game on!

By Adam Guy, Director of Marketing and Communications

Family Weekends at SeriousFun camps provide families time away from the challenges that accompany illness – just like summer camp does for the kids.  With adults and kids alike spending more time alone with digital screens and headphones, the importance of having meaningful family time together could not be greater.  Playing games is one of the best ways to laugh and create memories as a family. 

Thanks to Hasbro, Inc., one of SeriousFun’s longtime partners, families at Barretstown, Camp Korey, and The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp were treated to special “Game Day” experiences as part of Family Weekend programming this fall.  Along with a donation of games and toys, each camp had Hasbro game experts come to camp to turn the gaming experience up a notch.  

Families played classics like Connect Four and Candy Land, and also had the chance to test-drive Hasbro’s newest games like Kaijudo and Jenga Tetris.  The kids received some “secret tips” from the experts to improve their chances of defeating mom, dad, or big sis.  One camp even had a surprise visit from the Transformers Autobot Bumblebee character, which made the kids’ faces light up!

We are grateful to Hasbro Children’s Fund for providing a $100,000 grant to support four of our camps. Each of the three Family Weekend programs received a $25,000 gift, while The Painted Turtle in Lake Hughes, CA, received $25,000 in support of its Outpost Program, which delivers the camp experience in playrooms of clinics and medical facilities, as well as to kids’ hospital bedsides.  

Check out the great video about the experience on YouTube!