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Did you know?
 

Campamento Diabetes Safari is a four-day educational and recreational camp for children and adolescents who are 7 to 18 years of age and who have insulin-dependent type 1 diabetes.

Campamento Diabetes Safari achieves excellent practical and educational results through a unique model of learning:  personalized and individualized education and recreation in an international, bilingual environment.  The professional Staff aims to prepare the children and adolescents with insulin-dependent type 1 diabetes to handle the constant and lifelong challenges of managing and self-managing the condition.  Good education in the management and self-management of diabetes is essential in order to avoid the disabling long-term complications (blindness, kidney disease, nerve damage, heart disease, amputation) that result from chronic hyperglycemia.  Donations are used exclusively to provide this diabetic education to children and adolescents.

Organizing and operating Campamento Diabetes Safari represents a costly endeavor.  Without the generous donations of individuals, corporations, and the professional Staff members who receive only travel assistance and a minimal salary, the Campamento could not continue the tradition of educating young children and adolescents about insulin-dependent type 1 diabetes in a caring, supportive, and fun environment.

Campamento Diabetes Safari represents a world of difference from "traditional" diabetes camps

Campamento Diabetes Safari works to help children and adolescents overcome their fears and show them that they are not alone in their condition.  The Campamento benefits each child and adolescent for many years to come by
 

Why your financial assistance is needed

Campamento Diabetes Safari invites donors to sponsor children and adolescents from 7 - 18 years of age, who have diabetes.  Your donation makes possible the Campers' attendance.

The burden of the cost for the Camp falls largely on the Camper's parents.  Each family contributes what it can to cover the costs of attendance at Camp.  Still, for many families, a small contribution can mean a great sacrifice.  The parents' monthly cost of managing their child's insulin-dependent diabetes comes to over $320 U. S. Dollars or 185 €.  Often, with the costs of routine medical care and supplies, there is nothing left over to pay for Camp tuition.  This is where we need your financial help.  By sponsoring a Camper's attendance, you ensure that they learn to manage their condition.  This learning, in turn, will help them lead active, productive, and fulfilled lives.  And there are few things more rewarding than enabling a child or adolescent to grow with confidence and excitement about the future.

To make manageable the cost for attending Campamento Diabetes Safari, all Campers receive a partial scholarship, in the form of the subsidized registration fees charged.  The donations received from individuals and businesses are used to provide this scholarship assistance.  No Camper is turned away because of ethnic origin, religion, socioeconomic status, or nationality.

We invite you to support Campamento Diabetes Safari by sponsoring an insulin-dependent child or adolescent to attend Camp.  The actual cost of the full four-day session is $550 U. S. Dollars ($6600 Mexican pesos or 400 €).  You can sponsor a child or adolescent for the 2011 season for:
 

How to help

Campamento Diabetes Safari is a non-profit annual event and can only achieve its goals of educating children and adolescents with insulin-dependent diabetes with the help of your generosity.  For that reason, we ask for your financial support, in whatever amount you can contribute.  All financial contributions made this year help to support Campamento Diabetes Safari 2011.  All in-kind contributions will also be used for the children and adolescents at Campamento Diabetes Safari 2011.

There are two options for helping the Campers learn to live a happy, healthy lifestyle, free of the fears and limitations too often associated with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in childhood and adolescence:

Become an Individual Donor:  Your donation shows your personal support for this vital educational experience.  Additionally, perhaps you are willing to organize an event to raise funds for Campamento Diabetes Safari?  Do you have an idea of how we might ensure the existence of the Campamento, which is so useful to the children and adolescents with insulin-dependent diabetes?  We would be happy to hear your ideas and proposals.  Your support is essential.  On their behalf, thank you.

Become a Corporate Sponsor:  Organizations or companies can donate funds and in that way gain recognition for the company, foundation, or organization, and at the same time support the work of Campamento Diabetes Safari.  Sponsorship provides the companies with the opportunity to participate in the community, construct a positive image, build their brand, and gain exposure to an international market.  Some companies establish programs through which they match the charitable donations of their employees, thus doubling the impact of their contribution.  Businesses or organizations can sponsor more than one child or adolescent. Thank you for your donation!

Donations of money

You can help children and adolescents living with insulin-dependent diabetes through your financial gift.  We appreciate and accept your donations by check or bank deposit.  From within the U. S., donations can be made by check payable to "Dr. Stan De Loach" (NOTE: It is not yet possible to write checks to "Campamento Diabetes Safari," although this is planned for 2012) and can be sent to:  Dr. Stan De Loach, 5721 Magazine Street, PMB 200, New Orleans, LA  70115.

In México, bank deposits may be made to account # 06106282875 of Banco HSBC, in Mexico City, Mexico.  Funds can be deposited into this account from any HSBC branch or other bank anywhere in the world.  The account number is all that is essential in order to make a deposit.

If you prefer to make a donation in Euros (€), please contact Lic. Rosa Elena Yáñez rosyanez@hotmail.com, who will provide you with the details needed to make a transfer or deposit.

Donations in kind

Campamento Diabetes Safari also seeks "in-kind" donations of medical supplies, camp supplies, paper supplies, and frequent flyer miles.

An individual or company can donate products or services needed by the Campamento.  To make an "in-kind" contribution, please contact the Campamento Diabetes Safari office.  We can provide a list of specific items that are needed in order to offer the children and adolescents a productive and unforgettable experience.  The articles needed range from school supplies, art materials (paints, markers, paper), t-shirts printed with the Campamento name and logo, to the essential supplies for treating insulin-dependent diabetes (insulin, syringes, blood glucose monitors, strips for measuring blood glucose).

A detailed list of the items most necessary and urgent includes:

• New solid-color t-shirts in children's and adult's sizes, without printing
• New solid-color t-shirts in children's and adult's sizes, printed with the Campamento Diabetes Safari name and logo
• Transportation, one-way or round-trip by bus from Mexico City to the resort where the Camp is held (Centro Vacacional Oaxtepec)
• Bottles or cartridges of insulin:  lispro/Humalog (Lilly), aspart/NovoRapid (NovoNordisk), glulisina/Shorant (sanofi-aventis) y glargine/Lantus (sanofi-aventis)
• Be-Light (sugar-free non-carbonated drinks) in plastic 1.5 liter bottles
• Television, radio, or print publicity
• Miles or kilometers from frequent-flyer programs (we use them for international Staff's travel to and from the Campamento)
• Hotel nights earned with hotel frequent guest plans (we use them for international Staff's stay in Mexico City during their pre-Campamento training)

Public recognition of your donation and transparent accounting

We acknowledge all financial or in-kind gifts promptly; if you wish, we acknowledge your contribution publicly on the Internet page for Campamento Diabetes Safari.  Immediately after each Campamento, we also provide full, on-line, transparent accounting for each Campamento Diabetes Safari, so that our donors can know exactly how their gifts were utilized.

By providing us with the following information about your donation or gift, we can thank you properly.

Donor's name: ___________________
Address: ___________________
City: ___________________
State: ___________________
Postal Code: ___________________
E-mail: ___________________

In Memory of: ___________________
In Honor of: ___________________
On the occasion of (memorial, birthday, anniversary, holiday, birth, etc.): ___________________

Name: ___________________
Address: ___________________
City: ___________________
State: ___________________
Postal Code: ___________________
E-mail: ___________________

On behalf of the children and adolescents living with insulin-dependent type 1 diabetes, thank you.
 

At Campamento Diabetes Safari, the children and adolescents begin to realize that they are not broken, but simply different from other classmates.  They learn that with proper care and education, they can do anything any other young person their age can do.  When they first arrive at Campamento Diabetes Safari, they think and feel that they are alone, but they quickly make many new friends who have the same condition that they do. Along the way, they meet specialized health care professionals who teach them how to take care of insulin-dependent diabetes in a responsible and effective way.

We are grateful for your support!

We would like to recognize the following individuals and corporate donors who gave to Campamento Diabetes Safari during the previous seasons.  Without their generous support, Camp would simply not be possible!
 

Kathy Garrett, Houston, Texas, USA

Estela García, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

Laboratorios Abbott de México, México, Distrito Federal, México

Eli Lilly de México, México, Distrito Federal, México

Barbara y Brian Splan, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

sanofi-aventis de México, México, Distrito Federal

Fundación Lilly, México, Distrito Federal, México

Ken y Nancy Marks, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Barnard y Nancy Straus, Evanston, Illinois, USA

John y Elizabeth Gilmore, Fenton, Missouri, USA

Becton Dickinson de México, Cuautitlán Izcalli, Estado de México, México

Can-Am Care, Alpharetta, Georgia, USA

Lisa M. Splan, Spring, Texas, USA

Teksalud, S. de R. L. de C.V., México, Distrito Federal, México

PEER, México, Distrito Federal, México

Pepsi Bottling Group de México, México, Distrito Federal, México

Clínica de Diabetes de Puebla, Puebla, México

Soñar Despierto, A. C. [Filial México Norte], México, Distrito Federal, México

Janet McGill, MD, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Yoghurt Vitalínea de Danone, México, Distrito Federal, México

American Youth Understanding Diabetes Abroad, Inc.  (AYUDA), Chevy Chase, Maryland, USA

Arthur Nielsen III, MD, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Frederick John Milens III, Pikeville, Kentucky, USA

Kathy Garrett, Houston, Texas, USA, in memoriam Joan Williams

Canderel (Merisant México), México, Distrito Federal

Les Jernigan, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Metrika, Inc., Sunnyvale, California, USA

Hermanos Bas, Camisería La Primavera, México, Distrito Federal, México

BD Medical, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, USA

Kraft Foods de México, México, Distrito Federal, México

George y Cys Hay, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Camisería La Primavera, México, Distrito Federal, México

Instituto LALA, México, Distrito Federal, México

Glen y Heidi Parchmann, Rocky Hill, Connecticut, USA

Jane Loevinger, Ph.D., University City, Missouri, USA  (RIP / q.e.p.d.)

Grupo Gamesa, San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, México

José María Serralde, Top Management, México, Distrito Federal, México

Zlatica y Vladimir Beca, Brecksville, Ohio, USA

Delinutrición Gomitas, México, Distrito Federal, México

Juanita Pradel, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Dr. Margaret Porter y Mr. Paul Blount, Santa Monica, California, USA

Stephen Dukes, Houston, Texas, USA

Fidel Romero Ramírez, Chimalhuacán, Estado de México, México

PBM Products, Gordonsville, Virginia, USA

Clara Eugenia Yáñez, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México

Vicki Seglin, Evanston, Illinois, USA

USO, Houston, Texas, USA

Dr. Robert Lipgar, Rhinebeck, New York, USA

Elena Sáinz, México, Distrito Federal, México

Julianne and David Korn, Metairie, Louisiana, USA

Bridget Octave, Pharm.D., New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Tiendas Diabecare Shop, México, Distrito Federal, y Querétaro, Querétaro, México

Continental Airlines, Houston, Texas, USA

Owen Mumford, Marietta, Gerogia, USA

Farmatel, México, Distrito Federal, México

Laboratorios Merck, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

Gelatinas D'Gari, México, Distrito Federal, México

Dan Chapman, Houston, Texas, USA

Laboratorios Senosiain, Celaya, Guanajuato, México

Your donation is wisely used

For questions or to find out more about sponsoring a child's or adolescent's attendance this year, please contact Lic. Rosa Elena Yáñez, Director of Campamento Diabetes Safari or Dr. Stan De Loach, Associate Director of Campamento Diabetes Safari.

 

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