Welcome to Camp Kudzu

Camp Kudzu serves Georgia's children, teens and families with type 1 diabetes.  Camp brings to mind fresh air…laughter heard across a lake…starry skies…children running, climbing, swimming and looking up to caring adults.  Camp provides a sense of community.  The children, teens and  families who take part in Camp  Kudzu's programs learn that they are not alone in their struggle with diabetes.

Camp Kudzu offers summer camp, family weekends, and teen retreats.  The focus is on fun, but the lessons learned regarding diabetes self-management skills are critical to long-term health.  Children who have access to quality diabetes management education at a young age can reduce their risk of diabetes-related complications. Camp provides vital education in a setting that gives each child the best chance of practicing lessons learned.

We all await a cure.  Until that day comes, Camp Kudzu helps our young people live life to the fullest. 

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Proceeds help execute and grow our summer camp and weekend programs!

The 2nd Annual Kudzu Clipper 5K and Family Fun Run will be held August 21st at Midtown Athletic Club on Windy Hill Road! Join us for a competitive 5K race, one-mile Family Fun Run, or a short Tot Trot. After the race, stick around to enjoy Midtown Athletic Club's fantastic facilities!  
Click here to register on Active.com. 
Click here to print and mail a runner registration form.   
Click here for information on sponsorship opportunities. 
For more information on the Kudzu Clipper, contact Amber Medley at 404-250-1811 or amedley@campkudzu.org.                                                                                       

Summer Session 3 Starts Sunday!
Camp Kudzu's staff and 125+ volunteers arrive Saturday, July 31, to prepare for the 188 campers who will be with us from Sunday, August 1, through Saturday, August 7.  If you need us after 5 pm, Friday, July 30th, we're at Camp!  The office will be lightly staffed August 2, 4-6.  Please call the camp cell phone 404.405.1115 if you need immediate help, but please know that cell phones sometimes lose signals in the mountains. The number at our host site is 706.865.2715.

Compass Society Launched on June 23
Our campers shared with guests just how important Camp Kudzu is to them at the Sovereign rooftop event.  For more information, please check out "What's Happening" on our website.   http://www.campkudzu.org/whatshappening/whatshappening.asp

Summer Sessions 1 and 2 were full of joy!
Over 340 children and teens enjoyed our first two weeks of summer camp.  Soon, you can see photos on the photo gallery.  We are still figuring out how to get our slide shows on U-Tube. Stay tuned!  Thank you to the 185+ volunteers.  You cared for Kudzu's kids as if they were your own, with tireless commitment and an understanding that camp's fun too.

The Session One and Session Two slideshows are now available!
Click here for the Session One Slideshow
Click here for the Session Two Slideshow
(Just FYI: They are large files and may take several minutes to open!)

New Strategic Plan After months of Board, Staff, Parent, Volunteer input, the Board of Directors approved a new strategic plan to guide Camp Kudzu over the next 5 years.  Please see About Us for more information and for the important goals that have been set.  If you wish to obtain a copy of the Strategic Plan, please call Alex Allen, 404.250.1811.  Deep appreciation goes to Chris Kane, Board member and Senior Vice President at WellStar, for leading the strategic planning effort and to all of you who gave valuable insight and direction.

2010 Giving: "Send a Child to Camp" Please consider making the gift of camp possible.  Donating online is an easy possibility.  So is participation in our February 21 Sugar Bowl and our April 19 Kudzu Cup Fore! Kids.  Camp is not supported by ADA, JDRF or other such organizations, so we are totally reliant on camp fees and your donations.  We're here to help you help kids get to camp!  Thank you for ensuring that diabetes camp will be here for Georgia's children in need.
*Your gift of $1,300 provides a full scholarship for a child in need.  You can receive a top quality commemorative Camp Kudzu golf shirt as our thank you.
*Your gift of $500 will provide a partial scholarship for a child whose family may never have needed financial help before, but has struggled this year and needs our help.  And you can receive a useful gym bag as our thank you.
*Your gift of $250 covers the cost of nutritious meals and snacks for four campers for the week of camp.  We will be pleased to send you our signature license plate for the front of your car as a thank you.

      Click the Leaf and make your gift today!  

Test Drive our New Online Camp Store!
Camp Kudzu's Online Camp Store

We are ACA Accredited!
The American Camp Association (ACA) has granted accreditation to Camp Kudzu. The ACA reviewed hundreds of areas of operation, preparation, documentation and viewed our camp in action.  We are pleased to have received this stamp of approval and are happy to be guided and continuously instructed by the ACA, a national entity that values quality, safety and the best in camp programs for youth and children.

Camp Kudzu's audited financial statements and IRS 990 are available for your viewing at  2009 Financial Statements and Latest IRS 990.

Wish List
Volunteers to plan 5K Run for September event date.  Need folks to recruit $500 - $2,500 sponsorships from small to medium sized companies. If you enjoy party and event planning, raising funds in support of Camp Kudzu's programs, want to get to know other Kudzu volunteers, or have race management experience, this is the committee for you! For more information, contact Amber Medley at 404-250-1811 or amedley@campkudzu.org

Sponsors for the Kudzu Clipper 5K Race and Fun Run, August 21, 2010
Sky Miles and Frequent Flyer Miles or airline tickets (to get our out-of-state volunteers home to Georgia for camp)
Steelcase tall file cabinets
Free Office - 3,000 - 4,000 square feet!

Thank you!