Sarah learned about Camp One Step while working as a Child Life Assistant at Comer Children’s Hospital and while in Graduate School studying to get her Masters of Child Development with a concentration in Child Life. Child Life Specialists are able to collaborate with Camp One Step and provide resources and introduce programming to their patients and families, which is the main way that she learned about COS. In the fall of 2023, Sarah started volunteering with CONNECTED and has been able to help facilitate activities and digital sessions. As a Program Coordinator for CONNECTED, she will now get an opportunity to coordinate and plan each digital camp!

During her own time in the hospital, child life specialists introduced Donna to Camp One Step. She says she knew once she was old enough she wanted to volunteer and grow within an organization dedicated to childhood cancer.  Donna has been involved with Camp One Step for 7 years in various volunteer roles including Summer Camp Counselor, CONNECTED Counselor, and CONNECTED Program Coordinator. She says seeing the smiles of the kids who she gets to interact with and share normalcy with continues to bring her back to camp!