Burn Camp Kick Off Site Notice for 2023
Each year Burn Camp Kick Off is generously hosted by an IAFF Local. Burn Camp 2023 will be a particularly special year as it marks the 30th anniversary of camp!
Submit your request to Coordinator Margot Merinsky burncamp@burnfund.org by August 31st, 2022. by August 31st, 2022.
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About Burn Camp - burnfund.org/camp-for-young-burn-survivors/
The Burn Fund hosts young burn survivors for one week of camp each July. Over one thousand children from across B.C. between the ages of 6 to 18 have attended since 1994. The camp provides young burn survivors with an opportunity to share experiences with their peers. The Burn Camp Committee works hard for many months planning for an exciting and memorable Burn Camp! This year’s host for our Burn Camp are the friendly folks at Cheakamus Centre in Paradise Valley.
Campers and their counselors participate in group activities such as swimming, hiking, kayaking, rafting, waterskiing, skit night, and arts & crafts. They also receive valuable one-on-one support from junior counselors – themselves burn survivors – and from their counselors. Doctors, nurses, medical therapists, adult burn survivors and professional fire fighters donate their time as counselors.
The camp is free for young burn survivors to attend. The cost to the Burn Fund for each camper to attend is approximately $2,900.
Thanks to the support of donors and sponsors, the Burn Fund covers the campers’ travel, accommodation and the cost of coordinating and operating the camp.