Camp Wannaklot Campers Take Home the Gold this Summer!
by Kim Williams, Director of Camp & Client Events
With 2016 being an Olympic year, it seemed fitting that this year’s camp theme celebrate all of the champions who attend Camp Wannaklot. Now in its 23rd year, Camp Wannaklot continues to give youth and teens the opportunity to experience a week filled with fishing adventures, drumming circles, horseback riding, healthy cooking classes, art experiments, bike rides, pool time and more!
In addition to these traditional camp experiences, 2016 Camp Wannaklot attendees also participated in a series of projects to learn about the various ways that hemophilia and other inherited bleeding disorders are recognized and treated around the world. These impactful activities helped Camp Wannaklot campers understand how youth and teens in other countries dealt with their bleeding disorders.
Whether braving the ropes course or learning to infuse, the campers were challenged to try to new things, set goals for themselves to accomplish, meet new people, work on leadership skills and become champions for their own bleeding disorder, as well as the bleeding disorder community.
We could not be more proud of each and every camper this year, as well as the supportive community that formed among campers and staff. We can’t wait to see everyone again for Camp Wannaklot 2017.
Camp Wannaklot is made possible by volunteer camp counselors, medical staff and HoG staff members who commit their time to make a difference in the lives of our campers. We would also like to thank our generous individual donors and sponsors, including CSL Behring, Shire, Grifols, Pfizer, Novo Nordisk and Dunkin Brands.