Letters from our Founder and Co-Chairs :Campers
After three fantastic weeks of camp from 2007 to 2009, MIT CK is gearing up for the summer of 2010!
Camp will be held from August 22 to August 27 at Camp Merrowvista in Tuftonboro, New Hampshire. We are looking for more campers, counselors, and volunteers to join us.
This year, we hope to expand further our number of campers while continuing to retain our magical 2 to 1 camper to counselor ratio. We look forward to seeing new campers and counselors experience Kesem magic.
The average cost to send a child to camp is $500, but fortunately, with the help of donors and money raised by Kesem MIT students, camp is completely free! Our only request is that you take the time to fill out a simple application so that we can get to know your son or daughter before their arrival. Applications are accepted on a first come, first serve basis. MIT Camp Kesem is open to children ages six to thirteen with a parent who has or has had cancer. Camp Kesem is open to children regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, or financial status.
We are just as thrilled to see all of last year's campers as we are to meet and connect with many new campers!
Note: Our registration form now asks for your credit card number
Every year we have large number of campers drop out right before camp is set to begin. This makes organizing camp very difficult, and is unfair to those families on our waiting list. To try to limit the number of these last-minute drop outs we are implementing a credit card hold. When you apply we are now requesting that you provide us with your credit card information. Your card will not be charged at this time. If your application is accepted but your child can no longer attend camp, you have until August 1st, 2010 to let us know before a fee is charged. If you inform us after August 1st that your child will not be attending camp (or don’t let us know), a $30 fee will be charged to your card. This money will become a donation to Camp Kesem.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email us at ckcampers@mit.edu.
Application Process
You can choose to apply using the paper application, or use a combination of online and paper application. Applications are due by April 30th.
For the paper application, please download, print and fill out the forms in the following zip file
PDF files of the application documents: CK_MIT_2010.ZIP
For the combination of online and paper application, please go to Camp Kesem's Application page for the online part then fill out the following forms and send it to us.
Application Page: http://www.campkesem.org/registration
PDF files of the application documents: CK_MIT_2010_ONLINE_SUPPL.ZIP
If you'd like to apply for the Teen Program, please first apply using one of the above methods then fill out and send us the following additional form:teen_questionnaire.pdf
| Camp Kesem at MIT PO Box 397219 Cambridge, MA 02139 | or | ckcampers@mit.edu |
