Camp
Periwinkle - The Campers
Approximately 180 boys and girls, ages 7 to 15 years old who are patients at the Texas Children's
Cancer Center, attend Camp Periwinkle every year. Each patient may take one
sibling as long as there is room and the child is within the age requirements.
Campers include patients who are currently undergoing treatment, are newly diagnosed, or are survivors who cannot attend regular camps because of the loss of physical or cognitive abilities resulting from their cancer treatment.
Most are from the Houston area, but a growing number come from counties throughout South and Central Texas. Twenty-four to forty-two percent of the children come from families who are unable to provide camp appropriate clothing, toiletries and supplies. The Periwinkle Foundation provides these items based upon need. Campers and counselors come from a myriad of ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds.
