Miracle Burn Camp

Miracle Burn Camp started at Camp Foster as a day camp in July of 1995 with just 9 children attending. Today the camp has grown to a week long camp with over 50 young burn survivors attending from all over Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Miracle Burn Camp is sponsored and staffed by St. Florian members, nurses and staff from the Children’s Hospital of Iowa-Burn Treatment Center, YMCA camp experts and firefighters from around Iowa.

Miracle Burn Camp is like no other burn camp in the United States.
Miracle Burn Camp is like a camp with-in a camp, it is the only burn camp that has both burned and non-burned kids attending camp during the same week. All of the children, ages 7-17, come together as one big happy family, generally about 200-250 kids. Many of our kids, who are burn survivors, upon reaching the age of 18 return to camp as camp councelors. The YMCA councelors and the kids who attend camp Foster during our burn camp week make it a point to return every year during burn camp. Burn survivors who attend Miracle Burn Camp will experience the fun of camp and have an opportunity to be themselves in a non-threatening environment. They will meet others who have experienced similar feelings, fears and concerns. Many friendships have blossomed and grown through out the years at this very special camp.

Miracle Burn Camp provides young burn survivors and their peers with a unique experience that promotes a social understanding of our children and their ability to be just like any other kids.

This experience helps to build self esteem and to speed along emotional healing. Our children, through interaction with their peers and other young survivors, learn that they will not be judged by their scars but will be encouraged to see past them and to be themselves. This is done by encouraging our children to participate in all of the camp’s activities regardless of their disabilities. They develop a sense of self worth and gain confidence in themselves.

The camp’s overall goal is to assist young burn survivors in returning to as normal a life as possible and to grow and function as normal adults.

Our camp provides the following activities for our kids:

• horse back riding
• swimming
• canoeing
• skiing
• sailing
• archery
• fishing
• arts & crafts
• climbing wall
• shooting range (.22 cal rifle)

*Miracle Burn Camp is free to any child from the state of Iowa, Nebraska or South Dakota age 7-17 who has experienced a burn injury*

Miracle Burn Camp is the second full week in July. (Sunday through Saturday)

ALL CAMPER APPLICATIONS MUST BE MAILED BY APRIL 1st

• Camper Application
• Councelor Application
• Directions to Camp
• Campers Packing List
• Health Assessment Form

For more information call Stacey Dreesen at 1(605) 661-9573 or email Jeff Bentson.
Camp Foster Emergency Contact 1(800) 456-9622
www.campfoster.org
E-mail: info@campfoster.org

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