SOUTHWESTERN DIABETIC FOUNDATION INC
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Mission Statement
Camp Sweeney's mission is to teach diabetic management and healthy lifestyle habits to children who have type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
About This Cause
Camp Sweeney is the largest camp for children with diabetes in the world and has served more than 30,000 campers from 10 countries and 40 states for over 75 years. Camp Sweeney’s purpose is to build a family that can help to support campers through all of the highs and lows of Type 1 diabetes. We start by making the practices of good diabetic control normal, so every child is on a level playing field and no longer feels that diabetes makes them different. Campers are given opportunities to succeed and once they begin to achieve their goals at camp, they develop confidence in their own talents and abilities. We encourage campers to seek the good in themselves and each other, so they place value in virtue rather than the venial attractions of the world. As campers support one another over the course of a session, they build friendships that are based in service – friendships they can count on long past the end of the summer. Camp Sweeney serves children ages 5 to 19 who have type 1 or type 2 diabetes or who are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes due to childhood obesity.