Description
The LIVE Notre Dame Day broadcast will kick-off at 18:42 pm ET (6:42 pm ET) on April 23rd at NOTREDAMEDAY.ND.EDU. The 29-hour broadcast will showcase Notre Dame stories from around the world, as well as live interviews, special musical performances, remotes, in-studio performances and surprise celebrity guests. Please spread the word and help us earn votes and send more campers to Camp Kesem! Follow the celebration on social media with #NDday.
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The mission of Camp Kesem is to support children through and beyond a parent's cancer. The donations raised will go directly to funding the free week-long summer camp for the kids, which will take place July 30 - August 4.
Camp Kesem
Camp Kesem at Notre Dame was founded in 2003 and supports children in the Northern Indiana/Southern Michigan community by providing a week-long summer camp experience and year-long peer support. Camp Kesem at Notre Dame is operated by 50 student volunteers and will serve 100 campers ages 6-16 in the year 2017.
Why are donations necessary?
Having a parent with cancer often causes children to grow up quickly and assume roles of maturity and responsibility beyond their years. Here at Kesem, we believe kids shouldn’t have to become little adults – they should be out playing, having fun, and loving life. But sometimes kids do have to grow up too fast - and that’s why we are participating in ND Day. Thanks to your generosity, kids across Mishawaka can experience the magic of Kesem. If only for a week, they can just be kids again - without having to worry about explaining what they’re going through. They can build relationships with other campers and counselors that provide a support system to help them through their difficulties and celebrate with them in their successes.