Camp HERO

Bloomsburg University
Dept. of Exceptionality Programs
400 E. 2nd Street
Camp HERO Navy Hall 103
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
(570) 380-9006 — text messaging preferred
Phone is only activated during July and August
gocamphero@yahoo.com

Camp Registration

Registration MUST include:

• Campership Application (completed in its entirety)
• Medical form (Health History) (completed in its entirety)
• Photocopy of camper medical insurance (front and back of card)
• Completed release forms: medical release, photo/video release, field trip release form, and email/instant messenger release
• Types of hearing aid(s), cochlear implant device including model numbers
• Photocopy of drivers license or other photo identification of the individual responsible for picking up your child

Don't forget! — Any submitted application that is incomplete will be returned to the family. Please refer to the above checklist to assure all items are submitted with your registration.

Camp HERO Fees

• Early Bird Discount $260 — March 15
• Regular Fee $310 — April 15
• Late Fee $360 — May 15
• Campership Application deadline is May 15

Camp HERO will consider requests for tuition assistance. Please submit a letter and copy of your 2012 tax return.

Download Camper Application Here!

Camp HERO (Here Everyone Really is One) is an annual week-long summer experience at Camp Victory, Millville, for children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Led by Jamie Galgoci, director, the interactive outdoor camp includes a water front staff, on-site nurse and numerous counselors.

The counselors are mainly Bloomsburg University students who have a background in working with and teaching children who are deaf or hard of hearing. There are also a number of graduate students in the Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing program who will be working with the children. The grounds include a medical facility, nine summer cabins with beds, a bath house, two dining halls, four winterized cabins, in-ground swimming pool and many other camping experiences. The camp also has electricity and running water.

Camp HERO can accommodate a maximum of 65 campers each year. The campers are grouped according to age and gender and each group is assigned to a cabin. Counselors sleep in each cabin to prevent any foreseeable difficulties. It's required that all food and drink be given to the nurse upon arrival to prevent animals from entering the cabins.

Camp HERO has six cabins:

• Three female cabins (ages 6-9; 10-12; 13-17)
• Three male cabins (ages 6-9; 10-12; 13-17)

The above ages are approximate and subject to change depending on the number of campers accepted to camp for a given summer. Check-in is 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 29 and check out is 3 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 3, 2012.

Camp Activities

• blowing bubbles
• arts and crafts
• swimming
• climbing wall
• making a mess!
• collages
• trips to the theatre
• Native American pictographs
• making cupcakes
• Native American paints

... and much, much more!

Consider volunteering to be an "Assistant to the Director!"