Camp ChiMer

 

 

Camp ChiMer was started in 1986 by Dr. Brad Warady, dedicated volunteers, and health care professionals, all of whom shared a common goal to create an opportunity for children with end stage renal disease to participate in a camping experience and develop peer relationships, regardless of their medical needs.

 

Camp ChiMer is a 2-day, Day Summer Camp for children ages 9 to 18 who are undergoing peritoneal dialysis, hemodialysis, or have had a renal transplant. Here, campers will have the chance to participate in exciting activities, including swimming in our filtered pool.

 

The National Kidney Foundation, with medical support from Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics, is excited to host a fun and unique summer camp experience. Camp ChiMer is located in a beautiful 100-acre privately owned facility in Kansas City, Missouri.

 

Camp will be staffed by physicians, nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, social workers, and volunteers. Campers are medically supervised. Campers form friendships and share common bonds and experiences with others who are "just like them", all while enjoying the therapeutic benefits of the great outdoors.

 

 

The mission of Camp ChiMer is to provide an opportunity for children with end stage renal disease to participate in a summer camp experience and develop peer relationships, regardless of their medical needs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For campers ages 9-18 with end stage renal disease

August 19th-20th

9:00AM-5:30PM daily

Three Trails Camp & Retreat Center

16200 E US Hwy 40, Kansas City, MO 64136

 

Day Camp Fun Continues

• Camp ChiMer 2023 will be a day camp format. Campers must be dropped off by 9:00am and picked up no later than 6:00pm daily.
• There will be no overnight accommodations or onsite dialysis provided. Please connect with your healthcare team to arrange dialysis needs.

 

 

All NKF Staff, Children’s Mercy Medical Staff, volunteers, and campers must conduct a self-prescreening prior to leaving for Three Trails Camp & Retreat Center. If any two symptoms are present, do not attend camp.

Prescreening Checklist:

• Temperature of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher
• Sore throat
• Cough (for campers with chronic cough due to allergies or asthma, a change in their cough from baseline, must be documented by a medical professional)

• Difficulty breathing (for campers with asthma, a change from their baseline breathing, must be documented by a medical professional)
• Diarrhea or vomiting
• New loss of taste or smell
• New onset of severe headache, especially with a fever