Empowering Survivors
Summer camp for kids
Burn Camp has been teaching young burn survivors that “attitude is everything” since it was founded in 1994. Every summer, Burn Camp welcomes around 70 children and 60 fire fighter and nurse volunteers for a week of connection, empowerment and fun.
Highlights of Burn Camp include early morning polar bear dips in the lake, swimming, hiking, the annual talent show, a famous water fight, and a dance on the last night of camp. Survivors aged six to eighteen experience personal growth at this inclusive week-long camp where kids are free to be themselves.
Program Information
July 21 – 26, 2024
Burn Camp will be held at the Cheakamus Centre in Squamish from July 21 – 26, 2024. Camp Kick Off will take place on Sunday, July 21 with games, food, a welcoming ceremony and lots of fun! Thank you Delta Fire Fighters Local 1763 for hosting Camp Kick Off this year.
Following Camp Kick Off campers and camp counsellors travel to Squamish together for a full week of activities in a tranquil forest setting. Counsellors are made up of fire fighters, burn survivors, doctors, nurses, and therapists all of whom donate their time to planning and running Burn Camp every year. BC and Yukon-based burn survivors aged six to eighteen are eligible.
Thanks to the support of donors and sponsors Burn Camp is free for campers to attend. The cost to the Burn Fund for each camper is approximately $3000.
Registration forms – Deadline May 17, 2024
- Camper Registration Form – register today.
- Junior Counsellor Application Form – apply today.
- Volunteer Application Form (camp counsellors, bus drivers and photographers) – apply today.
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