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Camp Boggy Creek

Cancer Fall Family Retreat

What you get

Your whole family gets a free three-day weekend at a medical camp, with lodging, meals, activities and a volunteer pal to host you. Open now, but funds are limited, so ask early.

Who starts it
You, with a letter from your doctor
How it’s sent
Email to camperrecruiter@campboggycreek.org
Your time
About 15 minutes, plus waiting for the letter
Last checked
Aug 27, 2026

Before you start, check you fit

  • Your child is between 5 and 17.
  • The next cancer family weekend is November 20 to 22, 2026.
  • Sending an application does not guarantee a place.

  1. Ask your doctor for the letterStart here. This is the part that takes the longest.

    Camp Boggy Creek needs 3 things 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 Camp Boggy Creek’s Cancer Fall Family Retreat. They offer our whole family gets a free three-day weekend at a medical camp, with lodging, meals, activities and a volunteer pal to host us, and they are taking applications now while funds last.

They need 3 things from you: a signed confirmation of the diagnosis, a letter, and a signed medical form. Their form and instructions are here: https://www.boggycreek.org/upcoming-camp-sessions/cancer-family-retreat-weekend

Could you write 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]
    Copying is the only thing this page does with your text. Nothing is saved.

  2. Fill in their applicationIt is on their website.

    Open their application ↗ Checked Aug 27, 2026

    What the form asks for

    Family application basics
    Camper age

  3. Email your application and the letter togetherTo camperrecruiter@campboggycreek.org. Your doctor can send it instead if the letter has to stay with them.

    • Parent submits the portal application; specialist sends the medical form and current notes to camperrecruiter@campboggycreek.org or fax 352-306-0674.

    Email: camperrecruiter@campboggycreek.org

    Fax: 352-306-0674

    Subject: Cancer Fall Family Retreat application, [child’s name]

Hello,

Attached are our completed application and the letter from [doctor’s name] at [hospital]. Please let me know that it arrived and if anything is missing.

Thank you,
[your name] · [phone]

After you send

Contact the camper recruiter if the family does not receive status communication.

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