Camp Odayin Winter Camp 2025 - for children with heart disease
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Overview
Our Winter Camp for children with heart disease is hosted annually over President’s Day weekend at Camp Wapogasset in Amery, WI, one hour and twenty minutes from the Twin Cities. Free round trip transportation is provided from Oakdale, MN (near St. Paul) and Milwaukee, WI.
Campers in grades 1-12 are invited to attend, no need to have attended a Camp Odayin camp previously. This is a great opportunity for first-time campers to meet new friends and experience a weekend of camp.
We enjoy tubing, broomball, arts & crafts, plenty of hot cocoa, and connecting with heart friends! There is always a choice to do indoor activities. Kids are grouped based on age and stay in cozy retreat-style housing with two camp counselors and a cabin nurse. Similar to our Summer Camp, a camp cardiologist is also on-site to supervise activities.
Registration
The deadline to register is January 20th, 2025.
Payment & Financial Support
There is a $50 registration fee for Winter Camp. Our Pay-What-You-Can (PWYC) 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. Families who choose to pay more than $50 receive a tax receipt for their additional contribution. If you have questions on the cost of camp, contact the Camp Odayin office at info@campodayin.org.
If it would be beneficial to your family, we offer transportation support by reimbursing up to $200 for your travel costs. Contact the Camp Odayin office at brooke@campodayin.org for details on the travel cost reimbursement process.
Transportation & Camper Check In
Our Winter Camp home is in Amery, WI, an hour and a half from Minneapolis, MN and about 5 hours from Milwaukee, WI. You can drop your child off at camp or choose one of two optional bus rides either from the Odayin Headquarters in Oakdale, MN and from the Greendale Clinic in Milwaukee, WI. Both buses pick up children on Saturday and return Monday afternoon/evening. At each location (drop-off at camp, or at the bus drop-off location), there is an extensive check-in with a camp nurse to review medications.
Parents of Winter Campers receive camper check in and pick up times and specific location details via email. If you have any questions regarding transportation, please contact info@campodayin.org.
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