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CAMP DATES – AUGUST 8-13, 2010
Camp check-in will begin on Sunday, August 8, at 3:30 PM and check- out will be Friday, August 13, promptly at 1:30 PM. Please do not be late as many of our staff have flights to catch and they cannot leave until all campers are picked up. Please don’t make these dedicated individuals miss their flights!
Camp Celiac is a one-week summer camp for children and youth with Celiac Disease, ages 7-16. It is located at the site of Camp Aldersgate in beautiful North Scituate, Rhode Island. The property is situated on 230 acres of woods, fields and trails, and includes a lake, waterfront cabins, woodside cabins, dining hall, solar bath house, waterfront bathhouse, a retreat center (including a great hall, two kitchens, sleeping areas, and four lavatories with showers), and a health lodge.
The camp is closed to all other groups during our stay to allow for a gluten-free dining hall and atmosphere. Although a day camp is present during Camp Celiac, they utilize a different area of the camp and bring bag lunches, therefore eliminating the worry of cross-contamination of gluten containing and gluten-free foods.
Camp Celiac provides two full time, registered nurses who handle all non-emergency medical needs, including administering medications. Emergency medical transportation is available within seven to ten minutes.
Campers are assigned to living spaces by gender and age. Age groups are generally broken down by 7-9 year olds, 10-12 year olds, and 13-16 year olds. Although an effort will be made to accommodate requests for friends bunking in the same living area, we cannot guarantee to meet these requests. Any such request must be made in writing on the camp registration form for consideration.
We encourage early registration as camp fills very quickly. Camp applicants are accepted on a first come first served basis. Campers must be age 7 and not older than 16 by August 8, 2010 to be eligible. The registration form must be completed in full. Please print clearly and legibly. Please mail the completed registration form with full payment made payable to Camp Celiac (mailing address is listed on the form). Beds are filled on a first come, first served basis, and camp does fill quickly, so do not delay! Once a Registration form and payment are received, an email will be sent advising the child has been assigned a spot at camp and giving further instructions about the Enrollment packet, which contains information such as the Health History form for camp week. An email will also be sent if camp has been filled and a child has been placed on the Waiting List.
Please note the cost of camp for 2010 has gone up to $390.00. The economy has affected the ability of many companies from donating as much as they may have in the past, and a cost-of-living increase was due our camp site, as they have only given us an increase twice in the last ten years.
We do have a very limited number of scholarships available, but you still must register for camp and provide full payment at the time of registration, in order to be guaranteed a spot at camp. If and when a scholarship is awarded, your payment will be returned. Please see further information under the Scholarship Program section on this website.
Camp Celiac covers the expense of camp fees for volunteer staff, in exchange for their services for the week. However, there will be a small fee in 2010 for background reference checks. Counselors are required to be at least 24 years of age to be eligible. See the 2010 Volunteer Staff Registration Form.
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