Started in 1983, Camp Fantastic is Special Love's hallmark program offering a week of summer fun to children with cancer. The week-long camp provides children with cancer an opportunity to step back from the seriousness of their disease and enjoy the bonds of friendship with other children who share similar experiences.
Camp Fantastic provides classes, recreation, theme parties, campfires and other exciting activities for seven to seventeen year-old cancer patients who are currently being treated or have undergone treatment within the last three years. A full medical staff from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is on-site to distribute medication and provide necessary treatment.
Since 1987, the Richmond Shag Club has donated over $75,000 to support Camp Fantastic. In 2000, RSC gave $6,500 to the Camp, representing enough funding to support 10 campers for this special week. Annual donations average between $4,000 and $6,000.
In 2005, on August 14th, Camp Fantastic will begin for over 100 campers.
