Hi there Heather
I know you are in the middle
Of creating camp magic, but I just wanted to share that my heart is so full from the experience at Dream Day with your amazing, genuinely caring, nurturing, and fun staff and experiencing Daniel and others and their families simply connecting in nature and accessing boating, archery, golf carts, games, crafts, fishing and the beautiful environment you have.
I am at a loss for the accurate words to show my gratitude toward all of your staff for an incredible memory.
There was no need to spend any money, everything was available and open ended for the campers interest.
Daniel tried new things where he felt safe and supported and truly loved by the staff.
I’ve been in this field for 3 decades plus and your program has planted a seed that makes me want to come back and give back to this community.
It filled my cup, my happiness, and a deeper connection to Daniel and his Mom.
Food was incredible – options I would actually order out and new things to try. So many healthy and tasty options with ultimate consideration for gluten and allergy friendly options.
Shade – umbrellas- air conditioning – ample fans- tarps and umbrellas at the archery, lake, and community gathering area made the extreme heat wave tolerable for all of us.
A piece of my heart is right with you and your staff and this memory will remain a happy place for Daniel and I to look forward to again.
I have never found an organization so committed to meeting the individual needs of every medically complex child, and their families, they serve. The executive director and facilities manager go above and beyond to offer a level of comfort and service that you simply can’t find anywhere else. They hire outstanding, compassionate, fun camp counselors who make the week so much better. This is our second year at Dream Day. Our teenager is medically and developmentally complex, which means that sometimes he can’t participate in commonplace things. We have the flexibility to participate when we want to, and to back out and rest when he can’t handle it, and everyone here is so accommodating and supportive. Our family has been able to enjoy nature, do fun arts and crafts, learn archery, go boating, go to the beach, eat according to our dietary needs (they provide that, too!), and do it all in a relaxing camp environment that normally would be off limits for a kid like mine. I cannot stress how special this camp is, and how important it is that places like this continue to exist for families like ours. The high quality and functioning of the entire establishment on an emotional and operations level is a testimony to how good the staff are here. We really do have “dream days” here, with much needed respite. In a world that can be hostile at worst, and indifferent all too often to kids like mine, being included and embraced so fully is indescribable. Thank you, thank you, thank you to Dream Day. Heather and Steve deserve all of the kudos in the world for coordinating such a wonderful week for our family, and all the other families like ours.
We’ve been here for two days now and we’re absolutely loving every single detail everything is done with so much care. I honestly have no words to thank you enough. I’m so excited to enjoy the next few days!
💛 anonymous
We would like to say thank you, thank you, thank you! We can not thank you enough! Our family is so grateful and thankful for everything you do!!! We camped for the first time Summer ’24 and topped it off with the most memorable Holiday Party ’24. Thank you again for giving my kids especially my son, Landon such memorable experiences that we will forever be thankful for.
Happy holidays♥️
~ The Mogardo Family
