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Family Camp · About this organization

What you get

A three-day family retreat with cabin lodging, trails, a lake, indoor pool, trick-or-treating, costume contest, and fall crafts.

How to start

Fill in the Family Camp Google Form with your contacts, guests, allergies and consent choices. Call the camp director after submitting if more than six people will attend.

Good to know

  • One cabin holds up to six family members; larger groups must contact the director.
  • No deadline is published; space is first come, first served for October 16–18, 2026.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Open

A first-come October 16–18, 2026 family camp weekend at Lake Shore Resort in Davison, Michigan, with a cabin for up to six family members and fall activities.

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What help you may get

Camps And Retreats

Family camp weekend

A three-day family retreat with cabin lodging, trails, a lake, indoor pool, trick-or-treating, costume contest, and fall crafts.

Amount not published · Per Event

3 retreat days per award · Up to 6 people per award

Can cover

  • family cabin
  • camp activities
  • fall crafts
  • trick-or-treating
  • costume contest
  • resort recreation
  • No fee is published in the form.
  • October 16–18, 2026.
  • One cabin holds up to six family members; contact the director for larger groups.

Wishes And Family Experiences

Shared family experience

A recreational weekend for the household to spend time together outside treatment routines.

Amount not published · Per Event

Can cover

  • whole-family recreation
  • shared cabin stay

Why this may help

Wishes And Family Experiences: A shared cabin stay and whole-family recreation give you time away together.

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. The organization serves the entire family when a child has experienced cancer; B-ALL is a cancer diagnosis.

Age

The program does not publish an age limit.

  • The family form asks dates of birth and ages but publishes no minimum or maximum.

Treatment status

No specific treatment status is published.

  • No treatment-status restriction is published for Family Camp.
  • One cabin holds up to six family members; larger families must contact the camp director after completing the attendee section.
  • The form publishes no fee or income test.

Where you live and where your child is treated

Where your family lives

Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.

Where your child is treated

Treatment-location rules are not published clearly; confirm with the program.

Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
  • Outdoor Adventures Lake Shore Resort — Family Camp venue only; it does not establish residence eligibility. — Lake Shore Resort in Davison, Michigan

How to get started

Get ready to apply

Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.

Who can start: Parent Or Guardian, Caregiver

  1. Open the official Family Camp Google Form and prepare family contact and attendee details.
  2. List up to six attendees; contact the camp director after the form if more than six will attend.
  3. Review and answer each attendance, activity, image, and medical consent item.
  4. Add any important family information such as severe allergies, submit the form, and contact Tammy Willis with questions.

Ways to apply or ask

  • Web Form · Open form or page — Public multi-page Google Form; sign-in is optional for saving progress.

Documents to prepare

No documents are listed.

  • Submit the form; the official form does not publish approval timing or confirmation steps.

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsOpen
Funding or spaceLimited
Application windowEvent Specific
Last checkedAug 27, 2026
  • The official form is open for the October 16–18, 2026 weekend; space is first come, first served.
  • No deadline is published; space is first come, first served for October 16–18, 2026.

Limitations and things to confirm

  • First-come capacity is limited.
  • One cabin holds up to six family members; larger groups must contact the director.
  • No residence boundary, exact clinical eligibility detail, fee, or approval timing is published.
  • Confirm whether Family Camp has a residence boundary or requires prior Special Days enrollment.

Official sources

Program details were last verified Aug 27, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.

Official program