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One Step At A Time Camp

Camp Name: One Step At A Time Camp
Camp Focus: To provide positive, safe and fun camping experiences for children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer and leukemia, as well as survivors of childhood cancer, while benefiting volunteers and affected families
Owner: (Operated by) Children's Oncology Services, Inc
Director:
Executive Director: Jacob M. Drescher
Camp Director: Daniel Baum
Address: Children's Oncology Services, Inc. 500 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 300 Chicago, IL 60611
Location: Williams Bay, Wisconsin
Phone Number: 312-924-4220
Fax Number: 312-924-4222
Email: jdrescher@onestepcamp.org
Website: onestepcamp.org
Camp Type: Lodge
Camp Season: Two weeks in July and one week in December
Setting: On the shore of Lake Geneva in Williams Bay, Wisconsin
Gender: Coed
Camp Capacity: Approximately 250
Pricing: $100 per week
Notes: The cost per camper is $700 per week, however families are charged only $100 per week. Children's Oncology Services underwrites the difference. Full scholarships are available and no child has ever been turned away due to an inability to pay the tuition.
Slogan: "We can't wait until it's time for camp!"

Activities

Summer camp: swimming, boating, fishing, arts and crafts, picnics, archery, soccer, tennis, volleyball, basketball, tent camping, rock climbing, scuba diving, team sports, games, golf.

Winter Camp: snowboarding, skiing, tubing, tobogganing.

Information

Camp is open to any child aged 7 to 19 with cancer and leukemia from Illinois, Wisconsin and northern Indiana. Camp is staffed by volunteer counselors and medical professionals who are available 24 hours a day.