Want to start a team? Or were you on one of our awesome teams last year, and you want to register again? It's easy. Follow this link to register, If you are a Team Captain, register yourself and everyone in your family who plans to participate, and then send this link to other members of your team. Once your team is registered, we'll set up your Crowdrise fundraising page so you can start making the magic happen for the families you're supporting.
A day of family-friendly fun and fierce competition all tied into one glorious morning of camp-inspired challenges and activities to benefit Experience Camps for grieving children. Your team will show up at Camp Mahackeno (Westport Y) -- build in about 20 minutes to clear registration and shovel down some glorious bites. Then you'll gather with your team, in full color-inspired garb of course (last year we had guys dressed as unicorns wearing pink tutu's). There will be a brief welcome ceremony and an explanation of the activities, and then you're off to a morning of family-style competition.
No child should suffer alone. Experience Camps are free, one-week camps for boys and girls who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling or primary caregiver. It's a place where kids can laugh, cry, play, create, remember the person who died, or forget the grief that weighs them down. It's a place where they can feel "normal", because everyone there has been through something similar and understands what it's like to lose someone important to them. It's a home away from home. And just about everyone will tell you..."It's the best week of the year".
