Category: Impact Stories
Camp Made Me the Teacher I Am Today
Former camp staffer and current volunteer, Gidget, shares how camp shapes her teaching career, and what this means for her students in the classroom.
Camp Will Surprise You, Impress You, Ground You
What brings people back to camp each year? Hear it straight from Dottie, a long-time volunteer at Over the Wall, the SeriousFun camp in the United Kingdom.
What Giving Back is All About: Life Lessons from Camp Volunteers
What does giving back mean to you? That's the question we asked volunteers and staff from Camp Footprints, the SeriousFun partner program in South Africa. Here, in their own voices, are their answers.
Resilience & The Importance of Camp
Camp offers experiences that increase a camper’s resilience and sense of self.
Rediscovering Hope: Nolan’s Story
Nolan lives with Eosinophilic esophagitis (known as EoE), an autoimmune disease that affects the digestive system and can make swallowing food nearly impossible. For kids like Nolan, it makes experiencing all the fun and joy of childhood a real challenge – except when at a SeriousFun camp.
How Time Apart At Camp Brought A Mom & Daughter Closer Together
We caught up with Léa and her mother, Pascale, who spent many months in the hospital battling Léa's cancer. Camp offered newfound friendships, hope, and confidence for them both.
Camp Really is a Place for Everyone: Reflections from a Volunteer
Elle heard about camp one evening at home in her living room and hasn't looked back since. Read, in her own words, why she volunteers.
Lives Built Together on a Mutual Love for Camp
Three stories of lives built on a mutual love for all things camp — including volunteering, adventure, and friendship — shared by the couples themselves.
When We Show Kids Their Worth, They Thrive: A Letter From Ethiopia
Read about Lemlem's first-hand experience in the field, and how silly celebrations are transforming kids' lives.
The Power of Camp Addis: Tedi’s Story
Tewodros Daniel had faced a lifetime of stigma and discrimination because of his HIV status in Ethiopia—until camp. He tells his story.