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Dreams from the Heart Camp was created in 1994 for children with severe congenital heart disease. Many children with congenital heart disease are limited and unable to participate in a camp with “healthy“ children. Our camp allows these children to enjoy a total camping experience. Several of our original campers have now become staff members and continue to come to camp, giving the children the continued support they understand is needed. The children enjoy the pleasures of swimming, canoeing, going to an amusement park together, fishing on a pontoon boat and so much more. They are able to participate in a camp olympics. The camp also offers a unique opportunity for these children to discuss health concerns with their own peers, with adult counterparts, and all with the nurses and cardiologists attending the camp.
Each summer, children from all over who have had surgical intervention from congenital heart disease, 8 years old and over, have the opportunity to enjoy this relaxed, medically supervised setting for four days, at absolutely no cost to their families.
Mission Statement
Dreams from the Heart Camp provides a structured and supervised recreational outlet for children with complex heart disease. Many of these children are unable to attend other camps due to the complexity of their physical and medical needs. The camp provides an environment that allows these children to build self-confidence. The camp also provides an unencumbered forum for these children to ask questions of the medical team that might otherwise not surface in an intimidating medical office.
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