Camp Boggy Creek 2013 Summer Schedule

Camp Boggy Creek has posted their schedule for summer 2013.  Access the file here. “In just a few short weeks, cabin row will be lit up by the smiles, laughter and happiness of our campers. Each and every week we’ll take our campers on a new adventure. Whether they are rocking out like a ROCK STAR or going back in time in a TIME MACHINE, our campers will forget about their illness  and just be a kid.”

Southeast Publications raises over $30,000 for KOA Care Camps at their Emerald Desert RV Resort Auction

Southeast Publications raises over $30,000 for KOA Care Camps!

Southeast Publications, the industry leader in Guest Guides and Travel Search Engine MobileRVing.com for RV Resorts/Parks, Campgrounds, Marinas, Recreational Facilities and Travel Industries with more than 150 Sales Teams across the US and Canada, announced that they raised over $30,000 for KOA Care Camps at their 23rd Annual Spring Meeting held at Emerald Desert RV Resort in Palm Desert, CA. more »

Big Weekend, May 10-11, 2013

May 10-11 is KOA’s “Big Weekend”.

What: Stay as a paying guest Friday, May 10 at any participating KOA campground and get Saturday, May 11 for FREE.

Why: Funds raised during this weekend help send children with cancer to KOA Care Camps across North America. These 52 specialized, medically equipped facilities offer a true summer camp experience to children undergoing treatment or recovering from cancer.

Find out more at http://koa.com/national-events/care-camps-big-weekend/.

Kids Cancer Care fundraiser

It’s time to rev up your engines and get fired up for a great cause! To register for the Ride for a Lifetime please click here! 

This year’s big event is being held June 21-23 and more »

Meet Me In the Keys Supports KOA Care Camps

Tammy Hollander, President of the fan club for Howard Livingston and the Mile Marker 24 Band, has asked for our support in fundraising for KOA Care Camps.

Their annual event called Meet Me in the Keys is fast approaching.  Fan club members come from many states to spend 4 days in the Keys with great music and lots of fundraising.  Last year more »

The 2013 Care Camps Board had a very productive meeting in Orlando in mid-February.  2012 was the biggest year ever for the program and through a lot of passion, dedication and hard work, we hope for an even better 2013.

Thanks to all of our supporters!

View pictures from the meeting:

Get ready for the Big Weekend in support of Care Camps!

I welcome our private donors, corporate partners, franchisees and all our KOA Care Camps to our new KOA Care Camps “We Care E-mail”. We have created this newsletter to give you an idea what KOA Care Camps are all about and how your contributions help put the smiles on children stricken with this life threatening disease.

This past year we were able to disperse $500,000.00 to help support 52 KOA Care more »

Chris Mathieu and Kathy Dye (left to right), owners of Anderson SC KOA, presented the Care Camps check to Jamie Gibson, Director of the Bi-Lo Charities/Courage Camp in Greenville, South Carolina, at the Greenville Memorial Hospital!

Anderson SC KOA presents Care Camps check

Read on for details on two great fundraisers benefiting Camp Okizu. more »

Camp Sunshine Receives Check

The KOA Owner’s Association recently asked its network to hand-deliver the 2012 donation checks to children’s cancer camps throughout the US and Canada.  Since I am a current cancer patient, I jumped at the chance to get face-to-face with an organization that is helping children cope with this insidious diagnosis.   more »