Calling all camper and volunteer applicants, the Camp Promise-West applications are live! (Camp Promise-East, yours are coming next week.)

Our overall timeline for applications has been shifted earlier in the year due to our earlier camp dates, so be sure to check this year's deadlines!

Campers: Start your application by clicking here. Camper applications are due Monday, April 29, 2013. After this date, online and paper applications will no longer be available. Depending on the amount of space available after this deadline, there is a possibility you will be able to apply for our wait list. But don't leave it up to chance, get those applications in!

Volunteers: Start your application by clicking here. Volunteer applications are due Monday, May 6, 2013. Depending on the amount of space available after this deadline, there is a possibility you will be able to apply for our wait list. But don't leave it up to chance, get those applications in!

A more detailed timeline on the rest of the application will follow next week, but for now, start gathering those materials and we look forward to seeing your applications!

It is with a heavy heart that Camp Promise-West says goodbye to a member of our family, Ricky. Camp (and especially the ladies of camp) will not be the same without his charm and creativity. Our thoughts are with his family and everyone who was close to Ricky, especially his cabin and all the members of Team Ricky.

We thank Ricky's family not only for all of their support of Camp Promise over the years, but their request for remembrances to be sent to Camp Promise. If you would like to make a donation in honor of Ricky, please click here. A card will be sent to Ricky's family letting them know a donation has been made on his behalf. Checks can also be sent to Camp Promise, PO Box 10584, Chicago, IL 60611. Please include a note that this is a remembrance for Ricky.

Ricky's full obituary, along with information on his memorial service, can be read here.

This year, we're excited to announce a new structure for Camp Promise-West dates. 

Volunteers will arrive on Saturday, August 3 at Camp Stand By Me for a full day of training, unpacking, and getting ready for the campers. (We know you'll miss training at the fire station as much as we will, but this will give us more time for settling in.)

Campers will arrive the morning of Sunday, August 4, and will be at camp through the morning of Friday, August 9. 

Volunteers will have a thank-you lunch with a chance to debrief about the week, followed by cleanup and volunteer dismissal at 5pm.

While this new schedule does mean camp is a day shorter than it has been in previous years, this schedule allows us to take all of the amazing things we've learned from the last four summers of camp and condense them into a schedule that will leave campers, volunteers, and staff more energized at the end of the week.

If you're interested in volunteering, please make sure you've signed up for our newsletter so you are notified when applications become available in February.

Camp Promise-East, your dates are on the way!

Calling all volunteers! We're looking for counselors, medical staff, entertainers, fundraisers, and logistics staff to help make this the best year of Camp Promise yet. If you're interested, please complete our online volunteer application. We can't wait to hear from you!

It's the moment we've all been waiting for! The first step in attending Camp Promise 2012! Camper applications are now available. Click here to begin your application. We know you're excited, but please read all the instructions before beginning your application.

You've got plenty of time to complete your application, but don't forget these important application deadlines: Camp Promise-East applications must be submitted by Tuesday, May 29, 2012. Camp Promise-West applications must be submitted by Monday, June 4, 2012. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us.

Since 1984, Barbara Cordes—known as Ms. Barbara to her more than 10,000 students—has been raising money for children with neuromuscular disorders. Over the years, she and her thousands of Buttons & Bows preschool students have raised more than $200,000 to send these Puget Sound–area kids to summer camp. On Sunday, March 4, Ms. Barbara passed away surrounded by her family. It was her final wish that people continue her commitment to sending children with neuromuscular disorders to camp, including her grandson Cole, by by making a donation to Camp Promise-West.

Click here to honor Ms. Barbara's wish and donate to Camp Promise-West.

The weather may say winter, but it's already time to mark those calendars for summer 2012. Whether you're interested in attending Camp Promise-East or Camp Promise-West, volunteering or attending as a camper, or joining us as a special visitor, be sure to mark your calendar.

Camp Promise-East 2012 | July 29–August 4

Hebron, CT

Questions? Contact Libby at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Camp Promise-West 2012 | August 20–26

Vaughn, WA

Questions? Contact Terin at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.