Camp M.A.S.H. (Make Arthritis Stop Hurting)  

Camp M.A.S.H. is a six day residential camping experience for children ages 9 to 17 years old that have some form of juvenile arthritis or related condition.  Emphasis is placed on opportunities for involvement in activities the camper may not otherwise experience, such as swimming in an outdoor warm water pool, arts and crafts, dances, comedy skits, games, sing-a-longs, and cookouts.  It also provides the campers the opportunity to learn about their disease and talk to medical professionals and other campers about living with arthritis.  It is held at the Easter Seal Center for Camping and Recreation, Camp Wawbeek, in the Wisconsin Dells area.  Camp is staffed by full-time camp directors, nurses, counselors, certified lifeguards and other auxiliary staff.  Tears of joy flow as the campers arrive when they see friends they had not seen in a year and again when they leave because they cannot believe camp is ending and it may be another year before they see their friends again.

Many of the volunteers are former campers who return to camp each year to provide a new generation the same great experience they had as a child.  Still not sure you want to send your child to camp!  Read four testimonies from former campers who are current volunteers, express their feelings on camp and why they are glad that their parents gave them this opportunity.  

			Luis Matus
Gina Yocum	Joel Cencius	Amy Levendusky

Download the 2011 Camp M.A.S.H. brochure for additional Camp information. This year's camp theme is pirates!

For more information contact
ksawicki@arthritis.org
(800)242-9945 or
(414)329-4603, Extension 208

 

 Slideshow by Lynn Butenhoff

National Juvenile Arthritis Conference

SAVE THE DATE! The 2011 Juvenile Arthritis Conference will be held July 7-10 in Washington D.C.  Email Liz or call             651-229-5371       for scholarship information. Click here for the scholarship application.

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