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Wednesday
May092012

Former Campers' family to host fundraiser for Camp Koala!

We are so proud to announce that a 2011 camper and her family are hosting a run/walk event, and donating the proceeds to Camp Koala! That is really paying it forward! We feel especially honored that Olivia's family has chosen us as the recipient. Thank you for this honor, we are deeply humbled. Please read on to hear from the family:

We have chosen Camp Koala as the benefactor of this year's race.  Sophie's sister, Olivia, attended Camp Koala and felt the special connection to other children there.

In November 2011 we would have celebrated Sophie’s sixth birthday. Instead because of a tragic accident, we honored her memory with a 6K run/walk. A year later, we continue to remember and celebrate the time we had with her, as we host the 2nd annual Sophie's Six.

It has been over three years since she passed away, but sometimes the memories of her are so clear that you feel like she’s in the room. You can hear her pounding across the room with heavy feet or imagine her playing babies with her sister Livi. We cherish these memories and recognize that our lives have been so much sweeter having been touched by her.

http://www.sophiessix.com/Sophia_Grace.html

Please visit the above link for information about the race/walk on Saturday, Nov 17 at Wilson College. The walk/fun run is only one mile, and is great for kids; the run is six miles, great for runners!

Let's show Olivia's family that we appreciate being recognized for the great work our volunteers and staff are doing. Thank you Lori Frey and Martin Family and to all of our volunteers and families!!

Wednesday
May092012

Camp Koala 2012!

Camp is less than a month away! Our Big Buddy Volunteer training is this month, and we are exciting to meet our new volunteers, and to see our old faces returning. We welcome our two new therapy dogs and their wonderful handlers, who will be with us for the entire weekend. Our wonderful staff of session leaders, volunteers, kitchen helpers and cooks are ready to go! We have enthusiastic music therapists, art therapists, dance and movement therapists and grief specialists on board for a terrific weekend. Our camp has been 'filled to the brim' for many months, and we are so excited to meet our new campers!!

Wednesday
Apr182012

It's National Volunteer Week! 

We would like to let all of our wonderful volunteers know how much we treasure them, and appreciate all that they do for Camp Koala!! Thank you for being a part of Camp Koala! We love our volunteers!!

Monday
Mar192012

2012 Gala a great success!

Thanks to everyone who came to our gala on St. Patrick's Day! We had a great turnout, the band was super, the food was great, and the silent auction was amazing.

Monday
Feb272012

Camp Koala 2012 filling up!

Camp Koala is filling up quickly this year! Our next camp is June 1-3, at the YMCA's Camp Thompson.