children ages 7-16. There is no charge to attend.
Camp offers a chance for these children to feel normal and just be kids. They get to ride horses, go boating and fishing, do arts & crafts, play miniature golf and do all of the activities of a normal camp. But, a state of the art medical facility and team of doctors and nurses insure that even the most seriously ill children will have a safe and life enhancing experience shared with other kids “just like them.”
 During the summer there are 9 weeklong sessions when campers with the same illness come together. This also provides a needed break for parents and other family members. The rest of the year, Camp Boggy Creek hosts 20 disease specific family weekends when parents and siblings are invited to join in the fun.
ILLNESS GROUPS SERVED INCLUDE: Asthma, Bleeding Disorders and Hemophilia, Cancer, Craniofacial Disorders, Diabetes Epilepsy, Heart/Cardiovascular Disease, Immune Deficiencies, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Kidney Disease, Rheumatic Disease, Sickle Cell Anemia, Spina Bifida, Transplants, Ventilator Assisted Disorders.
VISIT www.BoggyCreek.org or call toll free 866-Go-Boggy x 252 for more details. |
