Victory Junction Gang Camp Mission: To enrich the lives of children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses by creasing camping experiences that are memorable, exciting, fun, empowering, physically safe and medically sound.
Program Emphasis
Gender
Type Of Stay
Location
AIDS Asthma Burn Cancer Cerebral Palsy Cystic Fibrosis Diabetes Epilepsy Deaf and Hard Of Hearing Heart Disease Multiple Sclerosis Muscular Dystrophy Physical Disabilities Speech Impairments Spina Bifida Tourettes Syndrome Vision Impairments
Coed
Resident Camp Respite
Randleman, NC
Average Cost
Financial Assistance
Age Range
Capacity
Less Than $100 (week)
Yes
7 - 15
125
About Financial Assistance
We are FREE to all campers and families.
Session Lengths
Food/Nutritional Notes:
1 Week Session
We can accomodate special food restrictions, allergies or any special food diet requirments.
Session Information
Dates:
-First session starts June 5 -Sessions last 5 days (Sunday or Monday through Friday) -10 sessions this summer
Who can apply:
This summer we will serve children ages 7 - 15 with chronic disease -Blood diseases - Hemophilia or other bleeding disorders, Sickle Cell Anemia, Aplastic anemia -Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis and other rheumatologic diagnosis -Heart, Kidney, and Liver Disease -Spina Bifida -Cancer -Burn Survivors -Severe Skin Disease -Seizure Disorders -HIV or Immune Deficiency
More About Camp
Medical Coverage: -Medical staff includes a full time medical director (pediatrician - subspecialty is hematology / oncology) and 4 staff nurses -Will also have 1 - 2 physician volunteers who are specialists in the disease group and 4+ volunteer nurses each session -The Body Shop (infirmary) is a state of the art medical complex -Functions like a doctor's office / hospital clinic. -Cares for kids with bug bites, ankle sprains, stomach aches -Provides care for kids who get chemotherapy, IV infusions, etc
Contacts: -We are actively recruiting kids to come to camp and accepting applications NOW -You can download an application off our website www.victoryjunction.org -Call us for an application or with questions -Emmylou Ferris, Camper Recruiter, 336-495-2017 -Sharon Space, MD, Medical Director, 336-498-9055, ext 244
