Retreat Weekend for teens and young adults at Victory Junction Gang Camp
October 24 – 26, 2008

The next retreat for teens and young adults will be held at Victory Junction Gang Camp (North Carolina) the weekend of October 24 – 26, 2008.  Please mark your calendars; you are definitely not going to want to miss this wonderful event.  If you attended the retreat weekend in 2006, you know why you need to come back.  The retreat weekend is a time to renew friendships and to make new friendships with people your age who have TM, NMO, ADEM and ON.  It is an opportunity to spend time with physicians on our medical advisory board to hear about new research and to ask questions.  Dr. Douglas Kerr, Dr. Adam Kaplin and Chitra Krishnan attended the last camp, and I am certain that they will try to make it again.  We will invite all of the physicians from our medical advisory board, and we are hoping to have even greater participation next year. 

The camp is first and foremost about having a fun time; and you will have a really awesome time.  VJGC is a fully accessible facility, the camp has an excellent adaptive recreation program, and the medical facilities are excellent.  The camp has an exceptional full-time medical staff; your stay at camp will be safe and in an entirely supportive and caring environment. 

If you are 16 to 21 years old, please mark the dates on your calendar.  If you will be 15 years old during the time of camp or you are 22-25 years old, please apply and the camp will consider applications on a case-by-case basis.  If you are older than 21, you might also consider applying to come to camp as a volunteer.

If you are interested in attending the TMA retreat weekend at Victory Junction, please call or send an email to Paula Lazzeri and ask her to place you on the retreat weekend recruiting list.  Give Paula your age, provide her with all of your contact information, and also let her know if you are interested in attending camp as a camper or as a volunteer.  If you need traveling assistance or if you are interested in coming to camp with a parent(s) or a sibling, please also give this information to Paula.

PLEASE DO NOT APPLY TO CAMP!  VJGC is not prepared to accept our applications.  We will let you know when it is time to fill out the application and we will provide you with the details of the application process at that time. 

For now, get the dates marked on your calendars and call Paula or send her an email: (425)883-7914  plazzeri@myelitis.org.

The last camp we had was a totally life-changing experience for everyone who attended.  Please plan to be a part of this incredible opportunity.