Camp Kudzu Today October, 2012

1. Camp Kudzu TodayOctober, 2012

2. Camp Kudzu’s MissionAdopted April, 2010 “Camp Kudzu educates, inspires and empowers children with diabetes. ‘Til there’s a cure, there’s Camp!”

3. Diabetes Camp is Essential • Type 1 diabetes: a demanding and incurable auto-immune disease • Children and Families are responsible for hour-by-hour medical • self-management • Isolation, the burden of self-care and the cost can lead to poor long-term • medical outcomes: • Retinopathy • Kidney disease • Vascular and heart disease • Peripheral nerve damage • Depression • Camp is educational, supportive, a respite for kids and families, and FUN!

4. What Children Gain from Diabetes Camp • Education about insulin, carbohydrate counts, nutrition, and physical activity • Real-life experience with “best practices” diabetes management techniques • Immersion into an environment of learning about the factors that affect blood glucose levels • Role models, peer support and inspiration. • A break from the burden of self-care as Camp’s clinical staff and counselors help manage each child’s diabetes • Friends who understand; adults who care.

5. Camp Kudzu – Best in Class • American Camp Association accredited. Very few diabetes camps around the world have this accreditation. Over 300 standards of care, planning, operation, risk management and staffing have been evaluated. • Some of the largest sessions in the USA, with 180-200 children and teens taking part in each summer session and creating a vibrant community. • Dedicated year-round professional staff with education and credentials in their fields of expertise. • Well-trained, screened and motivated volunteers. • High level of involvement of health care professionals, including pediatric endocrinologists, nurses with Certified Diabetes Education status, registered dieticians, physician’s assistants and nurse practitioners.

6. Camp Kudzu, Georgia, USA • Camp Kudzu uses facilities in the Southeast USA and “partners” with Camp Twin Lakes, the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta and others. • Activities include:Swimming, kayaking, paddle boatsField and gym sportsArchery, horseback riding, hiking, fishingArts and crafts, ceramics, puppetry artsEvening programs, including motivational speakers and camp-wide games

7. Camp Kudzu’s Program Service Levels

8. Diversity

9. Covering Georgia Like Kudzu • Now serving children in 69 of Georgia’s 159 counties. • Challenges in serving children from all over Georgia: • Dates of Camp vs. School Summer Break • Outreach beyond middle and north GA • Clinical staff at camp • Transportation to camp sites • Funding 10 83 58 90 8 3 5

10. Camp Kudzu Sources of Income

11. Camp Kudzu Income and Expenses

12. Strategic Plan • Expand educational element in every Camp Kudzu activity • Maintain character of the community served, distinguished by its diversity of culture, race, socio-economics • Deepen sense of community • Expand geographic sites for activities • Create basis to document outcomes and Return on Investment • Invert fundraising model to rely on individuals for 75% of donated revenue • Generate sufficient financial resources to minimize the cost to families • Assess opportunity for external research projects, e.g., clinical, medical devices, etc. • Add diversity to the Camp Kudzu Board consistent with the population we serve • Assess potential to own and operate a CampKudzu site