Coming Events
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May is ASTHMA AWARENESS MONTH!
Champ Camp
Celebrating 32 Summers
July 15-21, 2012
Champ Camp is a place where kids. aged 7-14 with asthma will gain new experiences, new friends and memories that will last them a lifetime! During our week-long camp, children will gain confidence in themselves and their ability to take control of something very important, control of their own lifelong condition - a disease called asthma.
Asthma is an inflammatory condition of the lungs that makes it difficult to breathe. Asthma is chronic, meaning that inflammation is always present, even when there are no noticeable symptoms. When provoked by a trigger, the inflammation worsens and these changes produce airway obstruction, chest tightness, coughing and wheezing that can lead to asthma episodes.
Asthma is a burden if not handled properly, which involves avoiding triggers, staying active and sticking to the proper medicine regimen. At camp we teach all three and more, and in the interim enrich lives by infusing empowerment into mindsets and daily routines.
For more than 30 years we have impacted hundreds of campers. They come to us as children eager to grow and learn. Over the years they mature into their role as manager of their own disease. Campers and Volunteers download your applications TODAY on our main Champ Camp page. For more information, please email champcamp@lungcolorado.org. Click here to visit Champ Camp on Facebook!
Come Support Champ Camp at MUD-A-PALOOZA!!
Come out for a fun-filled day of volleyball at MUD-A-PALOOZA on June 16th, 2012 at Northglenn!! Mud-a-palooza is round-robin style adult mud volleyball tournament, followed by single-elimination playoffs. This guarantees at least five games for each team.
Each team can have eight to 12 players. At least half the players on the court must be female at all times. All participants must be at least 18 years old.
Saturday, June 16, 2012, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m, Northwest Open Space, W. 112th Avenue and Ranch Drive
All beer proceeds will go towards Champ Camp scholarships and the volleyball team that wins the tournament will win a one year supply of Chick-Fil-A. Now that's hard to beat! Click HERE for more information and to sign-up and HERE to see the Mud-A-Palooza Flyer!
Friends of Champ Camp
The Kunsberg School is a Colorado Department of Education approved facilities school on the National Jewish Health campus that provides an outstanding education for students in the grades K-8 who struggle while attending public school due to chronic illnesses such as asthma, diabetes, sickle cell anemia, auto immune deficiency and severe food allergies. The school is tuition free. Our mission is to provide a safe, friendly, and healthy educational environment committed to whole child development. For more information please contact Michelle Freas, Coordinator of Medical and Health Services, 303-398-1934.
