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Here are a few ways you can get involved at Flying Horse Farms!

Family Sidekicks: Family Sidekicks are responsible for implementing camp programs as well as engaging and supporting camper families. As a whole, Family Sidekicks are generalists who play many different roles throughout the weekend... including welcoming them "home to camp" and helping the families to get situated and acquainted with their surroundings. Family Sidekicks at different times supervise groups of campers, lead activities and work behind the scenes to help us keep camp on the go.

Activity Team: Activity Team members are responsible for facilitating all activities at their assigned area. From the waterfront to arts & crafts, these team members keep camp running. Activity counselors also have the important job of making sure all campers can participate in all activities. They are responsible for setting up, leading the activity, and cleaning afterwards.

Cabin Counselors: Cabin counselors are responsible for the direct supervision of children in a cabin group of 6-12 campers. Counselors provide basic behavioral and psycho-social support to campers, program daily cabin activities, and support unit leaders in the execution of unit programming.

Lifeguards: Lifeguards will work lakeside or poolside any time water activities are open to campers and families. Lifeguards can choose to volunteer for an entire session, for a day, or for a shift during a family camp. Lifeguards must be at least 16 years old and must provide proof of current lifeguard certification and current CPR for the Professional Rescuer with AED certification.

If you’re a medical care provider, you have a critical resource we depend on to run camp: healthcare expertise. We hope you’ll share it with us.

The Opportunity
Flying Horse Farms campers have serious medical conditions such as arthritis, asthma, cancer, bleeding disorders, gastrointestinal disease, heart disease, and facial differences. With your help—and the support of all of Ohio’s children’s hospitals and Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh and Indiana—we provide healing, transformative experiences for children who aren’t able to attend a traditional camp.

The Roles
Although not an exclusive list, we are looking for volunteers in these professions and also for arrival day support:

• Physicians (Fellows/Attending)
• Nurse Practitioners
• Registered Nurses
• Pharmacists
• Respiratory Therapist (Pulmonary & Craniofacial Camp)

The Experience
The medical team at Flying Horse Farms ensures that campers, volunteers, and staff are healthy and safe. Licensed medical volunteers (physicians, nurses, and nurse practitioners) are needed for weekend family camps and weeklong summer programs to provide routine and/or specialized medical care within their scope of practice. Medical and nursing students are welcome to volunteer as a family sidekick, cabin counselor or activity counselor.

During family camp weekends, the families will bring their child’s own equipment, supplies and medication to camp. Medical volunteers are available as a resource to the family and for general medical care and any needs of campers, family members, staff and volunteers.

During summer weeklong (kids-only camps), the medical staff and volunteers at Flying Horse Farms provide full medical care of campers while they are onsite at camp.

Doctors
Volunteer physicians provide medical care for campers, families, volunteers and staff. Doctors are available onsite during all camp sessions to triage, evaluate and provide treatment for all camp participants.

Registered Nurses
Volunteer nurses provide essential nursing care, administer medications and assist with preventative care for campers, families, volunteers and staff. Nurses are assigned to cabins of 8-10 campers and provide care to their designated group during the camp session.

Pharmacists
Pharmacists assist with arrival day and help double check and prepare camper medications.. Pharmacists may also volunteer for camp sessions as family sidekicks during weekend sessions or cabin counselors, activity counselors or with our kitchen crew during summer sessions.

The Logistics
Medical volunteers serve under the scope of their professional practice. You will be interviewed by our medical staff and asked to provide proof of license and a current annual background check. Once your documentation has been reviewed, our medical team will determine your appropriate assignment.

Medical Volunteer Requirements

• Complete online application
• Minimum age: 21 years old
• Proof of a current license is required to serve in a medical capacity
• Completion of BCI and/or FBI background checks within the last calendar year
• Medical background/immunization documentation
• Medical volunteers will attend volunteer orientation one day prior to camper arrival at Flying Horse Farms and meet the camp team

Help our staff with making beds, cleaning cabins, laundry, and getting camp ready for the next group of campers.

Groups of 8-30 are welcome to sign up for Camp Creator days, with dates subject to change as availability allows.

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Help us spread the word about camp by volunteering to staff an event. These volunteers help us coordinate details and make sure everything runs smoothly from start to finish.

You’ll serve as a champion for our cause and help make magic at our community events. We host several events each year, and to make them happen, we need lots of volunteers to coordinate details ahead of time and work at the actual events too.

We are always looking for volunteers to fill a variety of roles. We need helpers to change lightbulbs, mow the lawn, tend to the garden, mop floors and countless other tasks. If you have a special talent and time you’d be willing to give, we’d love to have you.

Facilities and Maintenance
Keep camp looking gorgeous by mowing the lawn, tending the garden, painting, doing repairs and other tasks. Help keep the dining hall prepped and ready for meal times.

Office Support and Administrative
Assist office staff with daily administrative tasks.