<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:16px;text-size-adjust:100%;vertical-align:baseline;background:rgb(247, 247, 247);color:rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:"Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-weight:400">Diabetes is complicated for everyone, especially kids. The increased burden of disease can result in depression, anxiety, chronic stress, and feelings of isolation. <p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:16px;text-size-adjust:100%;vertical-align:baseline;background:rgb(247, 247, 247);color:rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:"Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-weight:400"> <p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:16px;text-size-adjust:100%;vertical-align:baseline;background:rgb(247, 247, 247);color:rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:"Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-weight:400">However, living with diabetes also presents a unique potential for identity exploration and an increased sense of belonging. By engaging in the diabetes camp community, campers develop lifelong friendships strengthened by the bond of shared challenges. Campers benefit from increased resilience, enhanced critical thinking skills, and recognition that they can and will accomplish hard things. Not only does this experience reduce the psychological burden of living with diabetes, but it can also result in improved health outcomes, including decreased risk of diabetes burnout and long-term complications.<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:16px;text-size-adjust:100%;vertical-align:baseline;background:rgb(247, 247, 247);color:rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:"Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-weight:400"> <p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:16px;text-size-adjust:100%;vertical-align:baseline;background:rgb(247, 247, 247);color:rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:"Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-weight:400">Camps and retreats for children with Diabetes are expensive, and even with scholarships, the children need a lot of materials to attend. These materials include clothing, bedding, toiletries, towels, etc. These extra expenses prevent some families from sending their children to these medical camps. At the medical camps, the children learn how to manage their Diabetes better, but they build a love for the outdoors, find a support network of others going through the same, and build life-changing friendships.<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:16px;text-size-adjust:100%;vertical-align:baseline;background:rgb(247, 247, 247);color:rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:"Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-weight:400"> <p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:16px;text-size-adjust:100%;vertical-align:baseline;background:rgb(247, 247, 247);color:rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:"Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-weight:400">Memories Made is a nonprofit organization founded by former camp counselors with a mission to help kids with diabetes experience camp. Camp is for everyone, not just those whose families can access the funds, transportation, and/or time necessary to get to camp. Our goal is to help as many kids as possible experience the benefits of diabetes camp by supporting families and removing barriers to access.

Hello, <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip " style="background-color:rgb(248, 248, 255);border:1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255);border-radius:4px;color:rgb(42, 42, 196);display:inline-block;margin:0px;padding:1px 8px;font-size:11px;line-height:16px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit">First name <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{lastname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip " style="background-color:rgb(248, 248, 255);border:1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255);border-radius:4px;color:rgb(42, 42, 196);display:inline-block;margin:0px;padding:1px 8px;font-size:11px;line-height:16px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit">Last name, We thank you from the bottom of our hearts. This donation dramatically helps our mission. We can now support a child to get to diabetes camp and have what they need when they arrive.  If you would like to contribute further, contact us to become a volunteer or talk to your friends about our cause! Katie Leszcynskiwww.memoriesmadekids.org info@memoriesmadenp.onmicrosoft.com 603-219-2901

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Diabetes is complicated for everyone, especially kids. The increased burden of disease can result in depression, anxiety, chronic stress, and feelings of isolation.  However, living with diabetes also presents a unique potential for identity exploration and an increased sense of belonging. By engaging in the diabetes camp community, campers develop lifelong friendships strengthened by the bond of shared challenges. Campers benefit from increased resilience, enhanced critical thinking skills, and recognition that they can and will accomplish hard things. Not only does this experience reduce the psychological burden of living with diabetes, but it can also result in improved health outcomes, including decreased risk of diabetes burnout and long-term complications. Camps and retreats for children with Diabetes are expensive, and even with scholarships, the children need a lot of materials to attend. These materials include clothing, bedding, toiletries, towels, etc. These extra expenses prevent some families from sending their children to these medical camps. At the medical camps, the children learn how to manage their Diabetes better, but they build a love for the outdoors, find a support network of others going through the same, and build life-changing friendships. Memories Made is a nonprofit organization founded by former camp counselors with a mission to help kids with diabetes experience camp. Camp is for everyone, not just those whose families can access the funds, transportation, and/or time necessary to get to camp. Our goal is to help as many kids as possible experience the benefits of diabetes camp by supporting families and removing barriers to access.

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