Help send 10 kids to Camp Kesem!

"Camp Kesem is the silver lining in the dark storm cloud that is cancer."
-Bones, age 10

Camp Kesem is a nationwide, free, weeklong summer camp for children affected by a parent's cancer. 

Cancer touches all of our lives. For Camp Kesem campers (6000 of them this summer!), they are facing the adult-sized responsibilities associated with a parent battling cancer, in remission, or having lost a parent.

Camp Kesem is their one week of the year to just be a kid. 

My first year as a Yellow Unit counselor (ages 9-10)


Kesem is a safe, supportive, and FUN environment for kids 6-16 to talk about the difficult situations they are facing and connect with other kids affected by a parent's cancer. The Kesem magic doesn't end there -- the community and memories formed at camp last far beyond one week.

I've been a counselor with Camp Kesem for 4 years, and by my senior year, I was co-leading the organization. As an alumni, I plan on staying connected to my Camp Kesem family. Safe to say it completely transformed my college experience and future trajectory. Camp Kesem at UCLA is one of the largest chapters of Camp Kesem, serving over 225 campers per summer! Camp Kesem chapters, 70+ nationwide, are entirely entirely student-run, and provide students a huge leadership opportunity. As much as we are role models for our campers, the 80+ UCLA counselors are constantly inspired by our campers.

Due to the financial burdens families battling cancer face, Camp Kesem is provided entirely free of charge. It costs approximately $500 to send one camper to camp. With LinkedIn matching donations from employees, help reach the goal of sending 10 children to Camp Kesem for FREE this summer!

My second year, as a Blue Unit counselor (ages 12-13)

Please help #GiveKidsKesem this summer.

To learn more about the magic of Camp Kesem at www.campkesem.org .

Check out the fundraising campaign we launched when I was co-director in 2014:

Thank you for your support to #GiveKidsKesem.

- Jeremy, aka Bubba


"I don't have to pretend to be this kid who is OK. I can just be who I want to be."
- Camp Kesem Camper

It's a summer camp - expect things to get a little silly.

Shout to my Executive Commitee, passionate (and silly) student leaders who helped Camp Kesem expand to 2 weeks of camp and serve even more campers in 2014.