History
LA Lions-LPDCI Camp Pelican
In 1988, LPDCI joined with the Louisiana Lions League for Children, Inc. to provide the pulmonary session of Lions Camp. Louisiana Lions-LPDCI-Camp Pelican is a week long summer camp program with pulmonary disorders ages five to fifteen years. The program offers a wide variety of activities including swimming, sports, arts and crafts and many special events to entertain and educate these children.
The camp is staffed by a volunteer force of professionals including physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, child life specialists, educators and many others. In addition to the normal duties imposed on camp staff members, they must provide extensive medical and pulmonary care. The staff to camper ratio is approximately one to one. The entire staff is trained prior to each session.
Campers are monitored daily in regards to their physical and emotional progress. The staff members help to facilitate meaningful interactions among campers to assist them with establishing a sense of security and personal identity within the camp setting.
The generous contributions of our staff and sponsors has made it possible for deserving children to participate in a tremendous learning and growing experience – ones they will remember for the rest of their too short lives.
