Camp Info
Many organizations are dedicated to finding a cure for Type 1 Diabetes, but few offer support in the interim. Camp Hendon provides life-altering experiences, without the promise of a cure, but with the guarantee of an experience that makes diabetes manageable until that cure is found.
Camp Hendon provides a great opportunity for children with diabetes to get to know others who face the same challenges.
The number one benefit both children and their parents express is the ability to feel part of a group where everyone has diabetes and the feelings of isolation are eliminated. At Camp Hendon, children with diabetes are surrounded by people just like them – both children and adults — who share their day-to-day ordeals and triumphs managing their diabetes.
Camp Hendon provides children the chance to meet and learn from adult counselors with diabetes who have gone through many of the same things the campers are experiencing, and can share the ways they coped with the chores of having diabetes.
Campers discover that for one week during the summer that they aren’t the only one in the world who has to prick their fingers, test their blood sugar, and count their carbs. Getting three to four insulin shots, or hearing the alarm on a pump, is an every day occurrence that no one thinks twice about.
These children must do this every day of their life, yet at camp, so do all of their friends and den mates.
Camp Hendon provides a great opportunity for children with diabetes to get to know others who face the same challenges.
The number one benefit both children and their parents express is the ability to feel part of a group where everyone has diabetes and the feelings of isolation are eliminated. At Camp Hendon, children with diabetes are surrounded by people just like them – both children and adults — who share their day-to-day ordeals and triumphs managing their diabetes.
Camp Hendon provides children the chance to meet and learn from adult counselors with diabetes who have gone through many of the same things the campers are experiencing, and can share the ways they coped with the chores of having diabetes.
Campers discover that for one week during the summer that they aren’t the only one in the world who has to prick their fingers, test their blood sugar, and count their carbs. Getting three to four insulin shots, or hearing the alarm on a pump, is an every day occurrence that no one thinks twice about.
These children must do this every day of their life, yet at camp, so do all of their friends and den mates.
Camp Life
Camp ActivitiesWhile at Camp Hendon, our campers enjoy a wide variety of
experiences, including:
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A Typical Day at Camp7:00 AM Wake up / BG checks
8:00 AM Breakfast & Information 9:00 AM Activity 1 11:00 AM Snack 11:15 AM Activity 2 12:45 PM BG checks, meds, etc. 1:00 PM Lunch 2:00 PM Quiet Time / Rest 3:00 PM Activity 3 / Snack 4:45 PM Activity 4 6:00 PM BG Checks 6:30 PM Dinner 7:30 PM Showers / Clean Dens 8:45 PM All Camp Activity (Dances, Scavenger Hunts, Messy Games, campfire nights, etc.)* 2:00 AM Night Rounds / BG checks *Activity decision made in younger dens based on energy levels. Of course, we provide lots of snacks, treatment for lows, and blood sugar checks. We also make medication and insulin adjustments as needed under the guidance of licensed medical professionals. |
Camp Hendon Facilities
Camp Hendon partners with seasoned camp professionals by renting camp locations that provide quality programs and activities.
Campers sleep on bunk-beds in enclosed cabins with windows. Cabins are located close to restroom and shower facilities with individual toilet and shower stalls.
Meals are served in a state of the art dining hall where the kitchen staff are all trained and certified professionals. Special attention to the diabetic and allergy needs of our campers is always a priority. All of our camp programs are nut-free.
Our Session 1 camp facility and program partner is Camp Loucon, operated by the Kentucky Conference of the United Methodist Church. Loucon is located in the central region of the state, approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes south of Louisville near Nolin Lake, in Leitchfield.
Camp Hendon's Session 2 and Family Camp partner is Aldersgate Camp, also operated by the Kentucky Conference of the United Methodist Church. Aldersgate is located approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes southeast of Lexington, in Ravenna. Aldersgate provides the perfect location for families in the eastern part of the state.
Campers sleep on bunk-beds in enclosed cabins with windows. Cabins are located close to restroom and shower facilities with individual toilet and shower stalls.
Meals are served in a state of the art dining hall where the kitchen staff are all trained and certified professionals. Special attention to the diabetic and allergy needs of our campers is always a priority. All of our camp programs are nut-free.
Our Session 1 camp facility and program partner is Camp Loucon, operated by the Kentucky Conference of the United Methodist Church. Loucon is located in the central region of the state, approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes south of Louisville near Nolin Lake, in Leitchfield.
Camp Hendon's Session 2 and Family Camp partner is Aldersgate Camp, also operated by the Kentucky Conference of the United Methodist Church. Aldersgate is located approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes southeast of Lexington, in Ravenna. Aldersgate provides the perfect location for families in the eastern part of the state.
Camp LouconTraining & Retreat Center
8044 Anneta Road Leitchfield, KY 42754
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Aldersgate CampCamp & Retreat Center
125 Aldersgate Camp Rd. Ravenna, KY 40472
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