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2013 Camp Dreamcatcher THE 2013 Camp Session will take place at Camp Saginaw from August 18-24, 2013. Camper and Counselor Applications are now available!
Click Here to Apply On-line or to Download 2013 Camp Dreamcatcher THE 2013 Teen Leadership Retreat will take place from April 13-14, 2013. Teens must be between the ages of 15-17. Space is limited, so apply ASAP! Click Here for the 2013 Camp Dreamcatcher Teen Leadership Retreat Application Form Save the Date for Camp Dreamcatcher's Spring Fundraising Event! Spend an evening with Psychic Medium Joseph Tittel
May 18, 2013 Details will be posted here soon! Click Here for the 2013 Camp Dreamcatcher Teen Leadership Retreat Application Form
Kennett Lions
Fright Feast
to
Benefit Camp Dreamcatcher The Kennett Lions Club Fright Feast raised over $9,000 to support Camp Dreamcatcher and Canine Partners for Life! Thank you to the sponsors, silent auction and raffle donors, volunteers and attendees for supporting this event!
Camp Dreamcatcher Adopt-a-Family Program
The Camp Dreamcatcher Adopt-a-Family Program is in full swing. If you are interested in being matched with a camper(s) during the holiday season, please call our office at 610-925-2998 or email us at campdreamcatcher@kennett.net. This wonderful program provides gifts for the campers during the holiday season.
Camp Dreamcatcher Holiday Party
The Camp Dreamcatcher Holiday Party will take place December 9th from 2-5pm at the Kennett Area YMCA. This great event is for campers, their families and our volunteers. Please join us for swimming, basketball, arts/crafts, food and friendship. 
Paul Harris Human
Potential Scholarship
Applications for the "Paul Harris Human Potential Scholarship" are due DECEMBER 1ST, 2012 (World AIDS Day). Doug Harris established this annual scholarship in his Uncle Paul’s memory and we currently have only one male applicant. There will be a $1,000 scholarship for one male and one female camper and the winners will be announced in the spring of 2013. GET YOUR APPLICATIONS IN SOON!
Patty Hillkirk Nominated as a
Semi-Finalist in the Lady Godiva Project - Vote for Her and
Help Support Camp Dreamcatcher!
 Camp Dreamcatcher
founder Patty Hillkirk
is one of 9 semi-finalists chosen from thousands of nominees
for the Lady Godiva Project. If Patty can win her region she
will win $1000 for Camp Dreamcatcher, but she needs YOUR
VOTES! You can vote once per day from now through Sept. 26,
so please
CLICK HERE TO VOTE!! Then come back each day from now until Sept. 26 and vote again!
Thanks to All Who Helped In the Groupon Grassroots Camp Dreamcatcher Campaign! Camp Dreamcatcher would like to thank all of the supporters of the Groupon Grassroots campaign. Thanks to you, FIVE CAMPERS will attend our therapeutic and educational camp session the week of August 12th – 18th!!! We greatly appreciate your wonderful show of support! We Need Health Center Volunteers! Camp Dreamcatcher needs Health Center Volunteers throughout this year's Camp Week, Aug. 11-18, 2012. You can volunteer for the whole week or just for a day or two. Don't miss this opportunity to make a difference in these children's lives! Click Here for more information! Immaculata University's Empty Bowls Dinner Camp Dreamcatcher would like to thank Sister Cathy Nally and members of the Empty Bowls Dinner Committee for another successful event on March 27th, 2012. Catching the Dream Retreat Application Form
Camp Dreamcatcher is excited to announce that the application form for the Catching the Dream Retreat for young adults aged 17-25 is now available!
Click here for all the details and to
download the application form.
We Need Health Center Volunteers Camp Dreamcatcher needs Health Center Volunteers throughout this year's Camp Week, Aug. 11-18, 2012. You can volunteer for the whole week or just for a day or two. Don't miss this opportunity to make a difference in these children's lives! Click Here for more information!
West Chester University (WCU) is pleased to announce that its Woman of the Year recipient this year is Patty Hillkirk, a long-time volunteer, therapist, counselor and friend in the community. Hillkirk, who has spent more than 30 years working with at-risk youth, will be awarded the honor at the upcoming Women in Leadership and Service Fundraiser on April 19th. Camp Dreamcatcher in the News Camp Dreamcatcher Is Phillyinvolved.com's Featured Non-Profit Philly Involved is Philadelphia's new premiere non-profit social calendar. Get all the latest news on non-profit activities, and check out Camp Dreamcatcher's featured profile at http://phillyinvolved.com/non-profit/campdreamcatcher/.
Camp Dreamcatcher has been named one of the five winners of the GILDAN "I SUPPORT" CONTEST! Each year Gildan selects five charities that demonstrate Genuine Stewardship to receive grants to support their programs. Camp Dreamcatcher was the recipient of Gildan's "Accountability Award" and received an award of $10,000 at a ceremony in Philadelphia on Feb. 24, 2012. In addition, thanks to our supporters who voted for us and nominated us, we received $4,650 in donations through the Gildan Good Card (Network for Good) Campaign. This award and donations will allow Camp Dreamcatcher to continue to provide its programs and services to our special community. The Accountability Award requires that the recipient "can articulate goals for the organization clearly and hold oneself accountable to shareholders (donors, communities impacted, recipients of assistance, etc. in the case of Charities) for the achievement of these goals. Subsequently, one should be able to track and report progress in credible ways to these shareholders to be worthy of their continued support. "Accountability extends to how one motivates and activates the community that surrounds the organization as well, which in the case of charities is composed of volunteers as well as recipients. " Camp Dreamcatcher is thrilled to have received this award, as it is testament to Camp Dreamcatcher's continuing efforts to create a community that has a significant and measurable impact in the lives of youth who have been affected by HIV/AIDS. We want to thank everyone who voted for us in this contest, as well as our wonderful volunteers! A Birthday Surprise!
Not even the significant floods in Thailand could keep Bobby (Robert Corna) from surprising Bow with a visit for her 17th birthday. Bobby spent two weeks in Thailand with his very special friend. Our
Winter 2011 Newsletter Is Available
Click Here or on a photo below to visit the Photo Gallery
In the News: Chester County Press reports that"Camp
Dreamcatcher Is a Very Inspiring Place!" Thanks so much to all who made Camp Dreamcatcher's 15th Anniversary Celebration at Dansko such a success! We couldn't have done it without you! NEW: Click Here for a Chester County Press article on the 15th Anniversary Celebration! Thanks to All of Our 15th Anniversary Celebration Sponsors:
Camp Dreamcatcher in the News:
Click Here or on a photo below to visit the Photo Gallery
In the News: Former campers find meaning as counselors at Camp Dreamcatcher Photos from 2010 Camp Session! Click Here to see how much fun we had! Now available on DVD - Click Here to Purchase The film "Tiny Tears" is being shown at numerous venues in the Philadelphia area. It premiered at the United Nations last March and then was screened at The Cannes Film Festival. Robert Corna, the director, spent the summer of 2007 visiting orphanages in Thailand, Uganda and Brazil, before making his way to Camp Dreamcatcher. We are very proud to be part of this important project, which includes a 90-minute film and a four part mini-series, one on each country Robert visited. In early 2008, Robert and Patty invited one child and one caregiver from Thailand, Uganda and Brazil to the camp session. The generosity of the local community enabled the "international campers" to join us for the session. Robert was with us once again this past August, filming the sequel and following the journey of each "international camper." Click Here to view a trailer of Tiny Tears Click Here to Purchase Tiny Tears on DVD
Our Mission Over fourteen years ago, a committee of concerned men and women came together to develop what is now known as Camp Dreamcatcher. The mission of Camp Dreamcatcher is:
Through the years Camp Dreamcatcher has also developed special programs that have become a vital part of its ongoing support of the children and their families. These programs include:
Click Here to download the Camp Dreamcatcher brochure (.pdf format)
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Camp Dreamcatcher offers the children a safe, supportive and nurturing place to express their feelings of fear, sadness and anger, with adults who understand, and with children who may share their burdens. The largest program offered by Camp Dreamcatcher is a one-week therapeutic and educational camp held on the grounds of a camp in southern Chester County.
