Kesem at Tufts University

🎓 Last but not least,

🧀Pepper Jack, one of our directors and a former operations coordinator! Thank you for leading our coordinator board, navigating us through tough challenges, and always putting Kesem first. We admire your dedication and kindness more than you’ll ever know. Go out and keep spreading Kesem magic!🐛🩵

Thank you to our special community for coming together to support us this week. We are so grateful for every donation, fundraiser, post, share and encouraging word that will help us bring Kesem magic to 25 kids. ✨

You’ve helped create a lasting impact that we cannot wait to see in action this summer, and we are excited to share more details and fun updates about our memorable programs soon.

Thank you for your belief, your generosity, and your commitment to ensuring that no child faces a parent’s cancer alone. Thanks to you, we can support children through and beyond a parent’s cancer. https://donate.kesem.org/team/526336

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Kesem’s support for children grows, adapts, and endures - at diagnosis, during treatment, in remission, after a recurrence, and beyond - showing children that they don’t have to go through these experiences alone, no matter who they are and no matter what happens. 💚 We know that this type of peer-to-peer support can be powerful and transformative for a child, not only in how they cope with a parent’s cancer but in how they view themselves and how they navigate the world. Parents and children report positive mental health outcomes after Kesem, like enhanced communication skills, improved self-confidence, stronger coping skills, and more. Help us create a world where every child navigating a parent’s cancer can find hope and resilience and rediscover the joys of their youth through and beyond a parent’s cancer. Make a gift now:
https://donate.kesem.org/team/526336 ✨

At Kesem, we know that a friend who understands what you’re going through can change… everything. We believe in meeting children where they are, when they need us, and in a way that makes the most sense for them, whether that is a week-long summer camp adventure, an afternoon program, or a virtual meet-up. Many children who have attended Kesem programs (or ) and their parents report positive mental health outcomes after Kesem, like enhanced communication skills, improved self-confidence, stronger coping skills, and more. We can reach generations of children with transformative and life-changing support, and it begins with you. Today. Help us create a world where every child navigating a parent’s cancer can find hope and resilience and rediscover the joys of their youth through and beyond a parent’s cancer. Make a gift now:
https://donate.kesem.org/team/526336
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🍁Maple, one of our development coordinators for the past two years! Thank you for leading so many great fundraising events, we wouldn’t be able to do it without you! Go out and keep spreading the Kesem magic 🐛🩵

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🍬 Jellybean, one of our counselors for the past two camps and our development coordinator from later year! Thank you for sharing your joy with everyone in Kesem and being a committed member, go out and keep spreading the Kesem magic 🐛🩵

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🪐Saturn, one of our outreach coordinators for the past two years! Thank you for helping us double our camper numbers this past summer and for sharing the Kesem magic with all of your campers, go out and keep spreading the Kesem magic 🐛🩵

🎓 In honor of the school year coming to an end we would love to celebrate some of our wonderful graduating seniors!!

🏊🏻‍♀️Cheez-it, one of our MTM coordinators who pulled off our very first MTM 🥳 Thank you so much for all of your hard work this year, go out and keep spreading the Kesem magic 🐛🩵

Our first MTM in the books 🥳

Thank you to all who donated, volunteered, and planned our first ever MTM! Without our Kesem community we wouldn’t be able to make the ✨MAGIC✨ happen 🐛💙

A special shoutout to our MTM coords Bee and Cheez-it for all of their hard work the past few months, our co-directors Clementine and Pepper Jack for being our emcees, and our guest speakers Blueberry and camper parent Mark 💚

One month to go until Make the Magic! Tickets cost $40 if you use the code EARLYBIRD. Offer ends March 15 so purchase tickets soon!! Use the link in our bio to buy tickets, all proceeds go to Kesem at Tufts

HEY HEY LISTEN UP LISTEN UP!! You can now buy tickets for Tufts Kesem Make the Magic! The event will be taking place at Elm Street Taproom from 4-7pm on April 6, 2024! Get $10 off your ticket using the code EARLYBIRD until March 15 for a total of $40 for each ticket. After that regular tickets will each be $50. All proceeds go to Kesem at Tufts!

Hello! Hello! We are pleased to invite you to the first ever Kesem at Tufts University Make the Magic! Our event will be held April 6th, at Elm Street Tap Room, from 4 to 7pm.

Make the Magic is a celebration of the lasting impact Kesem has on our camper families, counselors, staff, and supporters. We would love for you to join us for a night of camp magic and to reconnect with our Kesem at Tufts University community.

To purchase tickets go to: https://donate.kesem.org/tuftsmtm24 - if you are unable to attend and would still like to donate to the event, you can do so through the same link.

Please feel free to reach out with any questions here, or email us directly at [email protected]

Hi there! I’m Kalie, Program Coordinator for Kesem at Tufts University. As we prepare for the summer season, our team is searching for passionate nurses & mental health professionals to join us at our overnight summer camp sessions from coast-to-coast, helping to ensure the safety and well-being of all campers, counselors, and staff while onsite. Compensation is provided, and reimbursement for travel expenses is available upon request.

We’d love to hear from you if you’re interested, and we’d be grateful for your support in spreading the word about these open roles! You can visit our website at www.kesem.org/get-involved/staff-roles-at-camp-kesem to learn more about these positions, to refer a professional or personal contact, or to download a one-sheeter to share locally. Thank you so much for your support, and for helping us reach more children and families who need us nationwide

Camp staff help keep Kesem campers healthy and safe Camp staff help keep kids attending Camp Kesem healthy and safe

BUY A POTATO GRAM for someone special on campus! All money goes to Kesem at Tufts! Use the following line or the link in our bio to order one: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSffuwiz0-bAAk2tcjIDWAmwYikDokMnZOX8X5mk8_e5Qwj5Sw/viewform

Camp Kesem at Tufts is looking for nurses or health professionals to volunteer at camp. Kesem is a non profit organization that raises money for kids who are impacted by a parent’s cancer to host a free week-long camp for the kids during the summer. Use the link to apply!! kesem.my.site.com/s/available-nurse-positions?language=en_US

We are so excited to announce that our camper applications are now open! Camp Kesem is a free week-long camp for children impacted by a parent’s cancer. Camp will be taking place from August 18-23 at Camp Mac-Kee-Nac in Lenox, MA. Use the link above to apply to be a camper!

Here’s how to apply:
1.    Navigate to  (https://go.campkesem.org/e/303361/login/31b325/730968832?h=lrDn4V1X7vEDzsGkp-nZOpO4ifcjnX5-3ZGGS8vH8dY)kesem.force.com/login (http://kesem.force.com/login)
2.    Select “Sign Up” located in the bottom right-hand corner of the page. 
3.    Fill out the designated fields with YOUR information (not your camper’s information), and ensure you have selected “Camper Family” when prompted to “Select Registration Type.” 
4.    Once you have entered your information, you will be redirected back to the home page. Scroll to select “Add Family Member.”
5.    Add all of your camper(s) here, as well as any other parents or guardians you would like included within your “Camper Family.”  6.    Once complete, navigate to the “Pick a Camp” tab. Select “Tufts University” from the location drop-down list.
7.    Select which camp session you would like to sign up for. Select “Register” if there are currently open spots, or “Waitlist” if there are not. If there are not open spots, we highly recommend that you register for the waitlist. 
8.    Select which camper you will be signing up for Camp Kesem, and begin the application. Repeat this process for each camper that you are registering.
9.    Once you’ve completed the application(s), you can
view the status on the “My Applications” tab.
You will also receive a confirmation email that your registration(s) have been received.

How to apply:
Begin by going to kesem.force.com
Click “Login” to create an account
From the Login tab, click “sign up” in the bottom right corner
Fill out your information, and make sure you’ve selected “Counselor” under “Select Registration Type”
Once you’ve entered your information and signed up, it will direct you back to the Home page.
Select “Pick a Camp.”
Select which camp session you want to sign up for(Camp Kesem at Tufts University). Click on where it says “Register.”
From there you can begin your application.
If your school has two sessions of camp, you only need to apply once. The volunteer coordinators at your chapter will assign your application to multiple camp sessions within Kesem Central.
Once you’ve completed the application(s), you can view the status on the “My Applications” tab.
Use the “Upload Forms” link on the “My Applications” tab to upload all supplemental counselor forms for this summer.
Note: if a camp session is full, the website will read “Waitlist” instead of “Register”

🚨HEY CAMP KESEM🚨Surpassing our goal of $3,500 in less than 12 hours, we end the week of Giving Tuesday with more than $5,000 raised for our 2024 summer camp! 🐛The donations raised in the past week will directly send 10 campers to camp at no cost to their families. Now that's some Kesem Magic!✨

From the coordinator board at CK Tufts, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your generosity in supporting our Kesem family💙💚

🚨WE DID IT🚨 KARL GOT ALL HIS COLOR BACK!! Thank you so much to all of our supporters 🥹💚💙

🚨We hit $1,000!!! 🚨Thank you to all our supporters 🐛💚💙 KEEP IT COMING

Our fundraising goals for this giving Tuesday is 3,500!! Help us reach our goal by donating to our Classy page with your friends and family! Together we will bring the MAGIC ✨ to our campers 💙

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Come join us for some super fun events this week! All funds raised will help us make our summer camp the best possible :)

Wednesday 11/29: Boba sell 🧋

Thursday 11/30: “Cancer Sucks” banner making 🎾🎨

Friday 12/1: Counselor pieing 🥧

Hey Blueberry, hey Coco RAZZLE DAZZLE! Meet our alumni, marketing and pr coordinator and our Treasurer!

HEY HEY HEY LISTEN UP LISTEN UP! Check out our amazing TLP AND MAKE THE MAGIC TEAM!!

Next up… we have our development team!

HEY SATURN… HEY LADYBUG RAZZLE DAZZLE! Meet our outreach coordinators!!

Next up… meet our 2023-2024 volunteer coordinators Buttercup and Mochi!

Meet our Tufts Kesem coord board members starting off with our operations team!