Summer Camp Oo-U-La

As you have probably been wondering, will there be a camp program this year?

Our number one goal is to provide a safe environment for everyone. Due to the current pandemic and implications of COVID-19, we are postponing all 2020 burn survivor programs.

What does that mean? We will not host a camp program in person but that does not mean we will not have ways to come together online!  Alongside Camp Twin Lakes, we will have a virtual Camp Oo-U-La week on June 8-12, 2020! Virtual camp will be a mix of live, interactive activities, and outdoor challenges, all that can be completed from home! We are planning our virtual camp week right now and will have more information available shortly.

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. Transportation is offered from three locations across the state.

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.