Champ Camp would not be possible without our many fabulous volunteers. Those volunteers include our bus chaperones and agencies that assist us to and from camp.
In Southern California, we would like to extend our gratitude to Guava, Elizabeth, Ulbens, Alberto, Anthony, and Adrian. In addition to our chaperones, we appreciate Children’s Burn Foundation for not only letting us use their parking lot for the bus pick up/drop off, but for also providing breakfast and snacks. We also had lunch stops to and from camp. Bakersfield Firefighters Burn Foundation provided lunch on the way to camp and Kern County Firefighters Burn Survivor Trust provided lunch on the way home from camp.
From Northern California, we say thank you to our friends at Berkeley Fire, Hughson Fire, and Denair Fire for hosting our travel activities. Haze and Captain Barboza from Berkeley Fire ensured we had a great pick up and drop off location in the Bay Area and hung out with us until everyone was picked up and ready to go. Hughson Fire and Denair Fire hosted our lunch stops to and from camp and with their generosity and hospitality we were able to have a welcoming and safe space for families to meet and enjoy a meal before being sent off with goodie bags filled with some awesome road snacks. We thank our wonderful bus chaperones for volunteering their time and ensuring the rides to and from camp ran smoothly and safely. Thank you: Giddy, Lumpy, Cannonball, Shadow, Foghorn, Tony with Hughson Fire, Aaron with Denair Fire, and Haze with Berkeley Fire.
While they didn’t have to travel as far as the Northern or Southern buses, the Central bus chaperones are still very much needed and appreciated. Not only do they gather up the children from the Central Valley, they also pick up campers arriving by air. Thank you for spending your time ensuring that our campers arrived safely. Our wonderful Central California volunteers included “D”, Redvine, Flamingo and Hurricane.