Sickle Cell Camp

The Sickle Cell Summer Camp program is a five day, out-of-state road camp. It is the only camp in the Phoenix Metropolitan area created to meet the unique medical, physical and emotional needs of children with sickle cell disease. The camp will cater to sickle cell children between the ages of 7 and 17 years old. Children with the sickle cell disease are unable to participate in ordinary summer camps due to sickle cell related limitations. Traditional summer camps ordinarily offer hiking in high altitudes, swimming, and many other activities that children who suffer from sickle cell are unable to participate in.

Parent volunteers and Quest to Cure’s staff will supervise campers in a 5-1 ratio. A physician and nurse team from Rainbow Pediatrics will provide on-site medical care as needed. The road camp program is about fueling sickle cell children with memories that will sustain and inspire them. This out-of-state experience provides not only education and fun activities, but also opportunities to network and form friendships. A variety of recreational, educational and therapeutic activities are available to the campers. This includes heated pool privileges, exercise through sports, arts and crafts, educational videos on sickle cell and health and safety issues; as well as joining discussions targeting pain coping techniques and methods to recognize triggers that produce pain crises; and as always FUN, FUN, FUN!