Camp Firefly, offered by Diabetes Health Thunder Bay with Committed Volunteers, is a camp designed to provide children with diabetes an opportunity to experience a summer adventure that will increase their confidence, independence, and life skills while facing the daily challenge of living with diabetes.    Camp is often the first time a child with diabetes has the opportunity to meet other children with diabetes.  This social bond becomes an important part of understanding that they are not alone in their diabetes.  In addition, Camp Firefly kids realize that they are able to do everything that a child without diabetes can do.

 

Thanks to volunteers and generous donations from individuals, businesses and community groups, the Camp Firefly experience is offered without cost.

 

Camp Firefly is for children between the ages of 7 & 15 who are residents of Northwestern Ontario.  This experience of a lifetime will be held at Camp Duncan on Loon Lake,  July 7-11, 2008. We welcome youth 16 -18 as volunteers in cabins and recreation activities . Children with diabetes age 6 & under, accompanied by a parent or guardian, are welcome to participate in a variety of activities on "Family Day" July 9th.