"I Kesem for the support system and community that it provides for those who need it. When I was 10 years old, my mother passed away from breast cancer. When I began my Kesem journey as a camper a few years later, I was immediately wrapped up in the positivity and unfailing love that it provides for its campers. Kesem gave me a space to feel like a child again and I knew, after my first session of Kesem, that I would go to college and become a counselor so I could help spread the Kesem love. "

Pictured, Red Unit Counselors at Messy Games 2022 from left to right: Daniela "Mouse", Anjali "Berry", Grayson "Lamby", and Bridget "Birdy"

"I want to ensure that our campers always have a supportive community that is always ready to offer a level of understanding and sympathy that they typically cannot otherwise find back home with the overall goal of providing them with space to simply be kids, even if just for a single week."

Pictured: Orange Unit counselors Joseph "Juice" (left) and Patryk "Wee-woo" (right) at Camp Kesem 2022