Our History Camp Wapiyapi was established to provide at no cost, a respite for children with cancer and their families.  Developed by the University of Colorado Medical students, our annual week long camp offers a safe and nurturing environment to allow the children and their siblings the natural freedoms of childhood.  Through participation in a variety of group activities, campers learn that they do not face their challenges alone.  Camp Wapiyapi derives its name from the Lakota Sioux word for "healing".  As these Native Americans realize, physical health is dependent on the wellness of the whole person and understanding how each of us fits into our communities and natural environment.  Thus, many of the camp’s activities will focus on the beauty and wonder of the Colorado landscape, offering the children the ultimate playground.  As each member of the Native American community played an integral role in the functioning of the group, it is our hope that the camp will establish an additional circle from which families may draw strength, support, and friendship. Camp Wapiyapi organizes activities throughout the year. We hope that these opportunities will rekindle the hope and the joy that camp instilled in all of us – families, volunteer companions, and especially the children, because that is what Camp Wapiyapi is all about. Each child is paired with a volunteer companion to develop a special on-on-one relationship.  Camp is staffed by volunteer physicians and nurses available at all times for the children’s healthcare needs.

Camp Wapiyapi Board of Directors Sue Lindemulder, M.D. - Secretary Senior Oncology Fellow - The Children’s Hospital of Denver Chair – Programming Committee   Greg Norris - Treasurer  Manager, Business Valuation and Litigation Services - CBIZ, Inc. Chair – Finance Committee   Adam Sayers – President Senior Operations Engineer - Orion Energy Partners   Todd Larabee, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine and Surgery Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Surgery University of Colorado Health Sciences Center   Rachel Merkel Volunteer and Events Coordinator - Families First   Krista Erickson Family Services Coordinator - Brent's Place   Mary Cohen Parent of Childhood Cancer Patient   Kristi Knuti, M.D. Resident Third Year, The Children's Hospital of Denver   Morgan Silverman, MSW Social Worker - Denver Health and Medical Center   Scott Slaby, ME Educator, Martin Luther King Middle School Denver Public Schools Chair – Marketing and Public Relations Committee   Aaron Smith – Executive Director – Camp Wapiyapi

Coming Soon - Biographies about Camp Wapiyapi Board Members!

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