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Campamento Diabetes Safari provides children and adolescents with diabetes mellitus, type 1, with a setting that is safe, supervised, and designed to offer them support, education, and recreation. The Campamento provides an educational and recreational experience in which Campers can express themselves, learn to interact cooperatively with others, and function as members of a group. Many young people do not have opportunities to talk with others who also have diabetes. At Campamento Diabetes Safari, the presence of other Campers and adult health care professionals who also have diabetes mellitus ensures that the Campers will be able to learn to understand and manage the challenges and experiences that they share as persons with diabetes. In this way, the children and adolescents increase their practical kowledge about the self-management of diabetes, while the natural beauty of the setting contributes to their intellectual, physical, social and spiritual growth.
In this process, the Staff offers leadership, experience, and trained supervision, directing its efforts toward the overall goal of Campamento Diabetes Safari, which is to offer a safe, educational, recreational experience to children and adolescents with diabetes. All of the Staff’s efforts are directed toward this objective. Campamento Diabetes Safari utilizes the resources of the natural surroundings to contribute to mental, physical, social, and spiritual growth under the supervision of trained and experienced leadership.
Additional objectives are to permit the children and adolescents with diabetes:
In most social situations, young people with diabetes are in the minority, often provoking the experience of isolation or separateness. In contrast, at Campamento Diabetes Safari, they share together with other persons, both young and adult, the daily challenges and triumphs of diabetes care. Campers have a change to meet and learn from adults with diabetes who are health care professionals and who have learned to handle situations similar to their own. The health care professionals share methods for handling the challenges and obstacles that diabetes presents. The overall experience is one of camaraderie and solidarity, rather than of solitude and difference.
During Campamento Diabetes Safari, formal and informal educational opportunities are incorporated in all the activities. The group context stimulates the dynamic process of shared learning about practical behaviors with immediate and personal relevance. The Staff assists the Campers in maintaining optimal control of glucose levels and in developing the maturity and autonomy needed to understand and to take charge of the condition in a responsible way. The benefits of the Campers' personal experience, dialogue with other persons with diabetes and the educational and recreational programs are far-reaching and lasting. In the long run, they may help them to minimize or avoid future problems with their health and the complications of diabetes.
Children and adolescents almost without exception learn something about diabetes that they did not know before the Campamento began. All members of Staff take an active role in providing diabetes education to the Campers. Staff permits them to learn through their personal experience and supervised practice. The didactic effort is personalized and responds to new situations as they present themselves in the Campers' daily life. Diabetes education, individually and in small groups, is intermixed with social and recreational activities.
Aware that each person with diabetes is different, the Staff utilizes a variety of methods to convey timely knowledge and techniques suited to each child's age and abilities. The Campamento creates an environment in which the children and adolescents feel sufficient security, confidence, and supervision to learn and employ effective diabetes management procedures.
Diabetes education teaches the strategies that allow the person with diabetes to maintain blood sugar levels within safe ranges and is the only known way by which to maintain a good quality of life and to postpone or avoid the possible long-term complications of the condition. In addition, the Campamento is an excellent forum for learning about and practicing new advances in the management and self-management of diabetes mellitus, type 1.
The anticipated educational topics are always adapted to the interests, ages, and needs for continuing education of the Campers. Possible themes are varied and include:
Children and adolescents with diabetes are not likely to return home after only 3 days of Campamento Diabetes Safari totally capable of caring for themselves. They require time to gain full mastery of the self-management of the condition, which they will learn at the appropriate age and with an individual rhythym that suits them.
The Staff includes a multidisciplinary team of health care professionals (physician, diabetes educators, dietitian, psychologist, nurse), who are trained in the care of young people with diabetes. The Staff provides medical and dietary supervision, as well as attention to the psychological adaptation necessary for optimal treatment of diabetes. The health care team also oversees the management of the Campers’ levels of blood glucose, utilizing the cornerstones of diabetes treatment: education, insulin, nutrition, and physical activity. The multidisciplinary team is present, attentive, and available 24 hours a day during the Campamento.
Under trained supervision, Campers check their blood sugar levels between 4 and 7 times a day, as judged prudent and necessary. The medical team also provides counseling in how to adjust insulin doses according to food intake, activity level, current level of blood glucose, and the presence of intercurrent illnesses. Campers learn to rotate the sites of their insulin injections. The onsite medical team teaches Campers how to recognize and treat the symptoms of hypoglycemia.
The medical team provides first aid for minor accidents and conditions; a physician is available 24 hours a day for medical emergencies.
Menus are designed by the Staff's professional dietitian and prepared with the needs of persons with diabetes in mind. The professional dietitian guides the Campers in the selection of foods throughout the day, during meals and at snack times. The recreational activities, chosen and carried out according to an appropriate time of day, are organized and supervised with the help of monitors, who are competent and knowledgeable in the management of diabetes in children and adolescents.
Due to increased physical activity at the Campamento, the medical team may need to adjust a child's usual diabetes management routine. This could, for example, include increasing the number of carbohydrates or reducing the amount of insulin to compensate for increases in physical activity. These minor adjustments are typical of all diabetes camps. They safeguard the Camper’s ability to engage safely in traditional outdoor activities, and they are necessary to avoid diabetes emergencies.
All medical material (syringes, blood glucose meters, test strips, lancing devices, lancets) needed for the treatment of diabetes mellitus, type 1, is provided free to participants in the Campamento, thanks to the generosity of individual and corporate donors. Their generosity makes possible a considerable saving for the parents of the Campers.
Dr. Stan De Loach, Managing Director of Campamento Diabetes Safari, a citizen of the United States, has worked in México for more than 30 years. He is a Certified Diabetes Educator and clinical psychologist, with more than 35 years experience in the study, management, and treatment of diabetes mellitus, type 1. Currently, he lives and works in México, Distrito Federal. Contact: saludo@usa.net
Dr. Alberto Rodríguez Cedillo, Associate Director for Medicine of Campamento Diabetes Safari, is a citizen of México. A certified specialist in internal medicine, he has more then 35 years of experience in the study, management, and treatment of diabetes mellitus, type 1, utilizing both subcutaneous injections of insulin and the insulin pump. Currently, he lives and works in Monclova, Coahuila, México. Contact: alberto_rodriguez_cedillo@hotmail.com
Lic. Nut. Francisca Arenas Lozada, Associate Director for Administration and Nutrition of Campamento Diabetes Safari, is a dietitian with a degree in nutrition and a Diabetes Educator. She is a citizen of México and currently lives and works in Puebla, Puebla, México. She was founder of the Association of Nutritionists in Puebla and co-founder of the city's Clínica de Diabetes. Contact: francisnut@hotmail.com
Carol Gill, RN, Campamento Diabetes Safari Nurse, is a Registered Nurse with experience and special interest in the care and education of persons with diabetes mellitus. A citizen of Belize, she currently lives and works in Corozal, Belize, Central America. Contact: potzal500@hotmail.com
Francisco Vargas, Activities Coordinator and Monitor for Campamento Diabetes Safari, has 5 years experience in the management and treatment of diabetes mellitus, type 1. He has worked with the Salvadorean Association of Diabetics as a monitor. A citizen of El Salvador, he currently lives in San Salvador and studies jurisprudence at the University of El Salvador. Contact: fravacos@hotmail.com
Ben Clements, Monitor for Campamento Diabetes Safari, has 1.5 years experience in the management and treatment of diabetes mellitus, type 1. As Program Director for American Youth Understanding Diabetes Abroad, Inc. (AYUDA), he has worked with children and adolescents with diabetes mellitus, type 1, in both the United States and Ecuador. A citizen of the United States, he currently lives and works in Washington, D. C. Contact: bclements@ayudainc.net
Edilia Ramos de Cortés, Cook for Campamento Diabetes Safari, is an expert in the preparation of healthy, tasty Mexican food for persons with diabetes mellitus. She is a Mexican citizen and currently resides and works in México, Distrtito Federal.
Kathy Garrett, Associate Cook for Campamento Diabetes Safari, is, an expert in the preparation of healthy, tasty meals. She is a citizen of the United States and currently resides and works in Houston, Texas. Contact: kathy_garrett@hotmail.com
Disclosure: No member of the Staff has any significant financial interests or relationships to reveal or disclose with regard to the Campamento.
Staff members have experience and relevant qualifications and act as instructors or leaders in the programmed activities. With one member of Staff for every 3 or 4 Campers, each child or adolescent receives sufficient personal attention. Many of the staff also have diabetes and thus can be for the children positive role models of responsibility in the management of diabetes, as well as advisors, caregivers, trainers, and coaches.
Monitors are young people, usually with diabetes, who work with the Campers in order to guide their learning in a sporting or educational activity. Taking into account the international character of the Campers, Campamento Diabetes Safari is bilingual. Two languages will be used: Spanish and English. The members of the Staff express themselves in one or the other of these languages, or in both. All members of staff speak either Spanish or English or both.
All the recreational and educational activities at Campamento Diabetes Safari are designed to respond to the interests and needs of children and adolescents with diabetes. Educational activities, both organized and informal, are mixed in with recreational experiences. The educational activities are individualized and usually carried out in small groups of 2 to 6 persons. Sports and physical activities help to show the beneficial effect of exercise on glucose metabolism. The activities are scheduled to accommodate the requirements and concerns of persons with diabetes. Traditional individual and group components of diabetes camps are interspersed with everyday activities such as the selection of inyection sites for insulin injection. The level and intensity of activities are adapted to the age and previous experience of the participants.
The possible recreational options include: swimming, soccer, basketball, kickball, volley ball, relay races; arts and crafts, painting, flag-making, sculpting, mask-making, wrist bands, games with balloons, ecological activities, paper and plastic recycling; team formation, charades, card games, memory tests, stories and tales, password games, debates, dialogues in confidence, group membership activities, games of challenge and skill; walks, hiking, exploring, Aztec archaeology, starwatching, nature knowledge (flora and fauna); improvisation tournament, team shows, contest and talent night, bonfire...among other possibilites.
Typical
schedule and program (program details may vary)
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| 0800 – 1000 | Arrival at the Campamento; welcome and registration (outside main gate of the Centro Vacacional Oaxtepec, behind the bus station) |
| 0800 – 1000 | Meeting each other; breakfast if necessary; interaction with Staff |
| 1015 – 1115 | Each Camper receives the day's t-shirt and a new Optium XCEED blood glucose monitor with instructions for its use; |
| . | supervised monitoring of blood glucose [insulin, snack – as needed]; measuring glycated hemoglobin; sunscreen |
| 1130 – 1210 | Settling into the Hotel Zacatecas; morning plenary assembly [Staff introductions; Camp rules; fire drill and safety issues] |
| 1210 – 1225 | Supervised monitoring of blood glucose [insulin, snack – as needed] |
| 1225 – 1300 | Icebreaker; checking out the Centro Vacacional [collective walk or run] |
| 1300 – 1330 | Group educational activity: Today's menus [introduction to counting carbs and their relationship to scheduled activities and |
| . | insulin]; those who want to swim change into swim suits |
| 1345 – 1400 | Supervised monitoring of blood glucose; pre-meal insulin |
| 1400 – 1500 | Lunch; free time; learning about foods |
| 1500 – 1610 | Structured free time: sunscreen, swimming [pool 1]; other physical activity in the area near the pool for those who do not wish to swim |
| 1610 – 1630 | Group educational activities |
| 1630 - 1645 | Supervised monitoring of blood glucose [insulin, snack – as needed] |
| 1700 – 1730 | Recreational physical activities |
| 1730 – 1800 | Group educational activities |
| 1800 – 1830 | Individual educational activities [nighttime monitoring of blood glucose or choice of other topics] |
| 1845 – 1900 | Supervised monitoring of blood glucose; pre-meal insulin |
| 1900 – 2000 | Dinner; free time; learning about foods |
| 2000 – 2100 | Evening recreational activities; observation of stars, stories and tales |
| 2115 – 2145 | Evening plenary assembly |
| 2145 – 2200 | Supervised monitoring of blood glucose [insulin, snack – as needed]; showers (those who wish); to bed |
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| 0130 – 0200 | Supervised monitoring of blood glucose [insulin, snack – as needed] |
| 0330 – 0400 | Supervised monitoring of blood glucose [insulin, snack – as needed] for those with previous hypoglycemia at 0130 a.m. |
| 0700 – 0730 | Arise; supervised monitoring of blood glucose [pre-meal insulin for those with blood glucose above 150 mg/dL]; |
| . | sunscreen; day's t-shirts given out |
| 0730 – 0745 | Pre-meal insulin for those with blood glucose less than 150 mg/dL |
| 0745 – 0830 | Breakfast; free time; learning about foods |
| 0830 – 0915 | Morning plenary assembly: dreams and feelings; review of day's menus |
| 0915 – 1015 | High-energy group physical activity: River hike / creek peek |
| 1015 – 1030 | Supervised monitoring of blood glucose [insulin, snack – as needed] |
| 1045 – 1115 | Group educational activity: Insulins |
| 1115 – 1215 | Structured free time: Drama or comedy |
| 1230 – 1300 | Educational activity in small groups: Topics according to wishes and needs of Campers [parents? school? brothers and sisters? parties?] |
| 1300 – 1330 | Rest or individual educational activity: Sharing ideas, experiences, feelings related to DM1 |
| 1345 – 1400 | Supervised monitoring of blood glucose; pre-meal insulin |
| 1400 – 1500 | Lunch; free time; learning about foods |
| 1515 – 1530 | Group educational activity: What to tell my friends who do not have DM1? |
| 1530 – 1645 | Structured supervised free time: sunscreen, swimming [pool 2] or other physical activity; shower |
| 1645 - 1700 | Supervised monitoring of blood glucose [insulin, snack – as needed] |
| 1700 – 1745 | Recreational activities |
| 1745 – 1800 | Thank-you's to Camp donors and sponsors |
| 1800 – 1830 | Individual educational activities: What is diabetes? Living with diabetes or topics chosen by the Campers |
| 1845 – 1900 | Supervised monitoring of blood glucose; pre-meal insulin |
| 1900 – 2000 | Supper |
| 2000 – 2030 | Evening plenary assembly |
| 2030 – 2145 | Nighttime recreational activity: Bonfire [silent procession by flashlight to hotel] |
| 2145 – 2200 | Supervised monitoring of blood glucose [insulin, snack – as needed]; showers (those who wish); to bed |
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| 0130 – 0200 | Supervised monitoring of blood glucose [insulin, snack – as needed] |
| 0330 – 0400 | Supervised monitoring of blook glucose [insulin, snack – as needed] for those with previous hypoglycemia at 0130 a.m. |
| 0700 – 0730 | Arise; supervised monitoring of blood glucose [pre-meal insulin for those with blood glucose above 150 mg/dL]; |
| . | sunscreen; day's t-shirts given out |
| 0730 – 0745 | Pre-meal insulin for those with blood glucose less than 150 mg/dL |
| 0745 – 0830 | Breakfast; free time; learning about foods |
| 0830 – 0915 | Morning plenary assembly: dreams and feelings; review of day's menus |
| 0930 – 1030 | High-energy group physical activity |
| 1030 – 1045 | Supervised monitoring of blood glucose [insulin, snack – as needed]; sunscreen |
| 1045 – 1145 | Structured free time, group phsyical activity: Swimming [Olympic pool] or other physical activity |
| 1145 – 1215 | Shower; change clothes; supervised monitoring of blood glucose [insulin, snack - as needed] |
| 1215 – 1305 | Group or individual educational activity |
| 1305 – 1330 | Supervised monitoring of blood glucose; pre-meal insulin |
| 1330 – 1430 | Lunch; free time; recognition of Staff, donors, and sponsors |
| 1445 – 1530 | Structured free time; pack bags; gear outside rooms; group photos |
| 1530 – 1545 | Walk with bags to Cabaña |
| 1545 – 1600 | Closing of Campamento Diabetes Safari 2005; questions and goodbyes; supervised monitoring of blood glucose [insulin, snack – as needed] |
| 1600 – 1700 | Departure from Campamento; return journey home |
| 1700 | Formal end of Campamento Diabetes Safari 2005 |
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| . | The schedule and program may be modified according to the interests and needs of the individual group members. The time for the formal end of Camp is not subject to change. |
The Hotel Zacatepec at the Centro Vacacional, Oaxtepec, Morelos, México, is the official hotel for Campamento Diabetes Safari. Small groups of 4 to 6 persons of the same gender share a large room that is clean and comfortable. The rooms for 4 persons have two sets of bunk beds or one set of bunk beds and two single beds. The rooms for 6 persons have three sets of bunk beds or two sets of bunk beds and two single beds. Each room has been recently renovated and decorated; in each room, services include electricity, telephone, television, refrigerator, sink with mirror, and private bath (with shower and toilet). Bath soap, toilet paper, towels, sheets and pillowcases, pillows and blankets are supplied.
Meal choices reflect healthy eating and a balanced food plan. At mealtimes, the professional dietitian and other Staff members explain to the participants how, when, and how much to eat. They assure an appropriate intake of food, relating it to the insulin injected, the current blood glucose level, and the amount of physical activity recently completed or foreseen in the following hours. Staff teaches the principles of sound nutrition, emphasizing foods that maintain healthy bodies and promote optimal blood glucose ranges.
Meals are served family style. There are three meals and three (or more or fewer, according to what is needed) snacks each day. The snacks are offered in response to blood glucose levels and therefore are not provided according to rigidly defined numbers or schedules and may not have a fixed, predetermined caloric content.
Working in conjunction with the health care team, the Staff dietitian prepares food plans as necessary and teaches Campers how to calculate the nutritional and caloric value of the foods included in their individual food plans. Two professional cooks prepare the indicated foods according to the current rules for good and healthy eating.
The Staff dietitian designs the menu in order to provide a balanced, varied diet that includes items from the different food groups and that is appealing to the participants. The food is served at the scheduled time and in quantities sufficient for the needs of young persons with diabetes. Among the foods offered are: soups, rice, salads, Mexican dishes, tortillas, pastas, vegetables, beans, fresh fruit, cereals, eggs, meat, chicken, milk, non-caloric cold drinks, sandwiches, and hamburgers.
The Staff dietitian teaches the participants how to interpret and incorporate the information contained on food labels in their meal and snack planning and draws special attention to the food labels of items commonly consumed to treat hypoglycemia (yogurt, crackers, juice).
The menu
planned for Campamento Diabetes Safari 2005 is the following. Minor
changes are possible. The nutrition
facts of the foods served are also available.
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dry cereals: Quaker Oats, Quaker Multi-Bran [with sucralose] |
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Snack as needed (see list) |
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 vegetable
soup (with mushrooms, Swiss chard, potatoes, onion)
green salad (lettuce, cucumber, carrot, avocado) salad dressing (lemon juice, garlic, olive oil) pan-fried beefsteak spaghetti with chopped tomato and black pepper whole black beans corn tortillas sugarfree gelatin with bananas fresh fruit water or sugarfree drink |
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smoked lentil soup (Campbell’s) |
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| Saturday |
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Snack as needed (see list) |
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dry cereals: Quaker Oats, Quaker Multi-Bran [with sucralose] |
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Snack as needed (see list) |
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homemade tomato soup |
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Snack as needed (see list) |
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hamburger |
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Snack as needed (see list) |
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| Sunday |
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Snack as needed (see list) |
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dry cereals: Quaker Oats, Quaker Multi-Bran [with sucralose] |
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Snack as needed (see list) |
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 cream
of potato and leek soup (with lowfat milk)
smoked tuna salad sandwich with reduced-fat mayonnaise peanut butter and reduced-sugar jelly sandwiches ham and Oaxaca cheese sandwich with reduced-fat mayonnaise lettuce, tomato slices, avocado slices lowfat or skim milk sugarfree gelatin with pecans, bananas, and shredded coconut 3 chocolate kisses water or sugarfree drink (plus possible leftovers) |
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| avocado |
| Aztec amaranth cakes |
| breakfast bars |
| crunchy peanut butter |
| dry-roasted sunflower seeds |
| fresh fruit |
| glucose tablets |
| ham or turkey ham |
| hard-boiled egg |
| large marshmallows |
| lowfat or skim milk |
| mixed (raw and roasted) peanuts |
| Oaxaca cheese |
| raisins |
| sugarfree yoghurt smoothie |
| vanilla wafers |
| * | Some items must be combined with others in order to provide a complete and adequate snack for the treatment and prevention of hypoglycemia; such snacks should contain CHO, protein, and fat |
The success of Campamento Diabetes Safari is determined by the measurable results of surveys conducted before and after the experience. Three research studies will be carried out during or shortly after Campamento Diabetes Safari. Participation in the studies is voluntary. None of the studies requires the drawing of blood at a time separate or additional to the routine blood testing schedule. The principal investigator for these 3 studies is Dr. Stan De Loach; prior to the Campamento, he can be reached with any questions or doubts about the research, by telephone + (52) (55) 5510 9830 or by email saludo@usa.net
1) At the beginning of the Campamento, the participants will complete in writing a questionnaire that measures their knowledge of the management of diabetes and their overall diabetic education. The questionnaire will be used again at the end of the Campamento, in order to detect changes in their knowledge about diabetes and in their capacity for managing the condition occurring over the 3-day study period.
2) At the end of the Campamento, the medical team will copy the blood glucose values obtained by the participants, employing the values retained in the memory of the blood glucose meters they utilized during the 3-day period of the Campamento. The values and their mean will be studied in order to detect evident tendencies or patterns appearing during the term of the Campamento. This study will be anonymous, recording only the age, gender, and glucose values of the participants.
3) One month after the end of the Campamento, its management will survey the children and adolescents and their parents, in order to determine their evaluation of the general outcomes of the Campamento experience, structure, and organization.
Who may attend Campamento Diabetes Safari?
Campamento Diabetes Safari is designed to offer opportunities for learning and recreation to any young person with diabetes mellitus, type 1, who is between 6 and 16 years of age (born between 6 May 1989 and 6 May 1999). Young persons of any nationality, race, gender, political belief, or religion are eligible to attend the Campamento.
Children and adolescents who have been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, type 1, within the last 12 months, as well as children and adolescents who have never attended a diabetes camp, may find the Campamento to be particularly useful.
Campamento Diabetes Safari is a non-profit event. Because of high standards of care and education, the true cost of the 3 days is almost 3500 Mexican pesos, per person. A major portion of the costs associated with the Campamento is covered by the generous contributions of the event's donors.
The total cost of registration and attendance at Campamento Diabetes Safari is 2000 Mexican pesos. The registration costs for the Campamento are the same for all participants and include all applicable taxes. One U. S. Dollar is equivalent to approximately 11 Mexican pesos. An individual, an organization, or an association, public or private, can sponsor the participation of one or more Campers.
The total registration cost includes housing for 3 days and 2 nights, meals and snacks, supervised educational and recreational activities, medical attention, and all materials (such as arts and crafts supplies).
The cost of bus transportation from México, Distrito Federal, to the reception area for the Campamento at the entry to the Centro Vacacional Oaxtepec, Morelos, is not included in the registration costs.
A limited number of partial scholarships is offered to children or adolescents from families that can afford only part of the full cost of registration. The partial scholarship application must be completed, submitted, and received in writing at the latest by 1 April 2005, the deadline for requests for supplemental financial assistance. The amount of partial scholarship assistance offered is up to a maximum of 1000 Mexican pesos (about $100 U. S. Dollars). A set of standards has been established to permit distribution of the funds available in a fair way.
Applications for membership in the Campamento will be processed in the order in which they are received. Registration begins on 20 February 2005 and ends on 29 April 2005. Payment of 50% of the cost of the Campamento (1000 Mexican pesos or 100 U. S. Dollars) must, without exception, accompany the application forms. The remainder of the cost (1000 Mexican pesos) must, without exception, be received prior to 29 April 2005. The deadline for receipt of the completed application forms and full payment of the cost of the Campamento is 29 April 2005.
If for any reason a registration is cancelled or withdrawn after it has been processed, an nonrefundable administrative cost of 400 Mexican pesos (40 U. S. Dollars) will, without exception, be retained.
All required registration forms are available on the internet here and may be printed, completed, signed, and then sent by mail to the address included on the forms; they may also be copied from the internet and placed in an email or in a Word document that is sent as an email attachment to saludo@usa.net
Payments,
cancelations, and refunds
| Deposit | . | To reserve a place at the Campamento, a payment of one thousand (1000) Mexican pesos or one hundred (100) U. S. Dollars is required for each Camper. Payment may be by cash, check, or deposit to the Banco HSBC account number given on the registration form. This payment is not transferrable. |
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| Final payment | . | The deadline for full payment of any remaining balance of the full cost of the Campamento is 29 April 2005. If the total payment of two thousand (2000) Mexican pesos or (200) U. S. Dollars has not been received by this date, the reservation will be canceled. |
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| Cancelations & Refunds. | . | In case
of cancelation before 7 April 2005,
any payment made will be returned, minus the nonrefundable amount of four
hundred (400) Mexican pesos or forty (40) U. S. Dollars, which are retained
to cover administrative costs, without exception.
In case of cancelation after 7 April 2005, no refunds will be issued, without exception. If the Camper cannot complete the Campamento for any reason whatsoever, no refund will be made. If the emotional, psychological, or behavioral characteristics of the Camper are detrimental to the harmony and appropriate development of the Campamento or if they could be destructive to the Camper himself or herself, the parents (or their alternates) will be contacted and the Camper will be suspended without refund, without exception. All requests for refund will be processed after 9 May 2005. |
Clothing
and personal items to take
Important
- Please don't forget!
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Identification
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clothing and other personal effects
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The housing and other facilities used for Campamento Diabetes Safari are located at the Centro Vacacional del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), located in Oaxtepec, Morelos, México. Oaxtepec is situated 4,462 feet (1,360 meters) above sea level, 47 miles (75 kilometers) from México City. The Centro Vacacional is found on the México-Cuautla highway, at Kilometer 27, in the town of Yautepec, in the State of Morelos, México.
The Centro Vacacional is a beautiful tourist complex, with a subtropical climate and abundant trees and flowers. Its small streams and expansive garden areas are the setting for the modern, recently renovated facilities, which include hotels, cabañas, swimming pools, wading pools, playing fields and courts, a geodesic dome, an Olympic stadium, medical services, and various small supermarkets and stores.
Two first-class bus lines (Estrella Roja and Cristóbal Colón, telephone: + [52] [55] 5544 9008) offer daily, non-stop, direct service, with on-board restroom, from México City to Oaxtepec, every 20 minutes during the day, leaving from the Taxqueña Bus Station (Central de Autobuses Taxqueña) in southern Mexico City, and arriving at the Oaxtepec bus terminal, located at the main entrance to the Centro Vacacional Oaxtepec. Reservations are not required. A one-way ticket costs 60 Mexican pesos (about $5 U. S. Dollars); a round-trip ticket costs 120 Mexican pesos (about $10 U. S. Dollars). The one-way trip takes approximately 1½ hours.
Estrella Roja bus line offers daily, direct, first-class service, with on-board restroom, from the city of Puebla (CAPU Terminal) to the Oaxtepec bus terminal, located at the main entrance to the Centro Vacacional Oaxtepec. Departures are once each hour, beginning at 5 a.m. From Puebla to Oaxtepec, reservations are not required. A one-way ticket costs 93 Mexican pesos (about $8.50 U. S. Dollars); a round-trip ticket costs 184 Mexican pesos (about $17 U. S. Dollars). The one-way trip takes approximately 2¼ hours. From Oaxtepec to Puebla, a reservation is required, 1½ hours before the desired departure time. The reservation can be made at the Estrella Roja counter inside the Oaxtepec bus terminal.
Maps and additional information, in English, about Mexico City can be found at http://www.mexicocity.com.mx/mexcity.html. The same maps and information can be found in Spanish at http://www.mexicocity.com.mx/index.html.
Map
of site for Campamento Diabetes Safari (Centro Vacacional Oaxtepec)
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Photos
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Main entrance to the Centro Vacacional |
Overview of lower level of Centro Vacacional |
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Geodesic
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Underneath
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Typical dining space for the Campamento |
Typical dining space for the Campamento |
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Cold curative sulphur waters (nope, they don't cure
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Room for 6 persons (partial view) |
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