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WHAT'S NEW?

- SURPRISE party for founder Anne Jones! Join us 2/25 at 1:30 pm in the Barn at Camp. Please RSVP on Facebook , or email us . But SHHHH..... don't let the cat out of the bag to Anne!

- 2012 Summer Schedule is now posted!

- We now have a Store where you can buy great Camp Carefree gear!

Also, check us out on Facebook:

About

About Camp Carefree

Since 1986, Camp Carefree has provided a FREE, one week camping experience for kids with chronic illnesses. Our program also includes camps for well siblings of ill children, and a week for children with a sick parent. We also welcome our friends from the Piedmont Health Services and Sickle Cell Agency and the Multiple Sclerosis Society, who hold summer camps at our facility. The Brain Injury Association, Hospice, Scouts and many church retreats are also held here. Other organizations rent the camp throughout the year for seminars, conferences and reunions. The campground has accommodations for 120 campers, counselors and medical personnel, and offers the recreational and craft activities of a traditional camping program. The main difference involves the populations served and the residence of medical volunteers from UNC Hospitals, Moses Cone Health System, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and other area health facilities. These teams oversee the proper administration of medications and treatments that many of our campers require, and assures the close monitoring of their physical condition.Many children with serious health problems live a protected life and spend a good deal of their young lives in hospitals and doctor's offices. Camp Carefree provides them with needed freedom to play, learn and have fun with others who encounter similar difficulties. The psychological, recreational and physical benefits of camping with their peers can help make their personal battle easier to bear. Sharing their feelings with others who really know what it's like to live with someone with a chronic health problem or disability helps these children know they are not alone in their plight. OUR EMPHASIS, HOWEVER, IS ON WELLNESS AND FUN!Since the financial burden for families who have someone with ongoing health problems is often heavy, Camp Carefree's policy is to provide each camper this experience at no charge to their families.Camp Carefree's construction has been a labor of love by volunteers from a broad area of the community. Likewise, our summer program could never succeed without the love and devotion of our volunteer counselors and medical staff. Donations of money, furnishings, and building materials have been received from many areas of the state allowing us to be debt free, with all existing facilities completed and paid for. Individuals, civic groups, churches, businesses and foundations have all had a part in contributing to our remarkable success. With our major construction complete and paid for, we are now able to concentrate our time and income on expanding and improving our program. As with all facilities, there will always be repairs, additions and replacements to make, and as our program expands our costs rise. With the great support we have had from the community thus far, we feel confident we will continue to have friends to keep us solvent. Camp Carefree is just 17 miles north of the Piedmont Triad Airport, making it a quick destination from Greensboro, High Point, Winston-Salem or anywhere else in the region.

How to Help
Won't you share in the continuing growth and success of Camp Carefree? Your contributions, large or small, do make a difference, and you may be assured that the dollars you give do not get swallowed up in administrative and office overhead. Camp Carefree, Inc. is a charitable, non-profit organization with 501(C)(3) status and as such, all donations are tax deductible. Board members, physicians, nurses and counselors donate their time to Camp's success. Funds are also generated from rentals during periods when the camp is not in season. Please remember us as a facility for your retreats, reunions, conferences, and seminars. We welcome the opportunity to present a program with slides of our camp to clubs, civic and church groups, etc.WISH LIST: DONATE NOW:Click here for our Walmart registry-a list of items Camp really needs.Enter "Camp" as first name; "Carefree" as last name. Thanks!

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Calendar

2012 Events & Summer Sessions

2012 Summer Session DatesJune 17 - 23 SIBLINGS well children with a chronically ill brother or sisterJune 24 - 30 EPILEPSY neurological disordersJuly 1 - 7 CANCER leukemia & other cancers, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis July 8 - 14 SPINA BIFIDA spinal cord disorders & injuriesJuly 15 - 21 KIDS well children with a chronically ill parentJuly 22 - 28 HEMOPHILIA hemophilia, von Willbrand's & Turner syndromeJuly 29 - Aug 3 SICKLE CELL for information please call 336.274.1507Aug 4 - 10 MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY for information please call 336.856.1591ARCHIVE OF PAST EVENTS (2011)April 16 7th Annual Camp Carefree Chili CookoffJune 19 - 25 SIBLINGS June 26 - July 2 EPILEPSY July 3 - 9 CANCER July 9 _ 5pm Summerfield BBQ Charity Rib Roast, Summerfield Community Park – benefits Camp Carefree! July 10 - 16 SPINA BIFIDA July 17 - 23 KIDS July 24 - 30 HEMOPHILIA July 31 - Aug 5 SICKLE CELL Aug 7 - 12 MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY Aug 27 N.C. Elks Motorcycle RideSept 9-11 Alumni Weekend for former Spina Bifida campers
Contact

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We'd love to hear from you!

Our Founder & Executive Director is Anne Jones Our Program Directors are Tony McCallum & David Sugg

Phone 336.427.0966 or 336.427.0962

Mail 275 Carefree Lane Stokesdale, NC 27357

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Facilities

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Facilities

Camp Carefree is the perfect facility for your church camp, conference, wedding, family reunion or any gathering or event!Features include:Lodging for 120The "Barn" mess hall & full kitchenHorse riding including indoor ringOutdoor Pavilion with grillFire ring with seatingPetting zooLake with canoes & fishingContact us for rates & availability. More info and photos coming soon!
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Thanks Friends!

THANKS to our friends & supporters who make Camp Carefree possible!Thanks to our Board of Directors, Medical Board, medical volunteers, volunteer counselors, and those who have generously given their time, sweat, goods and money!We would not be here without the support of local civic groups, churches, businesses and foundations. Our supporters include: North Carolina Elks - Our friends recently made a $28K donation to our programs - Thank You! Crossroads Community ChurchNational Cancer CoalitionMadison-Mayodan RotaryWestern Rockingham Family Medicine, Madison N.C.Reidsville Kiwanis ClubN.C Telephone PioneersPiedmont Pepper Pod of NC - the 2011 Chili Cook-Off raised $6,000+!Wright PrintingWe don't mean to forget anyone! If your group has helped Camp, email us and we'll add you to the list.

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NEWS from & about

Press Releases:6/16/11: "26 Years of ‘Kids Being Kids’ at Camp Carefree: N.C. Summer Camp for Chronically Ill Children Enters Second Quarter-Century"Media contact: Brooke Wilson
In the News:"Learning to Smile", GoDanRiver.com (Eden News, The Messenger + other regional newspapers), 7/13/11"Camp Carefree receives $2,500 from Rotary", Greensboro News & Record, 6/26/11"Camp Carefree helps children with chronic illnesses" (video), News 14 Carolina, 6/23/11"Cooking Through a Storm", GoDanRiver.com, 4/19/11"Camp Carefree Celebrates 25 Years" (video), News 14 Carolina, 8/30/10"Camp Carefree Celebrates 25 Years", Northwest Observer, 9/3/10

Camp Carefree 2011 season release 6.16.11.pdf

Store

Click here for the Camp Carefree Store!

Shop for Camp Carefree gear including shirts, tote bags, water bottles and more - all proceeds benefit our summer camp programs!

Where Kids Can Just Be Kids! A special camp in Stokesdale, North Carolina