Camp Wapiyapi provides a free week-long summer camp for children with cancer and their companions. The camp offers activities like arts and crafts, sports, kayaking and dancing to give campers support and a chance to have fun away from treatments. Medical staff are onsite at all times and campers are paired with volunteer companions. The camp aims to be a healing experience for children dealing with cancer.

1. Camp Wapiyapi Offering Hope and Support to families dealing with Childhood Cancer www.wapiyapi.org

2. Offering Hope and Support

4. Week 2: June 11 – 17

5. Each child is paired with a companion

6. A volunteer Doctor and 2 Nurses are on staff at all times during camp

7. Camp-wide meals three times a day

8. Campers and companions stay in cabins with bunk beds and running water

11. Wapiyapi Boat Splash

12. Disco Dance Party

13. Around the World Day

14. Arts and Crafts

15. Kayaking, Fishing, or paddle boating

16. Mini-Golf, Pool, Foosball

17. Basketball, volleyball, or tetherball

18. Camp wide and individual activities

21. Disco!

23. TONS of Activities

24. Ditty Time

25. The Facts - Over 1,100 participating children since 1998- Number of campers participating in 2010: 125- Number of volunteers attending camp in 2010: 180- Number of supporting medical personnel: 1 doctor and 2 nurses- Cost to Wapiyapi to send one camper to summer camp: $800- Cost of our programs to families: $0.o0

27. Where: Convenant Heights camp located off Highway 7 at the trailhead to Long’s Peak

28. Why: A chance to give back and to make a difference in a child’s life

29. What: Be a companion for a child!

31. The (LITTLE ) Work Mandatory orientation is April 2nd at the UCHSC in Aurora Applications open January 1st and are due ASAP, but no later then March 31st Feel free to contact us with any questions Myself: kevin.mesch@yahoo.com Ellie Brooks Brooks.ej@gmail.com Elizabeth.Brooks@colostate.edu For more information visit: www.wapiyapi.org