and friendships, and creates a feeling of belonging. of feeling a creates and friendships, and

Our mission is to create an atmosphere that enhances self-esteem, fosters independence independence fosters self-esteem, enhances that atmosphere an create to is mission Our

and similarly-treated disorders and their families, through summer camps and family outings. outings. family and camps summer through families, their and disorders similarly-treated and Camp Hobé is a special psychosocial support program designed for children with cancer cancer with children for designed program support psychosocial special a is Hobé Camp Camp Hobé, Inc.

P.O. Box 520755

Christina Beckwith (aka Wapiti Mama), Executive Director Executive Mama), Wapiti (aka Beckwith Christina Salt Lake City, Utah 84152-0755

year. Happy 2020! Happy year. RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

look forward to seeing you all, either at our programs or throughout the the throughout or programs our at either all, you seeing to forward look I

https://camphobekids.org/home/help-us-out/our-sponsors/.

and supporters, please visit our sponsorship page at at page sponsorship our visit please supporters, and

financial support. We could not do it without you. For a list of recent sponsors sponsors recent of list a For you. without it do not could We support. financial

your family to our programs, volunteer with us, give in-kind donations, or provide provide or donations, in-kind give us, with volunteer programs, our to family your

Thank you so much for all you do to make this possible - whether you send send you whether - possible this make to do you all for much so you Thank

sive therapy. sive

- immunosuppres or radiation, chemotherapy, final their after seasons camp consecutive 3 for and treatment,

(and similarly-treated disorders) and their families are eligible to participate in our programs during during programs our in participate to eligible are families their and disorders) similarly-treated (and

and Friday 9/25 (tentative date for Big Dig event) with others to be added as available. Patients with cancer cancer with Patients available. as added be to others with event) Dig Big for date (tentative 9/25 Friday and

and Teen Week from Monday 6/15 to Friday 6/19. Family outings will be held Saturday 2/22 (hockey night) night) (hockey 2/22 Saturday held be will outings Family 6/19. Friday to 6/15 Monday from Week Teen and

tending Day Camp / Hobé Juniors on Friday 6/5 and Saturday 6/6, Kids Week from Monday 6/8 to Friday 6/12, 6/12, Friday to 6/8 Monday from Week Kids 6/6, Saturday and 6/5 Friday on Juniors Hobé / Camp Day tending

- at campers with sessions our open will We 2019. to similar be also will 2020 for dates session camp Summer

4-19, 2020). 4-19,

purposes of registration, we will base registration decisions on the camper’s age while we are in session (June (June session in are we while age camper’s the on decisions registration base will we registration, of purposes

Juniors) for our 6-year-old campers, so that kids and their parents can be ready for Kids Week at age 7. For the the For 7. age at Week Kids for ready be can parents their and kids that so campers, 6-year-old our for Juniors)

Junior is a 2-day program for ages 4 to 6 years. We will continue to offer a 1-night overnight option (Hobé (Hobé option overnight 1-night a offer to continue will We years. 6 to 4 ages for program 2-day a is Junior

ages 7 to 11 years, Teen Week is a 5-day overnight program for ages 12 to 19 years, and Day Camp / Hobé Hobé / Camp Day and years, 19 to 12 ages for program overnight 5-day a is Week Teen years, 11 to 7 ages

camper ages and session lengths will stay the same as in 2019: Kids Week is a 5-day overnight program for for program overnight 5-day a is Week Kids 2019: in as same the stay will lengths session and ages camper HTTPS://CAMPHOBEKIDS.ORG

Our primary focus continues to be on serving our kiddos through the summer camp programs. For 2020, 2020, For programs. camp summer the through kiddos our serving on be to continues focus primary Our Psychosocial support programs for kids with cancer (& similarly-treated disorders) and their families

2020 family events. events. family 2020

to send 6 families (35 individuals) to a premier of the new Star Wars movie in December. Stay tuned for our our for tuned Stay December. in movie Wars Star new the of premier a to individuals) (35 families 6 send to

https://camphobekids.org/home/camp-hobe/camp-dates/ the Big Dig Event, thanks to our cosponsor, the American Cancer Society – North Region. We were also able able also were We Region. North – Society Cancer American the cosponsor, our to thanks Event, Dig Big the

To see all important Camp Hobé dates, visit our event calendar here: here: calendar event our visit dates, Hobé Camp important all see To ber, 21 families (totalling more than 90 individuals) played carnival games and dug with heavy equipment at at equipment heavy with dug and games carnival played individuals) 90 than more (totalling families 21 ber,

families (totalling 115 individuals) watched an exciting night of hockey with the Utah Grizzlies. And, in Septem in And, Grizzlies. Utah the with hockey of night exciting an watched individuals) 115 (totalling families -

In addition to the summer camp programs, we offered 2 exciting free outings to our families. In February, 22 22 February, In families. our to outings free exciting 2 offered we programs, camp summer the to addition In Friday 9/25, evening 9/25, Friday

vs. Cancer: tentative date date tentative Cancer: vs. Montana. Twenty-eight campers requested and received fee waivers in 2019. in waivers fee received and requested campers Twenty-eight Montana.

• ACS Big Dig Construction Construction Dig Big ACS • larly-treated disorders. Approximately 96% of our campers live in Utah, and the rest in Wyoming, Idaho, and and Idaho, Wyoming, in rest the and Utah, in live campers our of 96% Approximately disorders. larly-treated

eting information. eting past years. Of our patients, 99% had a diagnosis of cancer, while the remainder were diagnosed with simi with diagnosed were remainder the while cancer, of diagnosis a had 99% patients, our Of years. past -

our Facebook page for tick for page Facebook our - 65% had attended Hobé at least once before. Thirty-six percent were patients and 64% were siblings, similar to to similar siblings, were 64% and patients were percent Thirty-six before. once least at Hobé attended had 65%

2/23, puck drops at 5PM. Visit Visit 5PM. at drops puck 2/23, Hobé Juniors, 115 for Kids Week, and 97 for Teen Week. Thirty-five percent were new campers this year, and and year, this campers new were percent Thirty-five Week. Teen for 97 and Week, Kids for 115 Juniors, Hobé

Camp Hobé Night: Sunday, Sunday, Night: Hobé Camp programs served 256 kids and teens in 2019, which is similar to 2018. Forty-four kids registered for Day Camp / / Camp Day for registered kids Forty-four 2018. to similar is which 2019, in teens and kids 256 served programs

• Grizzlies Hockey Friends of of Friends Hockey Grizzlies • Our 2019 summer camp sessions were a Wild Wild West rodeo with our amazing campers! Our summer camp camp summer Our campers! amazing our with rodeo West Wild Wild a were sessions camp summer 2019 Our

events and support our families and our program cosponsors. program our and families our support and events

Monday 6/15 to Friday 6/19 Friday to 6/15 Monday and siblings. and

Friends of Camp Hobé outings: come out to these low-cost low-cost these to out come outings: Hobé Camp of Friends Teen Week (ages 12-19 years): 12-19 (ages Week Teen ple years, we will work to expand our family programs and explore program offerings for young adult survivors survivors adult young for offerings program explore and programs family our expand to work will we years, ple

- cou next the Over services. our expanding intentionally continue to excited are we hearts, our to dear main Monday 6/8 to Friday 6/12 Friday to 6/8 Monday Friday 9/25, evening 9/25, Friday

- re and program primary our be always will programs camp summer the While members. family more include Kids Week (ages 7-11 years): 7-11 (ages Week Kids • ACS Big Dig Construction vs. Cancer: tentative date date tentative Cancer: vs. Construction Dig Big ACS •

coming year. You may notice some new wording about our mission as we work on expanding our offerings to to offerings our expanding on work we as mission our about wording new some notice may You year. coming

at 7PM. Request tickets through our Facebook page. Facebook our through tickets Request 7PM. at

(1-night overnight ) for 6+ years. 6+ for ) overnight (1-night

- up the for programs Hobé Camp our about thinking already are we fresh, year the start we As 2020! Happy

• Grizzlies Hockey Family Night: Saturday, 2/22, puck drops drops puck 2/22, Saturday, Night: Family Hockey Grizzlies • Day Camp for 4-6 years, and Hobe Juniors Juniors Hobe and years, 4-6 for Camp Day

Family outings: free of charge to all eligible families. eligible all to charge of free outings: Family

Friday 6/5 to Saturday 6/6. 6/6. Saturday to 6/5 Friday

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Sunday 6/14 to Friday 6/19 Friday to 6/14 Sunday

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Teen Week: Teen

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camp, publicize our events, and help raise funds. We We funds. raise help and events, our publicize camp, Thursday 6/4 to Saturday 6/6 Saturday to 6/4 Thursday

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‘ Kids Week Help Hobe’ Howdy y’all! You can help Camp Hobé year-round through We had one rootin’, tootin’, shootin’ good-ol’ time on the shopping programs and workplace giving. wild wild west Hobé plains. We had 114 campers and 92 volunteer staff camping out during the kids’ week session of Shopping programs: Participation is completely free for you. The more you shop, Camp Hobé. The evenings were airish and the days were the more you help us keep our program costs low for our families. Visit our web- warm. The starlit sky twinkled down as we watched a movie site at https://camphobekids.org/home/help-us-out/ to learn more! outdoors while munching on popcorn. There was some good swimming at the watering hole all week long. And we • CARS -> https://careasy.org/nonprofit/camp-hobe – Donate your clunker! sang ourselves silly around the campfire each night, with Complete the online form, or call 855-500-7443. They’ll pick up your old car Hobé classic songs like Wash Those Turkeys. Our wonderful (running or not), take it away, sell it, and then Camp Hobé gets money. VIPs paid us a visit out on the range, filling their stomachs full • www.smithsfoodanddrug.com/inspire – log in to your existing frequent of some good home cooked food provided by R&R Barbe- shopper account online, then choose Camp Hobé as your charity. The que and participating with the campers in some Hobé-on- donations will add up when you buy groceries, gas, or other items at ’ the-Range games. Tiffany and Mike from Happily Ever After Smith’s / Kroger. Day Camp / Hobe Juniors Balloon Company showed up midweek with their hot air balloon and wowed us with their knowledge of flight. Calvin • smile.amazon.com – sign in using your regular Amazon account information, Day Camp/Hobé Junior’s 2019 was super exciting as we hung then choose Camp Hobé as your charity. out on the range. With these little wranglers, we always dive the Cactus (a blow-up cactus prop) became the unofficial right into the theme on Day 1 with arts & crafts, field games and mascot for camp this year. He was constantly being circu- • TOBI CARES -> www.tobi.com/#donation_program/8 – Shop for the latest dance & music. We colored Western bandanas, then during lated from one cabin to the next. Calvin even made it up fashions from California, and Tobi Cares will donate a portion of the pro- dance & music we wore outlaw masks and mustaches. And, of the flagpole one morning so he could get a better, all-en- ceeds to Camp Hobé. course, field games was barnyard games. We continued our compassing view of camp. Our volunteer, Kacey, leaked to cowpoke wardrobe all day with vests, we did obstacle course the campers about the legend of the Hobé gold that was Workplace giving: Camp Hobé is a proud member of several workplace cam- lost up in yonder Oquirrh mountains 160 years ago as he led games with stick horses and spent time with Intermountain Ther- paigns, which allow you to designate funds directly to us. Only $10 a week adds them on a thrilling nature hike in search of said gold. The apy Animals. up to more than $500 a year! campers came close to finding some of the loot, maybe After lunch, we went swimming, did more singing & dancing next year they’ll get their hands on it. The Hobé round • Community Health Charities: http://healthcharities.org/ Includes employees (with drums!), ziplined, and had a carnival. While the Day Camp- up this year was amazing. Thank you to all the wonderful of University of Utah, local school districts, & city and county government, ers had campfire with their parents, the Hobé Juniors went on campers and staff who made camp so great. You are the Kennecott / Rio Tinto, Deseret Mutual Benefits Administration, and other hiking and practiced songs for their evening campfire, followed reason that Camp Hobé is the best place on earth! local companies. by their own Hobé Forever remembering program. At camp- See y’all around the next campfire. fire, we learned to line dance with counselor Connor, watched • Combined Federal Campaign: http://www.intermountaincfc.org/ Includes Home on the Range, and then we were all tuckered out for the Eric Willison (aka Grape Boy) federal employees working in Utah, such as IRS, FBI, Tooele Army Depot, night (if we didn’t fall asleep during the movie). Kids Week Program Director and military branches. CFC #50666 On Saturday morning (Day 2), our Hobé Juniors started the day • State of Utah Employees Charitable Fund: http://www.usecf.state.ut.us/ with flagpole and breakfast, then welcomed the Day Campers Includes anyone who works for the State of Utah, such as the State Parks, back. Thanks to Pinterest, we all made pool noodle ponies. We Driver License Division, and many other useful offices! had great fun with Stacy’s homemade bubbles and playing You may be able to give from other campaigns like Community Shares / Utah musical ponies. After that, we colored cowpoke hats, went pan- and United Way. While we are not a member of these campaigns, you may be ning for gold, and played with furry friends from Therapy Animals of Utah. After lunch, we had more swimming, the giant swing, able to designate contributions directly to us. Ask your work’s campaign and more carnival! The campers ended the day by getting director about this; tell them Camp Hobé is a 501c3 nonprofit charity, dressed up in all their Western gear from arts and crafts - cow- EIN 57-1149391. poke vests, bandanas, hats, and, of course, pool noodle ponies. Thanks for all you do to support our campers and their I will never forget leading this herd of campers down the hill and families! to the closing campfire to meet their waiting parents. I want to extend a huge thank you to all our volunteers. I couldn’t do it Howdy Hobé Partners! Can I just get a “yee-haw” for this year??!! What an amazing time we without them. Their great teamwork had at Hobé on the Range!!Our Craft Leaders, Holly and Lexi, took us into the Old West and really makes each year successful. Teen Week taught us how to do leather stamping. And when we yearned to go back to the future, we Who’s ready to sign up for 2020??? made emoji jars!! Our Field Games Leader, Rusty, took us back our dusty past to play capture the flag, kickball and our FAVORITE water We will continue to hold two days of games!! Our Ropes Leaders, Byron and Andrew, helped us roar with our inner “Yee Haw’s” as we swung the air and dug deep to get Day Camp with Hobé Juniors staying through the toughest, roughest cowboy challenges; and our Drama Leader, Tony, continued our new tradition of what might be the over the one night. We HIGHLY rec- most amazing game ever - THUNDERDOME!!! And how can we can forget our All-camp activity leaders, Tony and Ashley, leading us ommend that Day Campers attend through “How the Hobé was Won”, as well as joining Kaitlynn in yet another new tradition of “The good, the bad and the Hobé”, aka the BOTH DAYS!!! Lip Sync Battle! Y’all rocked it! And I think we all appreciated the gift we could all take home. . . Country Line Dancing from Holli! Thanks for another great year and We were rowdy as can be for Laughing Stock and may never have laughed so hard at Mont the Hypnotist! But mostly the dance with see you this summer. If you have the giant glo-worm. As usual, the Utah Department of Natural Resources came through with Archery, which is always one of our any questions, please e-mail me at favorites! [email protected]. There isn’t a single cowpoke at Hobé that can’t wait to top it all for y’all next year! Can’t wait to see you all in 2020! Michelle Bunn (aka Bunn Bunn) Love, Nicole Bailey (aka Princess), Teen Week Program Director Day Camp / Hobé Juniors Program Director