Camp Valor is a safe place where children affected by bleeding disorders, ages 8 to 14, receive skills to manage hemophilia and von Willebrand Disease.
Through a variety of experiences, Camp Valor promotes independence and empowers children with bleeding disorders to live healthier and more self-sufficient lives.
Help children develop new and lasting friendships.
Offer experiences that emphasize what children affected by bleeding disorders CAN do, rather than what they can’t.
Provide positive role models.
Create a foundation for life-long learning and managing bleeding disorders.
We Teach Children
About hemophilia and von Willebrand Disease.
Self-advocacy skills to ensure their continued access to quality care, medication, and insurance
Self-infusion techniques
Where is Camp Valor Located?
Camp Valor is held at a facility built and maintained by the Utah Elks Association. Camp Wapiti (which is Navajo for “Elk”) sits in the foothills of the Oquirrh Mountains, and is located about 15 minutes from downtown Tooele.
The camp has a heated swimming pool, arts and crafts center, sleeping cabins, showers and bathroom facilities, an infirmary, volleyball court, basketball court, and a large lodge with a dining hall and kitchen.
Each camper is assigned to a cabin with two adult counselorsand two teen co-counselors. Each cabin sleeps a total of 12 people and includes six bunk beds, all with mattresses. Campers may bring a sleeping bag and/or a set of sheets andblankets to cover their bunks. Generally, there are six to eight campers assigned to each cabin.
Campers are grouped according to their age and bleeding disorder type. To maximize the opportunity children have tomake new friends; siblings are, generally, not placed in thesame cabin.
Who Can Attend Camp Valor?
Children from Utah’s bleeding disorders community, ages 8-14; who have hemophilia, von Willebrand disease, or who are carriers of the gene that causes these disorders.
Siblings and children of affected parents, ages 10-14.
Additional Information
Many of your questions can be answered in the Camp Valor Parents Manual. Please click on the button to download your copy.
For any further questions please contact Jan Western @ the Utah Hemophilia Foundation