The Valerie Fund
Camp Happy Times overnight camp · About this organization
What you get
Help with a residential camp experience for eligible children with cancer, camp transportation and camp meals.
How to start
Create the required CampDoc account and complete you or sibling camper application. Have diagnosis confirmation ready.
Good to know
- Ask about the next available appointment or activity.
The details, as published
Camp Happy Times is a free one-week overnight camp for cancer patients and survivors ages 5–21, regardless of where they receive treatment. The program includes transportation, meals, and onsite medical care. The August 14–20, 2026 session has ended, and no 2027 camper application is currently published.
What help you may get
Camps And Retreats
Camp Happy Times overnight camp — camps and retreats
A free one-week overnight camp experience for eligible cancer patients and survivors ages 5–21.
Noncash help
Can cover
- a residential camp experience for eligible children with cancer
- Camp is free of charge.
Travel And Transportation
Camp transportation
Transportation to and from Camp Happy Times is included at no charge.
Noncash help · Per Event
Can cover
- camp transportation
- Included with camp admission.
Meals And Food
Camp meals
Meals during Camp Happy Times are included at no charge.
Noncash help · Per Event
Can cover
- camp meals
- Included with camp admission.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. Pediatric B-ALL is cancer and falls within the official eligibility for children who have or have had cancer.
Age
Age 5 to age 21, measured at service date.
Treatment status
Active Treatment, Maintenance Treatment, Post Treatment, Survivorship
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
No treatment-location restriction is published.
- Children may attend regardless of where they are treated.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- Tyler Hill Camp — Camp venue only; it does not restrict residence or treatment location. — Tyler Hill, Pennsylvania
How to get started
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
- Confirm with Camp Happy Times staff that the next camper application cycle is open.
- Create the required CampDoc account and complete the patient or sibling camper application.
- Complete the medical segment after the parent schedules enough lead time.
- Submit all required health forms, signatures, and the insurance-card copy by the current deadline.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page · mruttler@thevaleriefund.org — The official applications page still links this portal after the 2026 camp session ended; confirm the next live cycle before entering information.
Documents to prepare
- Parent-completed camper application
- Medical segment completed by the child’s doctor
- Photocopy of the camper’s medical insurance card
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Call To Confirm |
| Funding or space | Call To Confirm |
| Application window | Event Specific |
| Last checked | Aug 27, 2026 |
- The 2026 session has ended and no 2027 camper window is published.
- The 2026 camper session ended August 20, 2026; no 2027 application window is published.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Public sources do not guarantee current dates, inventory, funding, capacity, or response time.
- When will the 2027 camper application open, and will CampDoc use the same forms and documents?
- Does any residence restriction apply, separate from the confirmed no treatment-location restriction?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 27, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Camp Happy Times Applications · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Camp Happy Times Parent Guide · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Camp Happy Times · checked Aug 27, 2026