Camp Kesem – For Kids Who Have Lost a Parent to Cancer

From our friends at Camp Kesem.org.

I am reaching out to Mom, Dad and cancer bloggers for their support in promoting Camp Kesem’s “Give a Laugh” campaign this coming Mother’s and Father’s Day—see below and attached for details about the campaign. Would you consider helping us by sharing the Camp Kesem story and promoting our “Give a Laugh” campaign in your blogs and/or Tweets?

Camp Kesem is a college student-led network of free week-long sleep away camps and year-round social circles for kids aged 6-16 who have or have lost a parent to cancer. Kids affected by a parent’s cancer may be withdrawn, angry, anxious or sad—life as they know it has changed. Camp Kesem offers them a chance to reclaim their childhood and rediscover their laugh, with a week of fun and community, along with reunions and other events throughout the year.

The link to Mother’s and Father’s Day is obvious: What better gift to give Mom or Dad than the laughter and happiness of a child? So for this Mother’s and Father’s Day, Camp Kesem is sponsoring a viral “Give a Laugh” competition— collecting, posting and having people vote on their favorite “Give a  laugh” video. The competition starts on Mother’s Day and concludes with the winner being  announced via Facebook and our website on Father’s Day. The winning “Give a laugh” video(s) will be featured in e-cards offered by Camp Kesem for next Mother’s and Father’s Day.