Camp No Worries assists pediatric oncology families to build friendships, community, resilience and hope.
Camp No Worries campers are all children dealing with a diagnosis of cancer in some way. They are patients, survivors, siblings, or bereaved siblings ranging in ages from 6 -16. Camp No Worries strongly believes there is a therapeutic component of including brothers and sisters in the camping experience. Therefore, we do not limit the number of siblings that attend, as long as they meet the minimal requirements.
Camp No Worries is a summer camp created solely to give children with cancer and their siblings an opportunity to relax, enjoy themselves, and forget about their worries for one week every summer.
It is a place that allows children facing a diagnosis of cancer to just be kids. It is a place of happiness, friendship, and new adventures. It is a place of camaraderie and acceptance where everyone knows first-hand what it is like to live with cancer. And, it is a true summer camp experience in every sense of the word.
Camp No Worries strives to:
- Provide a safe, well-staffed environment where children can participate in average camp activities
- Provide special medical expertise and close monitoring required for children with cancer
- Offer each child an opportunity to make friends with other children who share similar situations and experiences
- Encourage each child to develop a positive attitude and self-image
- Give children in all stages of their disease an opportunity to meet and learn from others who are in treatment and/or who have achieved remission
- Make a camp experience financially feasible for a family who might not otherwise be able to afford it
- Provide a positive away-from-home experience for children with parents being assured their children are safe, thus lessening separation anxiety
Camp No Worries is a Gold Ribbon Camp of COCA-I (Children’s Oncology Camping Association International) and is part of Region 2 serving pediatric oncology camps in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, D.C.
Mike Zborowski, Camp Director
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P.O. Box 810
Moorestown, New Jersey 08057
856-359-4493
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www.campnoworries.org
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