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Thank you to all of our camp families and volunteers for making this year's India Camp another huge success!  We were privileged to serve 45 campers and their families.

Camp Overview

Dillon International's India Heritage Camp is a three-day camp designed for ALL adoptive  families (regardless of agency used for adoption placement) who have adopted from India.  India Heritage Camp provides adoptees and their families the following opportunities:

• A greater understanding and awareness of their child’s birth heritage

• Age appropriate camp activities for children ages 4 through 6th grade complete

• Campers are divided into two groups -

  • Lower Camp (Pre-school and Kindergarten)

  • Upper Camp (1^st – 6^th grade complete)

• Activities focus on language exploration, music & art, cooking, history & culture

• Workshops and activities for parents

• Childcare for the younger children of camp staff, parent volunteers and those attending parent workshops (by reservation only)

• Lunch served to campers each day

•  Family Night at LaFortune Park

  • Families should bring their own dinner; take out grills will be available

  • Family Swim Time during the evening

• An Indian lunch served on the last day of camp followed by a special camp program

Children attending Dillon’s India Heritage Camp must be between the ages of 4 (by May 1, 2012) and 12 years of age.  Campers should wear comfortable shoes and clothes to camp each day.  It is not necessary for campers to bring their own backpacks & craft supplies with them.  All supplies will be provided in individual classrooms.

For all India Heritage Camp questions, please contact Whitney McIntire, Camp Director.

Campers should arrive no earlier than 9:15 AM each day and should be picked up no later than 3:45 PM. 

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Mission Statement

The purpose of India Heritage Camp is to support all participants, including but not limited to parents, adoptees, siblings, extended family, the Indian community and adoption community in furthering these goals: 

• To provide opportunities to build lifelong friendships with other adoptive families and adoptees

• To learn about India and allow each adoptee to celebrate being East Indian

• To embrace the uniqueness of being a Indo-American family

• To equip adoptees with the tools to enhance their self-esteem and heighten adoption understanding for today and tomorrow

• To advocate a positive image of adoption to society

• To recognize God's divine plan for each life

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India Camp Application & Forms - click each link to download form

India Camp Application

India Camp Medical Form

Adult Workshop Registration Form     COMING SOON!

• Thursday morning - "Meet and Greet."

• Thursday afternoon - free time.

• Friday - a day of culture.

• Saturday morning - Anju has been invited to speak; however, if she is unable to attend, we will present an adoption workshop.

SPECIAL NOTE:  Our adult workshops have become very popular so we encourage you to pre-register your attendance now to guarantee your seat.  Pre-registration is $10/attendee.  Registration at the door will be $15/attendee and dependent upon available seating.

India Camp Childcare Application

For all India Heritage Camp questions, please contact Whitney McIntire, Camp Director.

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Volunteering at Camp
Heritage camps could not happen without the sacrificial efforts of countless volunteers.  Volunteers are used in every capacity at India Heritage Camp and we applaud you for taking part this year!  

We have volunteer opportunities for:

A)  Counselor Apprentice Program (CAP) –Teens who have completed the 7th grade may apply to be a CAP.  These young teens have the opportunity to learn from older teen counselors and participate in camp as student helpers.  They will be assigned to a class, a teacher, and at least one teen counselor.  The fee to be a CAP is $60 or 1/2 the camper fee.   If you would like to apply to be a CAP, you must submit a CAP application along with a background check.   

B)  Teen Counselors – This volunteer opportunity is open to teens who are mature, self motivated student leaders who have a passion to serve young adoptees.  If you would like to apply to be a teen counselor, you must submit a background check and send it in with your application. 

C)  Adult volunteer - If you would like to volunteer this year, please fill out the volunteer application and background check.  If you have children who are under 4 years old and will need childcare while you volunteer, please refer to the Childcare Reservation form.  Fees for childcare are waived while you are volunteering, however your child must be registered for childcare before camp.  Adult volunteers are needed in every capacity at camp and we appreciate your participation! 

We will send you a confirmation once we have received your application.  Prior to the beginning of India Heritage Camp, we will send you a schedule of your volunteer hours and assignments.

For all India Heritage Camp questions, please contact Whitney McIntire, Camp Director.

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Other Ways You Can Help!

Open Your Home -- If you have an extra bedroom that you would be willing to offer to an out-of-town camp family as a place to stay in lieu of a hotel, please let our Camp Director know.  Saving hotel fees could make all the difference in whether an out-of-town family is able to attend camp this year and have a chance to give their child(ren) the "heritage camp experience."

Donate to the Camp Scholarship Fund --  We also accept donations to provide scholarships to children to be able to attend camp, who otherwise would be unable to participate, and/or "family grants" to assist traveling families with their motel fees so that they may attend camp.

For more information on how your family can donate to the Camp Scholarship Fund so that another family may attend India Heritage Camp, email Rosalyn or call 918.749.4600.

If you know of a family who needs help to attend camp or you would like to apply for a grant from the Camp Scholarship Fund for your family, please download our camp scholarship application.  For questions, please email Rosalyn or call 918.749.4600.

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Hotel Accommodations

There are several excellent hotels located nearby the Green Country Event Center, where Dillon's 2012 India Heritage Camp will be held.  One of the hotels that we have been able to reserve a block of rooms for Dillon families is at the Wyndham Hotel.  The Wyndham Hotel features LEAPIN' LOUIE'S LAGOON, a mini indoor water park that is sure to be a highlight for Dillon families to enjoy during camp.  To make reservations, call 877-999-3223.  Be sure to mention Dillon International's name to receive the special rate and that you are calling about our block of rooms for Dillon's heritage camps.  For more info, go to www.wyndham.com.

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