Camp Twin Lakes is a nonprofit organization that provides camping experiences for children with serious illnesses and disabilities. It operates three campsites across Georgia that are fully accessible and have medical support facilities. In 2011, Camp Twin Lakes served over 8,500 campers through various summer and weekend camping programs, as well as day programs at hospitals and in Atlanta. It collaborates with over 50 other organizations and leverages thousands of volunteers annually to support its mission of providing empowering experiences to children facing health challenges.

1. Camp Twin Lakes
Joseph Tripp and Danielle Moen
Image source: http://www.camptwinlakes.org/

2. Criteria
 Partnerships
 Camp Twin Lakes “collaborates with a diverse group of Camp
Partners in order to provide programs and opportunities”1
 Growth
 Responsive to needs
 Diversity of impact
 Flexible
 Adaptive to new challenges
 Values innovation
1 http://www.camptwinlakes.org/aboutus/camp_partners.html

3. Mission & Vision
Mission:
“We provide places and paths for children with serious
illnesses and life challenges to experience the joys of
childhood and grow in their confidence and capabilities.”2
Vision Statement:
“Camp Twin Lakes will be a vital statewide network of
closely aligned partners that are united in providing year-round
camping and other transformative experiences
that deeply impact our children and support their families
throughout childhood.”3
2, 3 http://www.camptwinlakes.org/aboutus/index.html

4. Guiding Values4
 Community
 Safety
 Empowerment
 Childhood
 Quality and Innovation
 Fiscal Stewardship
 Caring
4 http://www.camptwinlakes.org/medias/fetch/Strategic+Plan+2008+-2012

5. Impact Statement
 “Camp Twin Lakes is committed to expanding the scope
of programming available across Georgia for children
facing serious illnesses, disabilities and other life
challenges. Camp Twin Lakes provides year-round
overnight camp programming at state-of-the-art
medically-supportive campsites; day camps; and Camp-
To-Go day programs at children's hospitals across the
state. Camp Twin Lakes collaborates with more than 50
non-profit organizations in order to serve more than
8,500 campers each year. Camp Twin Lakes
proudly subsidizes 80% of the cost for every camper
served and leverages more than 2,500 volunteers on
an annual basis.”5
5 http://www.guidestar.org/organizations/58-1826782/camp-twin-lakes.aspx

6. Camp Programs
 Camp Twin Lakes
 All CTL locations are state-of-the-art, medically
supportive, and fully accessible
 In 2011:
 Served 3,200 campers through week-long summer
camps, and
 Nearly 5,900 campers through weekend retreats6
 Camp-to-Go day programs
 Day Camps in Metropolitan Atlanta
 Hospital Camps at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
and Medical College of Georgia
6 http://www.camptwinlakes.org/docs/2011%20Annual%20Report%20-%20web.pdf

7. Other Services
 Camp Partners Services
 Collaborates with more than 50 organizations and subsidizes 80% of
the cost per camper
 In 2011: Provided workshops, roundtable discussions, and camp
directors to more than 50 camp partners7
 Wounded Warrior Programs8
 Therapeutic and recreational activities for soldiers suffering a range of
injuries, from traumatic brain injuries to PTSD
 Counseling and coping skills
 Family bonding activities
 Young Atlanta Leadership League (Y’ALL)
 Y’ALL “provides an opportunity for young professionals to network
with one another while supporting Camp Twin Lakes through many
different avenues including volunteering, committee engagement,
special events, happy hours and other social gatherings”9
7, 8 http://www.camptwinlakes.org/docs/2011%20Annual%20Report%20-%20web.pdf
9 http://www.camptwinlakes.org/aboutus/yall.html

8. Historical Timeline10
10 http://www.camptwinlakes.org/medias/fetch/CTL_NL_2005.pdf

9. Development
 Founded by Doug Hertz
 Advisory committee visualized and began to
develop the organization in 1990
 Created in response of a need for a facility to
support Camp Sunshine
 Camp Twin Lakes in Rutledge, GA opened in 1993
 It is the only organization of its kind that has an
independent affiliation in the Southeast region

10. Comparable Camp
Affiliations11
• Camp ASCCA – Easter
Seals
• Camp Boggy Creek – Hole
in the Wall Gang
• Victory Junction Gang –
Hole in the Wall Gang
• Clemson Outdoor Lab –
Jaycees, Lions
• Camp Discovery - Jaycees
11http://www.camptwinlakes.org/medias/fetch/
Strategic+Plan+2008+-2012, p. 22
12 Image source: http://www.camptwin
lakes.org/medias/fetch/Strategic+Plan+2008+-
2012, p. 21

11. Facility Highlights
 Three Facilities
 Camp Twin Lakes – Rutledge
 Imlay Family Foundation Pool, state-of-the-art medical
lodge, climbing wall, organic garden, ropes course,
waterfront activities, horseback riding ring and stables
 Camp Twin Lakes – Will-A-Way
 Animal farm, bouldering wall, puppet theater, wheelchair
accessible remote control racecar track, teepee
structured cabins, bocce court, wheelchair-accessible
hayride wagon
 Camp Twin Lakes – Camp Dream
 Water activities, indoor bowling alley, ceramics room,
ropes course, zip line

12. Image source: http://www.camptwinlakes.org/medias/fetch/Rutledge+-+map

13. Grants & Awards (2011)
 Grants to Go Green
 Fragile Kids Foundation Grant
 Kids II Grant
 Imlay Foundation Grant
 Funded a state-of-the art, zero-entry swimming pool
Image source: http://www.camptwinlakes.org/aboutus/going_green.html

14. Creativity Exercise
Scenario
You are applying for a
program director position. As
part of your interview, you have
been tasked with creating
summer camp activities for
physically disabled children.
The executive director is
looking for activities that aim to
entertain, educate and
empower all of the campers.
Image source: http://www.camptwinlakes.org/medias/fetch/Strategic+Plan+2008+-2012, p. 7

15. Creativity Exercise
Instructions
 Divide into 3 groups.
 Create a camper schedule with five activities to fill the
campers’ first day of camp.
 Be prepared to present your group’s schedule to the
class and explain your activity choices and how each
serves to educate, empower, and/or entertain the
campers.
 Limitations – you only have access to the following
facilities and their equipment:
 Dining hall
 Gymnasium
 Softball field
 Ready…set…create!