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Camp Friendship
Where Kids With Cancer Can Just Be Kids
Where Kids With Cancer Can Just Be Kids
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Nothing seems as unfair as a child stricken with cancer. Children shouldn't spend sunny days in the hospital suffering through spinal taps and chemotherapy. They shouldn't be fighting for their lives against an enemy the can't even see. It's hard on families. It's hard on kids. But there is a place where kids with cancer smile and laugh and play, a place where they're not "different" or "sick," a place where they have the chance to be kids again. It's called Camp Friendship.
Camp Friendship, the premier program of the Carol Jean Cancer Foundation, Inc. (CJCF), is a special, week-long residential camp for children with cancer - offered free of charge -- that is designed especially with their needs in mind. The kids who attend are being treated at area hospitals (listed in alphabetical order) including Bethesda Naval, Children's National Medical Center, Fairfax, Georgetown University's Lombardi Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins, the National Institutes of Health, Sinai Medical Center, University of Maryland Medical Systems and Walter Reed.
Several sessions of Camp Friendship are held each summer at the permanent camping facilities of the CJCF, which is located on 43 acres of wooded Montgomery County farmland in Laytonsville, Maryland. "Not all camps have their own site, but having your own site definitely has its advantages," says Cathy Linfoot of Camp Good Days & Special Times, New York, and Camp Friendship mentor. "You can be there whenever you want to be there. You can do more, offer more and do it at the convenience of the kids and their families. There's a certain spirit that you make at your camp that you don't get at a rented facility. You build memories. Coming back to the same place is really good for the kids. It's a home away from home."
For more information contact Beverly Gough at 410-531-0758 or email us at cjcf4kids@live.com.