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Lake Doniphan Conference and Retreat Center
Excelsior Springs, MO
Camp Quality is a non-profit organization that provides free camping experiences and year-round support programs for children with cancer, and their families.
- Volunteer run and community funded
- Each child paired with a companion during camp
- Held for one week during the summer, with additional support programs throughout the year, such as reunions and family outings
When you are here, you are family!
When I was nine years old I was diagnosed with a rare form of pediatric liver cancer. Over a period of eight months I was given intense treatments of chemotherapy, and I went through an eleven hour surgery in which my surgeon removed 83% of my liver and a softball sized tumor. After being in remission for a year I was told about a local camp for cancer patients where you could just get away, be yourself, and spend time with other kids that had been in the same situation. My first year at Camp Quality of Greater Kansas City was in 2002, I was eleven. I had so much fun during that week that I swore I would come back every year that I possibly could! I met so many people just like me, and I made so many friends. There were so many activities and fun things to do, it was like an endless carnival! I returned to Camp as a camper for six more years after that. Then when I turned eighteen I kept my promise and returned to camp again, but this time I traded places and became a Companion. I had the chance to see the Camp from a brand new point of view. I realized the work thats put in by all the staff to make sure that all the campers have a wonderful time all week long. I realized what an amazing and important thing CQGKC is doing, and has been doing for years now. There is no way I could ever leave the Camp now. I've become family. Everyone who has ever been a part of it, has become family!
-Jason Spengel GKC Camper turned Companion
Camp Quality Greater Kansas City
P.O. Box 456
Pleasant Hill, MO 64080
Phone: 816-809-8600
Fax: 913-839-8584
E-Mail: campqualitygkc@yahoo.com