Campers

WHAT IF I AM NERVOUS ABOUT ATTENDING A RAPAHOPE PROGRAM?

If it is your first time away from home, being nervous is completely normal! Most kids feel pretty good by dinner time (or maybe even lunch) their first night. Our Campers always say Rapahope is their favorite place to be!

HAVING CANCER IS WEIRD ENOUGH AS IT IS, WON'T GOING TO A "CANCER CAMP" PROGRAM JUST BE WEIRDER?

You'd think so wouldn't you? But because every kid there - and a bunch of the counselors too - have been through exactly the same thing, cancer becomes a non-issue. You're no longer different. You are just you, and that's exactly how we like you!

MY PARENTS DON'T LET ME DO ANYTHING ANYMORE. IS THE CAMP WEEK PROGRAM BORING?

Never! We got your back! You will swim, paddle board, soar through the trees on the ropes course, ride horses, dance, and eat a ridiculous amount of bacon that Mom or Dad never needs to know about.

Parents

WITH MEDICAL BILLS AND SUCH, WE'RE STRAPPED PRETTY TIGHT. HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO PARTICIPATE?

All Rapahope programs are provided free of charge, because cancer has been costly enough.

I'M A LITTLE SCARED ABOUT LETTING MY CHILD GO AWAY FOR THE CAMP WEEK PROGRAM. IS THIS A GOOD IDEA?

Talk to the medical staff where your child gets treated. Talk to the parents of other campers when you meet them during treatment or at Family Day. Talk to the kids themselves. They will all tell you that Rapahope’s Camp Week has become a valuable tool in the physical and mental healing processes. You might be scared now, but at the end of the week, you'll be Rapahope’s biggest fan too!

WHAT IF MY CHILD NEEDS TREATMENT WHILE AT THE CAMP WEEK PROGRAM?

Our medical staff is comprised of a medical director who is a long-time camp volunteer and a Nurse Practitioner who works in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, a physician who is present for 24 hours a day the entire week, and several nurses and nurse practitioners who work specifically in the world of oncology. These professionals meet and discuss/review every campers medical information, provided by you the parent/guardian, before you even arrive and will even call your child's treatment team if they have any questions. If an issues arises that requires further treatment, we're only 15 minutes from our local children's hospital with a volunteer always on standby to transport to and from.

WILL RAPAHOPE CHANGE MY CHILD?

We hope our programs will change your entire family! Your children will find confidence and friendship while attending our programs.

More questions?
Reach out to us at info@rapahope.org and we’ll share why we think Rapahope would be perfect for your family.