Camp’s Over….Now What!?!?

Creating NEW programs that support your existing camp program.

What do you normally do after camp?Parent and camper survey’s, gather volunteer feedback and evaluations, inventory supplies, write thank you cards, pay bills, create yearbook or camp DVD, etc.

After wrapping up camp, what COULD you do? In hospital programs

Financial Assistance/Scholarships

Sibling programs

Bereavement programs

Teen Programs

Family Retreats/Activities

Partner with like minded-organizations

Others??

In Hospital Programming

End of chemo parties

Special visitors (singers, actors, sports stars)

Holiday parties

Meals

Out of school activities (fall break, spring break)

Camp In’s (bring the fun of camp to the hospital setting)

Others

Financial Assistance/Scholarships

Gas cards

Parking vouchers

Restaurant giftcards

Medical bills/Co pays

Prescriptions

Scholarships to attend college or trade school

Sibling Programming Camp (with oncology patients or solo)

Sibling weekender

Support services

Bereavement Programs Family Retreat for those who have lost a child

Financial assistance for funeral costs

Support services

Incorporate those families into camp somehow

Teen Programs Teen Only activities

Teen weekender

Family Programs Family Retreat/Camp

Scheduled outings - quarterly, monthly, annually

Special parent activities, mom only, dad only

Partner with like-minded organizations Gilda’s Club (national)

Icing Smiles (national)

Flashes of Hope (national)

Jarrett’s Joy Cart (local)

Children’s Hospitals (local)

Many others! Who do you partner with?

Implementation What’s your mission?

Does this new program support your mission? (if the answer is no, stop now!)

Who: Who are you serving? Who is responsible? Who do you need to recruit?

What: What are you doing? What supplies will you need? What skills do you need?

Where: Where is the program taking place? How will you promote it?

When: What’s the date and time? Will it conflict with anything?

Why: What’s your goal, do you have measurable outcomes, ways to evaluate?

Determine the scope of your program. Is it big or little, is it a one time event or year-round

How much will this cost? Who’s going too pay for it? Grants, specific donors, general operating funds.

Lastly: What does success look like? How does it feel? (opposite of measurable outcome)

Activity Time!

Thank you so much for coming!

Leah McCombKids Cancer Alliance

leah@kidscanceralliance.org502.365.1538