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Mission: |
Camp
Janus is an annual camping adventure for children from the age
of 5 to 18 years, who have sustained a burn injury. Camp Janus
is staffed by a multi-disciplinary volunteer team of professionals
from a wide spectrum of the community. This team of volunteers
will provide a positive, recreational, therapeutic and educational
experience for all campers. |
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Vision: |
The
team will seek to provide a safe, non-threatening, pleasant
environment, which fosters in the children improved self-confidence
and encourages their interaction with peers. Each counselor
will bring enthusiasm, dedication, and the willingness to teach.
Camp Janus will provide new challenges, friendships, and rewards
for the children. |
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Experience |
Camp
Janus is a unique recreational, therapeutic, and educational
opportunity for children who have recovered from burns. The
children have an opportunity to socialize with their peers in
a pleasant out-of-doors-camp environment where both their physical
and psychosocial recovery is enhanced and where physical challenges
are only incidental. The Camp Janus project was initially established
in 1986 as an official sesquicentennial activity sanctioned
by the Governor of the State of Texas organized and supervised
by an array of volunteers with a special humanitarian interest
in the care of burned children. Although Camp Janus initially
was a project of members of the Hermann Hospital burn care team
supported by funds provided by grateful adult burn survivors,
the project now boasts a volunteer staff from the Hermann Children's
Hospital, the Hermann Burn Center, the Houston Fire Department,
the Shriner's Burns Hospital, members of the Phoenix Society,
recovered adult burn patients and others, selected and approved
by the Camp Janus Board. The Camp Janus facility used is Camp
for All (www.campforall.org), located 12 miles from Brenham,
Texas and provides the site for this annual three-and-a-half
day camping experience that provides an opportunity for swimming,
fishing, canoeing, arts and crafts, and other exciting activities.
Camp For All (CFA) is a barrier-free, fully accessible camp
working to enrich the lives of children and adults with chronic
illnesses or disabilities and works to serve those with special
needs and their families through a variety of unique programs
and facilities. Since its inception, Camp Janus has been extremely
successful in accomplishing its purpose. The Camp Janus weekend
is completely free for the children including local transportation
to and from the camp. Funding for the camp is provided through
a grant from the Children's Miracle Network Telethon, other
local agencies including the Houston Fire Fighters Burned and
Crippled Children's Fund and through the generosity of many
private donors. Children age 5 to 15, who have sustained burns,
and with full parental or guardian consent, may attend. Enrollment
is limited and must be approved by the Camp Janus board. |
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Donate
to Camp Janus: |
Click
here to find out more information on how to donate to Camp Janus. |
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Camp
Janus Brochure: |
Click
here to see Camp Janus's full page, color brochure. |
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