Heber, AZ
Discovery is a fun and educational hour each day of camp where campers learn about their allergies or asthma and how to manage their conditions, including triggers, symptoms, that they aren't alone in their situation, how to speak to others to make them aware of their conditions, and many more! Campers list this as one of their top activities every year because they go home more informed than ever!
Explore on the camp’s website ↗Activities at Camp Not-A-Wheeze include: Horseback Riding contracted through MacDonald's Ranch; Lake Adventures including kayaking, paddleboards, and safe water fun, contracted through Adventure Encounter; Archery safety and learning how to shoot a bow and arrow, contracted through Corner Archery; hiking, arts & crafts, tie dye, cooking, newspaper fashion show, and many other surprises every year.
Camp Not-A-Wheeze is a unique recreational and educational program that has helped children ages 7-14 with moderate to severe asthma or allergic conditions (EOE, atopic dermatitis, food allergies, etc) to learn effective management skills so they can lead active, healthy lives. In a traditional camp setting allergy and asthma education is integrated with recreational camp activities. This empowers children to understand and avoid their allergy and asthma triggers, recognize warning signals of an oncoming episode, properly use their medications, and exercise control over their disease.
Camp Not-A-Wheeze's goals include: to increase campers' self-esteem and improve their ability to experience a 'normal' adolescence; to decrease the number of camper emergency room visits and number of school days missed due to asthma after their camp experience; and to provide resources for camper families, caregivers, and healthcare providers to ensure a more systematic and year-round asthma management and treatment plan for these youths.
We offer a Counselor-in-Training (CIT) program for all our former campers that are ages 15–17 years old. These campers have experienced camp as a camper, and now want to come back and contribute to the future campers. They get assigned to a cabin cohort to do the activities available, but also start learning valuable leadership skills in the process. The CITs take a one-hour a day class to learn about leadership, conflict resolution, managing others, and many other skills that they can put on their college applications and utilize in the future!
2027-05-30 – 2027-06-04
1 weeks · $1,050
Overnight camp
Total cost $1050; $50 application fee due at registration. Camperships available for majority of campers. AHCCCS/Medicaid campers have tuition covered after $50 deposit. Food and lodging included. Location: Camp Shadow Pines, Heber, AZ.
Dates, rates & eligibility ↗Asthma Angels is to recognize the wonderful donors to Camp Not-A-Wheeze. These donors help make camp a possibility so that we can provide Camperships (financial aid) to children that would otherwise be unable to attend a one week summer camp due to financial constraints.
Read more on the camp’s website ↗Total cost of camp is $1,050 (covers cost of vendors, Discovery program, medical volunteers, etc). A $50 application fee secures your camper's spot. We provide Camperships (scholarships) for a majority of campers based on financial need, as well as donor designated qualifications. All campers with AHCCCS or Medicaid have tuition covered! (after initial application deposit paid)
Read more on the camp’s website ↗Drama/Theater — campers learn about acting and what it takes to put on a skit. Each cabin gets to come up with a script, utilize props, and perform in front of the whole camp their skit about a situation involving an asthma or allergic episode. They incorporate what they have learned in Discovery to show how to handle the situation as well! This is taught by a published playwright, C. Lynn Johnson.
Read more on the camp’s website ↗Send your camper for one week residential summer camp up in the cool pines, Camp Shadow Pines in Heber, AZ. Food and Lodging is provided complementary for all campers during their 5 nights, 6 days at camp. Complementary bussing is also provided from Tempe/Mesa, AZ to and from the camp.
Read more on the camp’s website ↗