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Child Application: Do you know a burn survivor child that would like to go to camp? Eligible child burn survivors are between the ages of 6-16. Child must have suffered significant burn trauma to be seen in the hospital setting. Child must be one-year post burn with minimal bandaging (pressure garments allowed) to allow for unhindered participation in various water, rope climbing, canoeing, outdoor exercises and activities that he/she may take part in. Child will be assigned a like-gender Adult Burn Buddy. The Burn Buddy will be in attendance with the child at all times throughout the course of camp. Child and Burn Buddy will share cabin accommodations with several other Child/Buddy teams. Children’s Burn Foundation of Florida is the only burn camp in Florida to offer one-on-one adult supervision to their children. All eligible child burn survivors from across Florida are welcome at this camp, regardless of whether they attend other burn camps in Florida. Many of “our” children attend local, statewide and/or national burn camps. (Click here to download child application.)
Interested in becoming a Burn Camp Volunteer? Click the links below to view the application. Please check at the top of the application which position you are applying for.
Volunteer: Reports to Volunteer Coordinator for assignments. Assists with camp set-up and tear-down, meal delivery and/or clean up, child challenges/camp activities, and general assignments. Arrive Wednesday afternoon, depart Sunday by noon.
Burn Buddy: Reports to Regional Coordinator for assignments. Burn Buddy is paired with like-gender burn survivor child from their region for the duration of camp. Arrives with, stays with and participates with assigned child during his/her activities throughout camp. Face to face meeting with child/parents highly recommended before start of camp. Arrive at camp on Thursday with child, depart on Sunday by noon.
VOLUNTEER APPLICATION NOTE: Completion of application does NOT guarantee participation at camp. All applicants will be screened, interviewed and chosen in advance of camp, prior to camp starting. Chosen applicants will be contacted by a Regional Coordinator in their area to begin the screening process. Please see “About Us” for more information.
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