That 1 Families Shine 2 Harvest of Hope 5K 3 SUPERHERO Recap
4 Events/Candy Cane Lane D.I.Y. 5 Summer Recaps and 6 Sponsor Partner Spotlights
and 7 Volunteer DIY Spotlights For 8 Ride A Child Activity 9 Family Recaps
10 Program Spotlight from the Executive Director 11 Message Staff 12 Candlelighters
CandlelightersConnections FALL 2018
Families That Shine: Candlelighters Family Campers Friendship, Understanding, Community. Words can’t really describe Candlelighters Family Camp, because it’s more than a camp. Candlelighters Family Camp is our most popular and impactful program that offers hope, healing, and light to children with cancer and their families. Since 1995, Candlelighters Family Camp in Eugene has brought nearly 4,250 people together during Labor Day weekend. Families get a chance to enjoy activities that make camping so special, such as horseback riding, swimming, riding go karts, zip lining, attending
camp fires and riding on bumper boats for three incredible days. Thanks to Yoga/Meditation Teacher Tami Taylor, Sydney Wright for coordinating haircuts and beard trims by American Traditional Barbershop, hosting of the Art Shack and Family Camp Masterpiece by The Children’s Healing Art Project (CHAP) and Art Volunteer Coordinator Angela Sherwood, and Camp Harlow’s staff for making the experience so special. This year’s Candlelighters Family Camp brought together more than 250 campers including 19 new families! “It is really hard to express how
Candlelighters For Children With Cancer publishes CandlelightersConnections four times a year to provide news and other information to our childhood cancer community in Oregon and SW Washington.
important this camp has been for us. Connecting with other families who are walking this cancer journey. Supporting new families as they deal with their new reality. We laugh, cry, reminisce, swap stories, give and receive advise, cheer on small victories, and most of all, lift each other up. This journey doesn’t end with the last chemo pill. This journey lasts a lifetime” says Sara Wilkison. Candlelighters Family Camp is offered to families affected by childhood cancer who are currently undergoing treatment, in remission,
or bereaved. Attendance is 100% free of charge and is supported by Hillman Family Foundations, The Oregon Community Foundation, Clifford & Dixie Henderson, Juan Young Trust, Randall Children’s Hospital, and donors like you. Thanks to the leadership of Kristin Burgoyne, 5 amazing Camp Counselors, 8 Host Families, Nurse Melissa Cliffton, Photographer Bryan Jochumson, and 13 caring and compassionate volunteers who came together to handle the many little details of executing a three-day camp.
Our Mission:
To provide a community of healing, hope, and light throughout the life-long journey of childhood cancer. We advocate, we educate, we build partnerships, and we foster solidarity for all families experiencing cancer.