• A Brief History
• About Northern California IBD Camp
• About Camp Arroyo
• What Campers Can Expert
• Hurry, and Sign Up
• Support the Kids
• IBD Camp.org

A Brief History

In 1998, The Taylor Family Foundation built a summer camp for children with chronic and serious illnesses or disabilities at Camp Arroyo in Livermore, CA. For the past four years, children with IBD have been able to attend a camp close to home in the Bay Area for one week each summer.

About Northern California IBD Camp

The founders of the camp for children with IBD have gotten together with The Taylor Family Foundation to make camp available, free of charge, to all children with IBD, between the ages of 7 and 17. Campers who are 17 years of age by camp date are welcome to sign up as Counselors-in-training (CITs).

About Camp Arroyo (GUTBUSTERS)

At Camp Arroyo, campers will find a

• 3,500 sq. ft. swimming pool
• 1.7 acre grass meadow for field sports
• ropes challenge with zip line
• climbing wall
• sports court with basketball and volleyball
• boating at Del Valle Resevoir
• arts and crafts center
• drama center
• hiking and nature walks
• gardening

and friends like you who want to have fun and just be a kid, not a patient.

What Campers Can Expect

• Excellent attention from well-trained and committed counselors who also have IBD
• Safe and secure place where you can just be yourself, and feel free to talk about anything because everyone there is just like you
• Acceptance and friendship among other campers that can last a lifetime
• Self-confidence; you may just surprise yourself by doing things you could not imagine doing
• Excellent care around the clock from the on-site medical team, headed by Dr. Mel Heyman, an expert in pediatric IBD, and Betsy Haas-Beckert and Laura Bridgers, both Nurse Practitioners who specialize in the care of children and adolescents with IBD
• Comfortable cabin accommodations and good tasting food that is good for you, and meets everyones dietary needs
• Loads of FUN activities!

Hurry, and Sign Up Now!

For questions or additional information about the Northern California IBD Camp, contact Pam Lee at 707-573-8545.

>> Registration Form

Keep the Camp Free for All the Kids

If you wish to support the camp and keep it free for all the Kids, please send your donations to:

IBD Summer Camp Foundation
P.O. Box 210521
San Francisco, CA 94121

Tax ID: 20-2925739