I want to thank you for giving our daughter the opportunity to attend camp last week. Over the weekend we heard more and more about her week. She got to have experiences that she has never had before and she grew in many ways because of the opportunity. Unfortunately, due to her medical needs she has never been able to go to camp…because of your camps ability to meet the needs of kids with heart issues we as parents knew she would be safe and be well cared for…thank you! From the moment we checked in we felt welcomed and excited for the week ahead for Quinn. Your staff, volunteers and facility were first class. Thank you for going above and beyond what we could have dreamed for her. Many thanks and much appreciation to all!!! Dan and Janet Hellige
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I want to thank you for giving our daughter the opportunity to attend camp last week. Over the weekend we heard more and more about her week. She got to have experiences that she has never had before and she grew in many ways because of the opportunity. Unfortunately, due
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Camps, Health, Heart & Circulatory System Diseases & Disorders, Recreation & Sports, Sports
Mission:
Camp Odayin provides fun, safe and supportive camp experiences and community building opportunities for young people with heart disease and their families.
Results: We welcomed our first 53 campers in 2002 and have experienced rapid growth every year since. In 2024, 873 heart heroes and family members participated in a Camp Odayin activity. Campers spanned the map, representing 17 states.
Target demographics: Children with heart disease and their families
Direct beneficiaries per year: 873 young people with heart disease and family members
Geographic areas served: Camp Odayin
Programs:
In an atmosphere designed to enhance self-esteem and acceptance of themselves and others, Odayin campers have the opportunity to come alive emotionally and physically in ways they never dreamed possible by reaching beyond their medical diagnosis. Participants pay a $50 registration fee. Our Pay-What-You-Can model for camp registrations supports our commitment to make our programs accessible to everyone in our community. There is always an option to pay $0.
Summer Camp allows campers in grades 1-11 to enjoy swimming, boating, arts and crafts, volleyball, horseback riding, nature, basketball, and music in a safe, medically-supervised environment during a five day experience in both Crosslake, MN and Elkhorn, WI.
Winter Camp offers Residential Camp or Day Camp campers who attended the previous summer the chance to reconnect and experience snowshoeing, broomball, and sledding over a three day weekend in Amery, WI.
Family Camp is an opportunity for families with a child with heart disease age birth to 12th grade to come together for fun, education, support and camaraderie. Family Camp is hosted near Minneapolis in Amery, WI and near Milwaukee/Chicago in Salem, WI.
The Moms Retreat is a time for moms of young people with heart disease to connect for support, education and empowerment in White Bear Lake, MN and Lake Geneva, WI.
Dads Day is one or two days of outdoor recreation in Prior Lake, MN to build camaraderie and connection between dads of children with heart disease.
In addition, throughout the year, Camp Odayin provides educational activities and support for campers and their families. Our camp programs are supported by skilled volunteers, including nurses, cardiologists, and camp counselors, many of whom faithfully return year after year.