Arthur C. Luf Children's Burn Camp
Camp Description The Arthur C. Luf Children's Burn Camp is a one-week summer camp for severely burned children between the ages of 8-18, held the third week of July. Our camp offers our young heroes a variety of activities, which challenges each camper to reach their full potential. A high and low ropes course, swimming, boating, fishing, arts and crafts, archery, hiking are just some of these activities. Our staff attend from all over North America and consists of ; firefighters, nurses, physical and occupational therapists, social workers, adult burn survivors, and former campers now staff members.
Camp City Kunkletown
Camp State/Province/Region Pennsylvania
Contact Steve Lupinacci
Phone (203) 988-6689
Email sjlup@aol.com
Website
Connecticut Burns Care Foundation
Camp Program Name: Ropes Course, Archery, Swimming, Boating, Hiking, Field Games, Arts and Crafts
Ages of Participants: 8-17
Camp Dates: July 12-19, 2026
Average Number of Participants: 130
Program Description: The Arthur C. Luf Children’s Burn Camp is a safe, natural outdoor environment for kids ages 8 to 17 from around the world who have survived life-altering burn injuries. We encourage camaraderie coupled with physical and social activities designed to help campers overcome anxieties, develop and enhance their physical skills, and allow them to move beyond their scarring and burn injuries. Our Objectives: To build each child’s self-esteem and self-confidence so that they are capable of overcoming their anxieties and are able To adapt to their injuries for reintegration into their family and community life. To enrich the lives of child burn survivors by creating a camping experience that is fun, entertaining, empowering, enhancing, energizing, and full of self-discovery. To provide child burn survivors with memories that will sustain and inspire them.