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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.
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| "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
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| "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
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"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.
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"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
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| "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.
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