OUR VISION
A world class medical camping facility in the rolling hills of Scottsville, Kentucky providing a cost-free, safe, and fun camping experience for seriously ill and disabled children and their families.

OUR MISSION
To uplift children who have life-threatening illnesses by creating experiences year-round that are memorable, exciting, fun, build self-esteem, are physically safe, and medically sound.

Helping Hands

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1. BOXES BOXES EVERYWHERE!  A truck load FULL of beautiful Santa Fe wood furniture arrived from Kirkland's, Inc. recently and the entire staff came out in the rain to help unload it.  Thanks to Kirkland's and The Charley Foundation for facilitating this marvelous donation. 

2. Sharing a Coke, a smile, and a donation are Timmy Garrett from Western Kentucky Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Inc. and Roger Murtie, CEO for The Center for Courageous Kids.  Thanks to the Coca Cola Bottlers Foundation, committed to our communities, for their support of seriously ill children.     

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Other recent check presentations include Christ the King Catholic Church, White Plains Baptist Church, Tri-County Electric (shown above), Grubbs Bookkeeping, The Charley Foundation, First United Methodist Church, Mills Real Estate & Auction, Air Evac EMS, Inc., The Halfway Lodge #852 and Beechmont Baptist Church, to name a few.  Won't you join them?

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OUR THANKS TO SPRINGFIELD, TN & RUSSELLVILLE, KY KIWANIS CLUBS FOR JOINING THE ELITE GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS CREATING "SWEET DREAMS" BY PERMANENTLY NAMING A BED AT CAMP!!  DONATIONS OF  $1,000.00  OR MORE QUALIFY FOR THIS HONOR .  THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING "SWEET DREAMS"  TO THE SWEETEST KIDS WE KNOW!!  (For information on how YOU can name a bed, call 270 618-2900) 

Thank you to all of the Kiwanians, Rotarians, Civic Clubs, Churches, businesses and individuals with big hearts for seriously ill children.    Together, we can make a difference.




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