Gales Creek Camp
for Children with Type 1 Diabetes
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Psst. Click here if you like cool stuff because the Holiday Camp Store is Open!
Psst. Click here if you like cool stuff because the Holiday Camp Store is Open!
The Gales Creek Camp Holiday Camp Store is back with all your favorite camp gear.
The Gales Creek Camp Holiday Camp Store is back with all your favorite camp gear.
Right now you can grab exclusive GCC gear in our online Holiday Camp Store. Our sweatshirts are soft and comfy, and our t-shirts are iconic. Any camper, alumni, volunteer, or all-around good person would love to find GCC gear under their tree.
As always, all proceeds go right back into GCC programs, so it's a way to give and give again!
Thank you for being a part of Gales Creek Camp for kids with diabetes!
Thank you for being a part of Gales Creek Camp for kids with diabetes!
Growing up with type 1 diabetes is a unique experience that’s hard to understand without living it. That’s why Gales Creek Camp is so important.
When you feel understood, you feel better. When you see others thrive while living with the same challenges you do, you’re inspired. When you laugh, you heal. That’s Gales Creek Camp in a nutshell.
Please support GCC this giving season, and we’ll turn your charitable donation into healthier, happier kids with type 1 diabetes.
Click here to donate securely online
Or you can mail your tax-deductible donation to 6950 SW Hampton St Suite 242 Tigard, OR 97223
Since 1953, Gales Creek Camp has been a place where children and teenagers with type 1 diabetes from all over the Pacific Northwest come to have a blast while connecting with other kids living with the same challenges.
Since 1953, Gales Creek Camp has been a place where children and teenagers with type 1 diabetes from all over the Pacific Northwest come to have a blast while connecting with other kids living with the same challenges.
Our goal is to help each child grow toward living an active, independent life. Through a traditional summer camp experience filled with friendships and fun—swimming, games, arts, drama, hiking, campfires, and other summer antics—Gales Creek Campers first and foremost get the opportunity to meet peers and mentors who share the same challenges they do. Cleverly disguised at pure fun, a week of camp builds friendships, confidence, and a renewed sense of self.
In the background, campers start to learn some of the self-care habits that will help them grow into healthy adults. They may learn to test themselves and give injections, or they may try changing their own pump site for the first time. They might start to see how food and exercise interact with insulin, or how sports, illness and stress affect diabetes. Ultimately, through supported practice and peer inspiration, we want them to gain confidence to begin to manage their own bodies.
Staff members, many who have diabetes themselves, model healthy habits and demonstrate that children with diabetes are not limited by their diagnosis. Perhaps most important of all, Gales Creek Campers learn that diabetes does not prevent them from living full, active, satisfying lives.
Get to know Gales Creek Camp and get engaged by exploring our website. When you're ready, click here to register for camp.
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