Camp Discovery Stories
Camp Discovery provides children with chronic skin conditions a sense of community and fun. Campers make friends, find acceptance, and are free to be themselves.
Learn more about the impact of this summer camp program by reading the stories below.
Tatyana Fonseca is a longtime volunteer who keeps coming back.
Traci Sprecht, a nurse, volunteered at Camp Discovery when her son Aiden attended as a first-time camper.
Medical student and first time volunteer Creighton Pfau had a great Camp Discovery experience.
Eleanor Tung-Hahn, a medical student and volunteer, loved experiencing Camp Discovery for the first time.
Medical student Dane Markham loved his first time volunteering at Camp Discovery.
Becky Joseph, a medical student from Lubbock, Texas, loved her time at Camp Discovery.
Former camper Kaitlyn Wannall, now 18, loved her time at Camp Discovery.
AAD member Franziska Ringpfeil, MD, FAAD, knows what a challenge skin disease can be for children.
Twelve-year-old Silas DeHaven, from DeWitt, Iowa, enjoyed his fourth year at Camp Discovery.
Medical student Katie O'Connell, MS helped bring the fun of Camp Discovery to children at home.
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