The wait is over, it is time for Camp Oo-U-La! We excitedly look forward to a fun and meaningful camp week.
As we plan and prepare for a fantastic camp, there are important and difficult changes made to ensure a safe, healthy, and effective program. The first goal of all GFBF programs is to create a safe and healthy environment for everyone.
Due to changing CDC guidelines and emerging best practices, the following information is to assist each family’s informed decisions prior to applying for camp. We strive to be transparent and open; as we get closer to camp, there may be additional changes that will be communicated clearly and efficiently. This following list is not exhaustive.
For Camp Oo-U-La 2022:
We are eager for camp to begin again and hope you are too! In consideration of families who are not comfortable with current changes or guidelines, we respect your decision and will have a Camp-In-A Box mailing available for your camper(s).
For questions or concerns, contact McKenzy Williams at mwilliams@gfbf.org or 404-320-6223.
Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation provides camp at no cost to burn‐injured children and their sibling(s).
Eligible campers are Georgia residents age 7 to 17 who sustained a burn injury that required treatment or hospitalization at a burn center, or non‐Georgia residents who were treated in a Georgia burn center, and their siblings. We partner with Camp Twin Lakes to host camp at their Will‐A-Way facility in Winder, GA.
Camp offers burn-injured children and their siblings opportunities to grow together in their recovery—both physical and emotional—and in their relationship with one another, all while experiencing the fun, friendships, and freedom that you can only find at camp!
Campers can bond and reconnect with siblings and friends while gliding down the swirling waterslide, fishing or paddling in the lakes, trying their hands at the pottery wheel or archery, roasting marshmallows, and so much more. Campers also have opportunities to connect with a support group of peers who have similar stories and similar scars—both seen and unseen—to learn ways to process, talk about, and cope with their challenges and feelings.
Though it may be easy to forget about what brings them to camp while having all this fun, campers truly have “fun with a purpose,” as we acknowledge, validate, and honor the experiences of children affected—directly and indirectly—by traumatic burn injuries.
Volunteer applications are closed for 2022.
We are excited to continue our partnership with Camp B.U.C.K.O.(Burn Camp for Kids in Ontario) in Ontario, Canada to facilitate an exchange program where campers have the opportunity to attend one another’s camp programs. For more information about our camper exchange program, please contact McKenzy Williams at mwilliams@gfbf.org.