Facilities include camper cabins, swimming
pool, health center, dining hall, recreation and meeting areas,
a large building for all weather physical activities, arts and
crafts building, diet and diabetic teaching areas and much more.
The objectives of Camp Nejeda are to
provide:
..... an active and safe camping experience for children with
diabetes;
..... an opportunity for children to live among their peers and
establish
close relationships with others who have diabetes;
..... a unique opportunity for diabetes education management
skills;
..... a lot of fun!
The camping program is designed to meet
the individual needs of each camper. Programs range from areas
of personal interest to those in which the children can increase
their knowledge in certain types of skills. Diet and diabetic
teaching are included in the overall program. Following the daily
activities schedule, campers then participate in the fun and
exciting evening programs. Weekend programs are designed around
a theme which is maintained throughout the weekend. Counselors
with specific skills and training facilitate the programs, encouraging
campers to participate.
The Diabetes
Foundation has subsidized the
cost of sending children to Camp Nejeda since the early 1990s.
The Diabetes Foundation also funds trail development and maintenance
at the camp in memory of Todd Saslow who died at age 32 of diabetes
and whose family created the Todd Saslow Campership Fund, in
conjunction with the Diabetes
Foundation.
Letter from Camp
Nejeda Executive Director
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