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Activities Offered
  • Boating
  • Camp
  • Horseback Riding
  • Various Recreational Activities
Staff Training and Certification
  • Staff Training: 24 hour volunteer medical staff consisting of doctors including allergists and pulmonologists, nurses, respiratory therapists and pharmacists

Membership Fees
  • Fee to participate in the Program : The cost of operating Camp Michi-MAC is defrayed by the generous support of parents and caregivers, Asthma and Allergy Foundation of American-Michigan Chapter (AAFA-MI), Michigan Allergy and Asthma Society (MAAS), and community support.

Transportation
  • Accessible by Public Transportation: No

  • Transportation Provided by the Program: No

Notes

AAFA-MI along with the Michigan Allergy and Asthma Society (MAAS) established Camp Michi-MAC in 1980. At that time, it was only the 4th camp of its kind in the United States. The camp was created specifically for children with significant asthma who are on daily medication, and who might be at risk attending "regular" camp.

Camp is conducted at the YMCA Storer Camp, located in the Irish Hills, which covers 1200 acres of rolling meadows and deep woods surrounding spring fed Stony Lake, near Jackson, Michigan.

Campers can swim, boat and ride horses and have a "regular" camp experience because the medical team, who are on site 24-hours a day, understands asthma and allergies, triggers and proper treatment. The medical staff includes physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and respiratory therapists.

Children with significant asthma or allergies entering grades 3-8 can apply for a chance to attend camp for a one week period. The cost of operating Camp Michi-MAC is defrayed by the generous support of parents and caregivers, Asthma and Allergy Foundation of American-Michigan Chapter (AAFA-MI), Michigan Allergy and Asthma Society (MAAS), and community support.

Deadline for 2009 Camp is March 30, 2009. Spaces fill up fast so submit your application as soon as possible.
Acceptance letters will be mailed or emailed by April 15, 2009.