ABOUT CAMP

The Need


The need is real. Sadly, seriously ill children with cancer or blood related disorders in our community cannot go to ‘regular’ camp like their friends. Many families with seriously ill children cannot afford to send their children to camp. In our first 20 years, we have proudly served the needs of 1752 seriously ill children.


Who Is The Camp Rainbow Foundation


The Camp Rainbow Foundation is an organization that is composed totally of volunteers who are dedicated to providing seriously ill children a camping experience that previously had been unavailable to them in the Missouri/Illinois area. The Camp Rainbow Foundation operates with a board of trustees who ably support the organization. We are a 501C organization.

The entire staff for Camp Rainbow are volunteers, and include youth counselors and unit heads, professional adult supervisors, child life specialists, pediatric oncology nurses and physicians.

Our Goal

  • Our goals are to provide seriously ill children the opportunity to enjoy a camping experience in an environment that allows each child to participate in exciting activities, to make new friends, to build self-esteem, and to be relieved of the everyday stress caused by their illness. Also of utmost importance, Camp Rainbow provides each camper with necessary medical care.
  • Camp Rainbow is open to any seriously ill child from ages 6 – 13, regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, or financial status.
  • All cost for Camp Rainbow are paid for by the Camp Rainbow Foundation, its donors and sponsors. 100% of every dollar raised for Camp Rainbow goes directly to provide a quality camping program for each camper. There is no cost to any camper or their family.

Who We Serve


We serve seriously ill children in the Greater Metropolitan St. Louis area. Most of the campers come from St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Cardinal Glennon Hospital and the pediatric oncology office of Drs. Robert Bergamini and Rob Hanson at St. John’s Hospital.

 

    
 

 

 

 

 
 

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