Be a Summer Camp Volunteer
If you’re 16 or older, you’re invited to apply and join the MDA team as a summer camp volunteer. At most MDA camps, volunteer counselors work one-on-one with campers, providing the around-the-clock care, close supervision and the attention that children with muscule disease need. Counselors push wheelchairs, meet the daily needs of each child and become a youngster’s friend for a week. MDA especially is in need of male camp volunteers; however, female camp volunteers also are needed. You can make a difference in the life of a child as a:
volunteer counselor;
volunteer medical staff;
volunteer activity/program coordinator;
volunteer camp planning committee member; and
volunteer water safety instructor
It’s a tall order to be an MDA camp counselor — someone who is paired with one camper 24 hours a day for the camp week, and whose goal it is to make camp a safe and fun experience for the campers. MDA looks for people who can fulfill many specific responsibilities and duties in addition to meeting their camper’s emotional and physical needs. MDA provides pre-camp training to all camp volunteers. How to become a volunteer
Complete a volunteer application through your local MDA office. Submit three letters of reference. Consent to a criminal background check. Interview with MDA staff. Contact your local MDA office if you're interested in volunteering at MDA summer camp. Sponsor a Camper
As a camp sponsor, your business or organization will be invited to visit the local MDA camp and spend time with a very special group of children. And, you’ll see the joy that your support of MDA camp creates. Be a sponsor and help youngsters with muscular dystrophy and related muscle diseases in your community experience a week of fun and friendship they’ll never forget! You can make a difference by sponsoring:
a week at camp for one child;
a cabin of campers for one week;
an activity;
a special camp meal; and
equipment and supplies needed for the camp week. To find out more about summer camp in your area, contact your local MDA office.
