TO THE EDITOR:
Last summer, 117 kids were
able to attend Camp Kesem, a free one week camp for children whose parents have or had cancer, which is run entirely by Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill students.
They spent the week having fun and being kids instead of shuttling between homes and hospitals. And all of this was made possible by the $45,000 that a group of 60 dedicated counselors raised for the camp.
This Friday, Oct. 29, from 3 to 7 p.m. Camp Kesem is throwing KESEMania, its largest on-cam- pus fundraiser, on the main quad of Duke University. It will feature free activities including a Velcro wall, a jousting platform, an inflatable 22-foot slide, a sumo wrestling ring and a pumpkin carving station.
Guests will also be able to pay $1 to dunk UNC students in a dunk tank. Fall festival food such as cotton candy, caramel apples and hot apple cider, along with Camp Kesem apparel, will be for sale.
You can take the Robertson bus, which runs every half hour until 7 p.m., straight to Duke. KESEMania will be visible from the bus stop.
So come knock some Blue Devils off the jousting platform, belly bump them out of the sumo ring, heckle them while they try to dunk Tar Heels and help out a great cause while you’re at it.
Your donations will go toward making the magic of Camp Kesem happen again this summer.
For more information about KESEMania, visit the KESEMania event on Facebook.
