Camp BUCKO provides an opportunity for children recovering from burn injuries to meet other children who share similar feelings and experiences in a camp environment.

Camp gives these children temporary freedom from the everyday frustrations of being burned, a chance to share their stories and to bond with each other. Most of all though camp is a place to have fun and learn new things.

It is a benefit for children in these circumstances to attend a program such as this to build self-esteem to cope with life beyond their burn injury.

Camp BUCKO Mission Statement

Purpose

Camp BUCKO is a fun, safe and caring camp program free to kids ages 7 to 17 with burn injuries. Our residential setting encourages campers to participate in a variety of social, recreational and therapeutic activities that promote self-esteem, the development of leadership skills and fosters personal growth. At Camp BUCKO, kids have a place where they can be themselves without feeling different or alone.

Camp Aims and Goals

• to have a fun filled outdoor adventure
• to create a sense of community by providing a place where campers can learn about themselves and others with similar experiences
• to introduce campers to dynamic role models by including adult burn survivors as Camp BUCKO volunteers
• to promote each child’s unique abilities and strengths as steps in enhancing self acceptance
• to promote opportunities to learn about working in groups as well as in one-on-one interactions among peers of the same and opposite sex
  

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Camp is open to burn survivors between the ages of 7-17. Adult burn survivors may be involved as volunteers at camp. The camp has grown to over 70 children attending the week long camp in August. We will help arrange transportation for campers all across Ontario. We have had campers from other provinces attend our camp if there was not a burn camp for them to attend in their home province.

We are a registered charity providing the program through generous donations from firefighters associations, service groups, and other public and private organizations. A board of volunteers from across Ontario plans for camp all year. With the donations we receive we are able to fully fund each child attending camp, transportation to and from camp and each child to receive a camp shirt.

Health providers, firefighters, adult burn survivors, and burn support staff attend camp to support the experienced Kinark Outdoor Centre staff.

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Camp BUCKO is located at the Kinark Outdoor Centre facility near Minden, Ontario, Canada.

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There are numerous activities to participate in including:

	Canoeing, Kayaking		Fishing
	Hiking		'Chat' sessions...therapeutic session by campers choice
	Arts & Crafts		Campfires
	Archery		Rope Courses
	Swimming		Outdoor Sports
	Drama

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For more information on attending the camp or if you wish to sponsor a child please leave a message at 1-877-272-8256, or email us at questions@campbucko.ca

Or write to us at our Mailing address:

Camp BUCKO

265 Port Union Road # 15549

Scarborough, ON

M1C 4Z7