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MDA Summer Camp

The Best Week of the Year

Since 1955, MDA has built bridges and knocked down barriers for youngsters with neuromuscular diseases by providing an unforgettable week at MDA summer camp. Campers say the week they spend at MDA camp is "the best time of our lives."

Each year MDA supports some 90 summer camps across the country. Whether in Alaska or Hawaii, in California or New York, at MDA camp barriers simply don’t exist. A child with a disability can just be a child among friends.

"This is a chance for us to be the majority instead of the minority."— MDA Camper

MDA camp is a magical place offering a wide range of activities specially designed for young people who have limited mobility or use wheelchairs. MDA camp programs, although structured, are conducted in a relaxed atmosphere that gives campers an unmatched opportunity to develop lifelong friendships, share interests and build self-confidence. Activities range from outdoor sports such as swimming, boating, baseball and horseback riding to less physically demanding programs like arts and crafts and talent shows. Thousands of youngsters attend MDA camp each year at no cost to their families.

Be a Volunteer

"Being a counselor has changed my life. We give so little of ourselves, but get so much in return." -Counselor

If you’re 16 or older, you’re invited to apply to join the MDA team as a camp volunteer. At most MDA camps, volunteer counselors work one-on-one with campers around the clock, providing the care, close supervision and attention children with neuromuscular diseases need. Counselors push wheelchairs, lift and carry youngsters, and even "bunk down" near their campers. But above all, they become a youngster’s friend for a week and sometimes for a lifetime.

Be a Sponsor

"MDA camp is the BEST week of the year!" — Camper

By becoming an MDA summer camp sponsor your organization can provide a local youngster with neuromuscular disease with many special summer memories. The cost of sending one child to MDA camp for one week is $650.

As a sponsor, your business or organization will be invited to send a representative to visit the local MDA camp during our special sponsor VIP Day. You’ll see the joy that your participation in this program creates. Your involvement will also be saluted on the local broadcast of the MDA Labor Day Telethon.

"The camaraderie, friendships and memories will follow me through the rest of my life." — Counselor

Become a sponsor! Help youngsters with neuromuscular diseases in your community experience a week of fun and friendship they’ll never forget.

At MDA camp there’s always a need for:

• Volunteer counselors

• Medical staff

• Water safety instructors

• Activity coordinators

"I like the independence that camp gives me, and I love being with my camp friends." — MDA Camper

We would be pleased to answer any questions you may have about MDA summer camp volunteer and sponsorship opportunities. For more information about the MDA camp in your area, please contact your local MDA office.