Yearly camps for 80 children with cancer age 6-18

Dear donors,

With Christmas approaching more donations are coming in, which is wonderful.
This year, thanks to your generosity we so far raised € 2162,00 for our camps for children and adolescents with cancer and their siblings. 

In 2016 VOKK organized three camps for children and adolescents with cancer and their siblings.
- In March for the age 12-18 with 24 participants in the wonderfully located StayOkay Soest  http://www.stayokay.com/nl/hostel/soest.
- In May for the age 6-12 with 41 participants at camping de Oldemeyer in Rheeze (Hardenberg) http://www.oldemeyer.nl/
- In September for the age 18 and older with 23 participants at the beautiful StayOkay Domburg https://www.stayokay.com/nl/hostel/domburg

The programs for each camp were different and according to the age of the participants. The camp for the youngest children has more sports and play, whilst the middle group do things like high ropes and the oldest go to a pub/discotheque on the Saturday evening, something they won’t do in daily life. Of course all camps have creative workshops and a memorial moment for the children that have died.

The basis for all camps is sharing, fun, knowing you are not alone, making friends.
The stories children share at camp are often emotional and special. There is an open atmosphere that provides recognition. “Half a word is enough”. “Everything is possible.” “Everybody is accepted as he/she is.’

Preparations for next year´s camps for children and adolescents with cancer and their siblings are in progress. The dates and locations are fixed and we are working on the programs.

On behalf of the children thank you for your great support.