Lilly Camp Care Package
At Lilly, providing diabetes camps across the country with insulin and other supplies has been a longtime tradition. But there are other important ways that Lilly knows can make the camp experience more meaningful. So the Lilly Camp Care Package initiative was developed for the 2010 summer season. 
In addition to product donations, this initiative provides diabetes camps across the nation with educational resources and programs to help children learn to manage their diabetes while having fun at camp.
Lilly is proud to offer the following resources to meet the needs of campers and their caregivers:
Diabetes educational kit
A user-friendly kit for children with diabetes is provided through camps participating in the Lilly Camp Care Package initiative. Each item of the kit was carefully created to help kids learn how to manage diabetes in a fun-filled, friendly way. The kit includes a diabetes educational booklet and a logbook just for kids, a food spinner to help estimate carbohydrates, and an inspiring letter from Olympic cross-country skier Kris Freeman. All of these educational pieces are in a durable, high-quality L.L.Bean® Book Pack customized for children with diabetes with an emergency tag inside.
Parent/caregiver kit
The kit is designed for parents/caregivers to provide useful information about diabetes and inform them of other resources offered through the Lilly Camp Care Package initiative. It includes a welcome letter from Lilly, information on Lilly products and carbohydrate counting for children, and other important information on raising a child with diabetes. Also inside is a handy reference listing common parent/caregiver areas of interest on type 1 diabetes, as well as an inspiring letter from Olympic cross-country skier Kris Freeman.
Inspired by Diabetes Camps in Color program
Campers may have a fun-filled opportunity this summer to share their diabetes journey through a unique art project. Individual or group artistic expressions will blend together to tell the unique diabetes story of the camp's participants. Flexible, age-appropriate activities are designed to help facilitate discussion of important topics such as coping, self-esteem, and interpersonal relationships.
Motivational speakers
Olympic cross-country skier and U.S. National Champion Kris Freeman will visit select diabetes camps. Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 19, Kris will travel to camps this summer to share his inspiring story, including his participation in the 2010 Olympics. Camps Kris is unable to visit may receive a DVD so campers have the opportunity to hear his message and see that any dream may be possible...even while managing diabetes.
Additionally, your camper may view a DVD containing a series of short videos chronicling the personal diabetes experiences of Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler. Jay was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in March of 2009 at the age of 24. While he is not available to visit camps, Jay actively supports Lilly's Touchdowns for Diabetes program where dollars are provided to the American Diabetes Association (ADA) to fund diabetes summer camp scholarships for those in need. For every completed touchdown pass during the 2009 season, Lilly donated $1,000 to the ADA's camp scholarship fund. And, for every completion, Lilly donated another $100, allowing even more children to attend camp. You can view Jay's videos at touchdownsfordiabetes.com.
Lilly Hands and Hearts
The Lilly Hands and Hearts employee volunteer program helps foster healthy communities by connecting Lilly employees to opportunities where they can volunteer their time, talent, and passion to make a difference in the lives of others. Diabetes camps are one such area where Lilly employees can, either as a group or individually, volunteer their time.
For more information about diabetes summer camps in your area, visit:
Diabetes Education and Camping Association
www.diabetescamps.org
The American Diabetes Association
www.diabetes.org
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