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NEEDED BY 07/31

A Week at Summer Camp in Maine for Madeline and her siblings

Posted Mar 10, 2022
Madeline has experienced many challenges through recent years, but a major one is being separated from her siblings in foster care. Madeline was separated from her siblings when they were taken into foster care. Camp To Belong is a one week program that will reunite Madeline with her siblings for nights of sharing cabin stories, roasting s'mores, swimming and fishing together, archery, a rock wall, etc. Campers are treated to dance parties, talent night, and a full scale carnival right at the camp. All campers are sibling sets who have been separated while in foster care, who understand and support each other. Camp To Belong will be particularly important for Madeline this summer, who is reaching a turning point on the road to adulthood. Camp will engage Madeline and her siblings in making pillows that they will exchange and take with them to help each other remember one another after camp. They will also take make scrapbooks of their camp week and attend a life seminar that includes ways to stay in touch and support each other after camp, even while in foster care.

Madeline is 20 years old and lives in ME

Madeline is a creative, energetic teen who loves listening to music with her friends, baking, and writing. She was split up from her siblings when they were taken into foster care, but will be reunited with them at a sleep-away summer camp soon!

The Wish Story

Camp to Belong Maine requests this wish for Madeline.

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Reddit Hug of Death grants the wish for Madeline! Thanks Reddit Hug of Death.

One Simple Wish sends the gift to the Camp to Belong Maine for Madeline.

Madeline receives the gift from Camp to Belong Maine!

"Dear Danielle, thank you for your generous gift towards Madeline's reunion at Camp To Belong Maine with her siblings this summer. It takes a village to address some of the impacts of foster care on youth, and if it weren't for you it's possible that these siblings would not be able to see each other. Their access to recreation is also limited, and this wish will give Zoe memories that she can remember and share during the upcoming school year and beyond."

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