M4M Central Illinois & Chicago will present 130 medals to the little campes at Camp COCO at the camp's closing ceremony on July 16th. A project of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield, the camp will be held at Timber Pointe Outdoor Conference Center on Lake Bloomington.
The campers from central Illinois receive special attention from a number of SIU's pediatric staff members, who spend the week providing medical care and spending time with their patients and some of their patient's siblings. Others who provide care and assistance are health professionals who treat some of the campers at St. Jude's Affiliate in Peoria and community volunteers from Springfield.
"The campers get a second chance at the childhood they have lost during the camp's week of activities, giving them a time to just have fun" said Dr. Gregory P. Brandt, SIU asscociate professor of pediatrics and camp medical director.
