Camp Casey is a horseback riding program that was created to lift the spirits of young kids battling cancer. This grassroots organization was started by Molly Reeser and was designed to assist cancer patients and their families during their battle with this terrible disease. Originally supposed to be a one-day event at Sparrow Hospital, Camp Casey has grown into something pretty incredible. It is now an ongoing therapeutic horse program for kids battling cancer throughout all of Michigan.
This year, we sent camp JoyJars to Camp Casey and got this sweet response back from their team, “THANK YOU for our wonderful Joy Jars! We took them to our Cowboy Camp Out last month and the kids got a kick out of them. We’re so grateful to your contribution to our cause!”
Run by a 4 person, part-time staff, Camp Casey offers two different programs for pediatric cancer patients. One is their Cowboy Campouts. These are all expense paid, fun-filled weekend getaways at Dude ranches in Michigan. A wonderful aspect of the Cowboy Campouts is that there are usually about 10 different families participating. and because Camp Casey takes families at various stages of treatment, it creates a bond and camaraderie amongst the families. This is truly a wonderful cause and we are thrilled to spread JOY to these Courageous Kids and families!
We love spreading JOY and Jessie’s NEGU motto to Courageous Kids fighting cancer around the world! If you know of a child fighting cancer, please encourage them to sign up for a FREE YEAR OF JOY at jessie.org/joy today!!! NEGU!!!