Keep Calm and Swim On...and help raise money for North Star Reach! Help us celebrate 10 years of this extraordinary open-water swimming adventure through the picturesque Hiland Chain of Lakes near Hell, Michigan by signing up today. Choose your distance — .5 mile, 1.2 miles, 5K, or 10K — and enjoy the beautiful scenery with plenty of safety and nutritional support along the way, all the while showing support for our camp.
An evening of storytelling by teen campers at Ann Arbor's Literati Bookstore. 7-8 p.m. (free and open to the public)
Join us at the 18th annual A&F Challenge, where we’ll once again raise money to support SeriousFun Children’s Network camps and programs, including North Star Reach. Event is jam-packed with live music, fresh eats, family-friendly games & more. Follow link to our team page.
Join us for “Under the North Star,” our annual signature fundraising event in support of sending children with serious illnesses to camp. Hosted at the beautiful historic Detroit Athletic Club in the heart of downtown Detroit, the exclusive evening will feature a night of inspiration, entertainment and great food.
Our 2nd Annual Fall Family Fest will feature trick or treating, live entertainment, and a chance to enjoy a terrific afternoon at camp with family and friends (at the peak of fall color!). Proceeds support our mission of providing life-changing camp experiences to kids with serious health challenges and their families.
Our printed newsletter with features and news about our summer season. Click to view the PDF.
It's a childhood staple: summer camp! But for children with grave diseases or conditions, 24-hour care makes this tradition nearly impossible. One Michigan camp decided to make it possible.
From the 1920s through the ’70s, the University of Michigan offered a green sanctuary northwest of Ann Arbor as a retreat for kids in need of special attention. It was called The Fresh Air Camp. Today, the site is called North Star Reach. Read about the rich history that belongs to the place we now call home.
In just three summers since its opening, Camp North Star Reach, on 105 acres in Pinckney, Mich., has given 1,944 children with serious illnesses a weeklong summer camp experience free from barriers. And free of cost.
North Star Reach is featured as one of three SeriousFun Children's Network camps in the new half-hour Connecticut Public Television documentary, "A World of Possibilities: SeriousFun Children's Network."
Our printed newsletter with features and news about our summer season. Click to view the PDF.
MLive | Ann Arbor News
Livingston Daily, USA Today
We just wrapped up an incredible first-ever Fall Family Camp season. During our four weekend sessions, held from late September through early November, we hosted 48 fantastic families, which included 180 campers of all ages. Many thanks to our all-star team of dedicated volunteers: We couldn’t have done it without you!
We are thrilled to share the news, just in today, that North Star Reach has been accepted as a Full Member Camp of SeriousFun Children’s Network, one of the world’s largest communities of camps and program for children living with serious illnesses.
To each and every individual who joined us for an unforgettably inspiring first summer season—including our remarkable campers and their families, dedicated volunteers, and generous donors—we extend our deepest gratitude. We couldn’t have created life-changing camp experiences for more than 200 children without you.
With the help of the Sickle Cell Disease Association of Illinois (SCDAI), 30 Chicago-area children living daily with this genetic and chronic disease will arrive at North Star Reach today and spend a week at camp.
Article and news video from WDIV Click on Detroit
Doug Armstrong shares our camp story on the CW50's Street Beat program. Our segment airs around 06:35 minutes.
Doug Armstrong, CEO, discusses North Star Reach on Cumulus Radio's "It's Your Community"
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