Get ready to apply
Aurora Day Camp
What you get
Free day camp with medical support, bus rides from designated hubs, and time with other children affected by cancer. Applications are closed for now. It opens by season, so ask when the next round starts.
- Who starts it
- You, with a document from your doctor
- How it’s sent
- Online, on their website
- Your time
- About 15 minutes, plus waiting for the document
- Last checked
- Aug 27, 2026
Before you start, check you fit
- Your child is between 3.5 and 16.
- Pack lunch for your child. The camp supplies snacks and drinks.
- Allow at least three days for medical and transportation review.
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Ask your doctor for the documentStart here. This is the part that takes the longest.
Aurora Day Camp needs a signed confirmation of the diagnosis from your doctor. Copy this message, or say it in person at the next visit.
Hi [doctor’s name], We’d like to apply to Aurora Day Camp. They offer free day camp with medical support, bus rides from designated hubs, and time with other children affected by cancer, and we want to be ready when the next round opens. They need a signed confirmation of the diagnosis from you. Their form and instructions are here: https://www.auroradaycamp.org/what-we-do/ Could you do that when you have a chance? I can send you the link, or bring a printout to our next visit. Thank you for everything you do for us. [your name] · [phone]
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Fill in their applicationIt is on their website.
Open their application ↗ Checked Aug 27, 2026What the form asks for
Basic camper informationSelect the camp nearest you -
Submit it on their websiteSend the document with your application, or the way they ask.
- Submit through the Aurora-linked registration portal and return the registrar-provided follow-up forms.
After you send
Contact the registrar if confirmation or the physician packet is not received.