CAMP LOMA MAR

Great Summers Start Here

By The Numbers

869 Campers had the ultimate Summer experience

91+ Scholarships awarded to Campers

$67.5K Total in Camperships awards

4 Local organizations welcomed by Camp Loma Mar:

• 99.7 NOW! Radio Station

• Camp Corral

• Diabetes Youth and Families

• YES Nature to Nieghborhoods

CAMPERSHIP SPOTLIGHT: MEET THE VADEN FAMILY

Life hasn’t always been easy for the Vaden Family of nine. W. Vaden (father), a marine veteran, has been living with PTSD and an injured ankle from his military days. Although his seven kids didn’t grow up in military life, they learned about their dad’s military service and how to help their dad overcome PTSD and anxiety situations.

The Vaden kids have always wanted to go camping, but it wasn’t until the Vaden family learned about Camp Loma Mar they talked about Camp Corral, a nonprofit that transforms the lives of children of wounded, ill, and fallen military heroes by providing camp, advocacy, and enrichment programs. Camp Loma Mar and Camp Corral have partnered for years to provide camp experiences for children of military families.

“With a family of 9, it just wasn’t really possible to send all my kids to camp. How do you pick one or two to send and not all of my children? If it wasn’t for camperships, I wouldn’t have been able to send my kids to camp. The kids learned so much from camp. I love the self-confidence my kids came back with. The smiles on their faces when they talked about the friends they made and even counselors, including people they met from other states and other countries,” Mrs. Vaden said.