HOW TO PARTICIPATE
The CAMP LIGHTHEART WALK offers routes of one, three or five miles, affording individuals, families and teams many opportunities to participate in a healthy activity and raise funds for Camp Lightheart. It is open to everyone. Children under 18 must have parental consent.
• Pre-registration deadline is July 20, 2008. After this date please register on walk day.
• Following receipt of your registration form, you will receive a packet with a pledge form, and reminder information.
• Consider registering as a team – groups of friends, companies, and organizations can gain visibility at the walk for their effort, both as walkers and volunteers.
• If you can’t walk, consider volunteering or making a donation to Breast Cancer Options.
TO REGISTER AS A WALKER click here.
Please mail form to Breast Cancer Options, 101 Hurley Ave., Suite 10, Kingston NY 12401 or fax to: 845/339-6784
Once you are registered we will send you the walk packet with all the forms.
EACH WALKER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SOLICITING THEIR OWN DONATIONS
Our hope is that each walker will raise at least $100.
"Camp Lightheart 2007 was a huge success and exceeded our expectations" said Hope Nemiroff, Executive Director. "The campers and staff had a lot of fun and made new friends because of their common bond."
The campers were in a safe, nurturing and fun-loving environment with a fantastic staff consisting of Joy Hopkins-Hausman, LCSW, a Licensed Professional Social Worker who works with people with cancer and their family members; Bob Hausman, MA, a psychotherapist with over 25 years experience as a children’s therapist and; Julia Hausman, RN a Registered Nurse who has seven years experience as a camp counselor. She was 6 when her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. All three of them have extensive outdoor education skills.
Joy Hausman who was diagnosed with breast cancer 21 years ago says it's important to have camps like this because there are so few resources for children. "Being able to bring the children together like this and talk about their concerns and family challenges has been really good for them."
"Our task here has been to find the right balance between just having fun and providing relief for the kids", explained Bob Hausman.
Through carefully organized activities, the children were given frequent opportunity to talk about their individual situations. Because they have the common bond of a parent with breast cancer, their feelings
of isolation or of feeling different were lessened.
Nemiroff says that Breast Cancer Options is excited about holding the camp again next summer and hopes that they will be able to accomodate more campers and possibly hold 2 sessions. Additional funding for Camp Lightheart was provided by Ulster Savings Bank, Sam’s Club, and Banc of America Financial Services.
It is our hope that each child will leave camp feeling less isolated, more supported and most importantly that their hearts will indeed be lightened.
Camp is made possible through a grant from the United Breast Cancer Foundation
