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Camp Floyd Rogers
A week that shapes a lifetime for children 8 to 18 with diabetes
Regular Camp June 21 To June 28, 2008
Full camp fee is $500
For more than 59 years enjoying outdoor activities ... learning about diabetes ... sharing feelings with friends ... all have been part of the Camp Floyd Rogers experience ... more than 2,300 children have shared in this adventure -- an important experience and one that can make a child who has diabetes feel less alone and more able to handle the challenges of his or her condition.
This is a place where children who have diabetes really belong. Here they can enjoy the unique benefits of a summer camping venture in a safe, caring environment that assures their medical needs will be met, all in an atmosphere of fun and friendship.
HISTORY OF ADVENTURE AT CAMP FLOYD ROGERS
Dr. Floyd Rogers, then taking a residency in Internal Medicine at Northwestern University, had a young child in ketoacidosis and was waiting for their very first shipment to the hospital of the new miracle drug out of Canada, insulin. Without insulin there was no hope for this child. The insulin was late in arriving, the child had passed away, but another child had been admitted to the hospital in a similar condition and was given the precious drug. The child lived and thrived. Dr. Rogers was so impressed with this experience that later, when he was in private practice in Lincoln, Nebraska, he developed a special summer program for diabetic girls on his farm. This program then developed and evolved into Camp Floyd Rogers, run by the Floyd Rogers Foundation and utilizing camp sites in Iowa and Nebraska. The camp now operates each June providing summer camp experiences for 100 boys and girls who are diabetic, ages 8 to 18. No child has ever been denied the Camp Floyd Rogers experience because of financial reasons.Funds to underwrite the camp are obtained by the Floyd Rogers Foundation with special gifts and donations from many fine individuals and organizations. Gifts to the Foundation are always welcome and are tax deductible. Pharmaceutical and drug firms also provide medications and other items to reduce the cost of operating the camp.
A STAFF THAT REALLY CARES
Over 25 dedicated and committed staff direct our campers. A medical team headed by a pediatric specialist includes physicians, nurses, and a pharmacist, while the counseling staff of more than 20 is supervised by an experienced team of program specialists. A certified Dietitian heads the foods program and a food service professional directs the preparation of all meals. Add experienced administrators and program specialists and you have a staff team that provides the individual help and attention to assist each child to develop on many levels -- physically, mentally, and socially. All staff are selected for their ability, interest, and desire to work with children. The team of Sherman Poska, Director, Michael and Sally Nuss, who serve as Associate Directors coordinating counselors and programming, and Dr. James Guest, Medical Director, have worked together for the last 17 seasons at camp, providing a consistency of administration and leadership.CAMP MORE THAN A PLACE - AN EXPERIENCE - HIGH ENERGY AND ACTIVITY
100 children come to Camp Floyd Rogers each summer. They come to enjoy activities, participate in special events, engage in innovative evening programs, and they meet other children their own age with diabetes.Camp Floyd Rogers offers young people an opportunity to share some of life's adventures with others who also happen to have diabetes. By the time these children leave camp, they know more about themselves and how to cope with diabetes, and they realize that they aren't as alone or as different as they one thought.
Developing responsibility and positive attitudes, while establishing confidence and a sense of security, is a primary goal of the camp experience. Staff and other campers serve as positive role models and each child is encouraged to develop responsibility for maintaining a proper balance of insulin, diet, and activity according to his or her level of understanding and maturity. Through the bonds formed at camp, positive diabetes management is emphasized in an atmosphere of fun and friendship.
Of course, you'll find all of the popular activities at Camp Floyd Rogers, like swimming, sports and games, archery, volleyball, nature and camp crafts, dramatics, ceramics, cooking, and more, lots more. This June, the camp will be held at a beautiful site, Camp Luther, just west of Schuyler, Nebraska.
CAMPERS RATE FIRST AT CAMP
Campers are welcomed at Camp Floyd Rogers and are united by a commonality -- diabetes -- and show constant evidence of care and concern for one another. Camp Floyd Rogers is one of the best ways to teach "Diabetic Survival" to those who have to live with it.No child has ever been denied the Camp Floyd Rogers experience because of inability to pay the camp fee. Parents are asked to pay what they can afford to pay on the fee, but no interviews or personal questions are ever asked about this. The camp's interest is the child with diabetes, not the parents' financial status.
Early immediate application to the one week program is recommended to insure a place at this June's camp.
MORE INFORMATION AVAILABLE
For more information, contact:Sherman Poska
Camp Director
P.O. Box 31536
Omaha, NE 68131-0536
(402) 341-0866 Voice or Fax
www.campfloydrogers.com
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Last Updated: Thu Feb 05 16:44:35 2009
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