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Camp Michitanki

 

Camp Michitanki was established in 2003. It is an annual one-week resident camp program for children who have received an organ transplant. Its name is derived from "Michigan Transplant Kids" and is currently held in Oscoda, MI at the YMCA camp Nissokone. It is fostered by and administered through the tireless effort and involvement of the University of Michigan Transplant Center.

Camp Michitanki is a one week Summer camp created for the sole purpose of providing an exciting experience for children ages 7-15 that have had organ transplants. Campers spend 7 days in August, participating in a variety of outdoor/indoor activities and can experience the opportunity to interact with other children who have had transplants in a non-medical setting. The camp is completely staffed by a community of volunteers and healthcare professionals who are experienced in working with children and specifically caring for transplant kids. Boys and girls are organized by age and assigned cabin groups for the week.

CAMP MICHITANKI'S MISSION STATEMENT

We believe that every child who has had an organ transplant should be able to have a camping experience. Children who have been very sick and have survived because they received a heart, lung, liver, small bowel or kidney transplant have obstacles that are different than those of other kids. We believe that transplant recipient kids should be exposed to an environment that allows participation in every activity, fosters relationships with kids who have overcome similar medical hurdles, and encourages personal growth through supervised physical and social challenges.

CAMP MICHITANKI'S PURPOSE

The purpose of Camp Michitanki is to facilitate personal development in a safe and fun environment. The four major goals of camp are:
(1) To assist campers by constructively incorporating post-transplant lifestyles into their self-concepts and attitudes.
(2) To nurture self-confidence and foster pride, hope and personal growth.
(3) To provide an opportunity to establish peer relationships with the transplant community.
(4) To empower and motivate children who have received an organ transplant to seek a life of freedom and independence that is not limited by their chronic condition.
Camp Michitanki seeks to achieve these goals in an atmosphere of mutual respect and support for children from diverse ethnic, racial, economic, religious and geographic backgrounds.

 

Donations should be payable to: Lisa Biskup Organ and Tissue Donor Foundation

Send to:

Ronald D Biskup
3466 Dorr Rd.
Brighton, Mi. 48116

Phone: 810-588-6266

 

If you wold like to volunteer to help out with the dance or if you would like to make a donation please contact Ron Biskup at ronbiskup@yahoo.com