CAMP LOCATION:

FLYING EAGLE RANCH

2520 HODGE PLACE ROAD

SCREVEN, GEORGIA

Hospice of South Georgia, Inc.

912-588-0080

A special camp for children

ages 5—17 who have

experienced

the loss of a loved one.

Saturday September 17, 2011

8:30am—4:00pm

If you know a child who is interest-ed in attending or if you are inter-ested in volunteering for Camp Hope please contact our office for more information.

Please visit www.hospicesoga.org to down-load camper or volunteer applications. Last day to register is September 1, 2010. A twenty-five dollar per child donation is request-ed. Scholarships are available.

At Camp Hope, children play and talk

together about their losses, share

emotions with others, and recognize

that grief is a natural response to los-

ing a loved one. Together they learn

to help each other with their grief and

ways to help themselves.

Children enjoy fun activities with chil-

dren in their age group. Activities in-

clude:

A memorial activity to remember

loved ones

Arts and Crafts

Music Therapy

Horseback Riding

Games and sports

Paddle-boating

Much more!

Children will come away from camp

with coping tools to help them work

through their grief, many fond memo-

ries and a Camp Hope T-shirt and me-

mentos.

Camp

Hope

Camp Objectives

SHARING

To provide children with an opportunity to meet in a safe and accepting environment and to share their experiences with other children who have lost a

loved one.

UNDERSTANDING

To increase the child’s understanding of grief and the

journey through mourning.

EXPRESSION

To provide information on grief in order to facilitate a better understanding and expression of their feel-

ings.

MEMORIES

To enable children to merge their feelings with mem-

ories of their loved ones.

AWARENESS

To increase the child’s awareness of available sup-

port systems.

HOPE

To instill feelings of hope and life for the future with-

in children who have experienced a loss.

Hospice of South Georgia, Inc.

provides a bereavement camp

for children that will promote

journeying through the grief pro-

cess. The camp is offered to

children ages 5 to 17 that have

experienced the death of a loved

one. Camp Hope helps children

find healing by offering an envi-

ronment that allows a safe and

comfortable expression of their

feelings and loss.

About Camp Hope

117 Drennon Drive

Jesup, GA 31545

Phone: 912-588-0080

www.hospicesoga.org

Children will participate in activi-

ties alongside other children and

in individual activities with caring

adults who are trained to offer

support and valuable information.

Campers will better understand

their own feelings and thoughts.

Professional staff is also available

to children and their families fol-

lowing the camp to assist with

any need related to their grief

journey.