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.
