Our Camp Campership Program sends dozens
of needy children from the tri-state area to Camp Nejeda, a co-ed
diabetes camp located in Stillwater, New Jersey on 72 acres with
a 7-acre lake. The opportunity to spend time with peers, enjoy
traditional camp activities and learn more about how to take
care of their condition has an enormously positive impact on
the life of insulin-dependent children. Established in 1958,
Camp Nejeda is accredited by the American Camping Association
and is fully approved by the New Jersey Department of Health.
325 children camp each year.
Facilities include camper cabins, swimming
pool, health center, dining hall, recreation and meeting areas,
a large building for all weather physical activities, arts and
crafts building, diet and diabetic teaching areas and much more.
The objectives of Camp Nejeda are to
provide:
..... an active and safe camping experience for children with
diabetes;
..... an opportunity for children to live among their peers and
establish
close relationships with others who have diabetes;
..... a unique opportunity for diabetes education management
skills;
..... a lot of fun!
The camping program is designed to meet
the individual needs of each camper. Programs range from areas
of personal interest to those in which the children can increase
their knowledge in certain types of skills. Diet and diabetic
teaching are included in the overall program. Following the daily
activities schedule, campers then participate in the fun and
exciting evening programs. Weekend programs are designed around
a theme which is maintained throughout the weekend. Counselors
with specific skills and training facilitate the programs, encouraging
campers to participate.
The Diabetes
Foundation has subsidized the cost
of sending children to Camp Nejeda since the early 1990s. The
Diabetes Foundation also funds trail development and maintenance
at the camp in memory of Todd Saslow who died at age 32 of diabetes
and whose family created the Todd Saslow Campership Fund, in
conjunction with the Diabetes
Foundation.
Letter from Camp Nejeda Executive Director
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