by Bethany Wynn | Sep 8, 2022 | Camp Rainbow Gold, Camps, Programs and Families
By Cole Smith, Camp Rainbow Gold Summer Operations Intern — Hi there! I’m Cole Smith. I had an amazing opportunity working with Camp Rainbow Gold this summer. When I first applied for the Operations Internship, my sole intent was to learn more about the world of...
by Bethany Wynn | Aug 12, 2022 | Camp Rainbow Gold, Camps, Programs and Families, Scholarships
By Colin Steppe, CRG volunteer, former camper, and scholarship recipient — My name is Colin Steppe and I am one of the recipients of the 2022 CRG scholarship award. I am a former teen camper and have been a volunteer since 2017. I am a 23 year old senior at Boise...
by Bethany Wynn | Aug 11, 2022 | Camp Rainbow Gold, Camps, Programs and Families, Scholarships
By Hallie Auth, CRG volunteer, former camper, and scholarship recipient — I was fifteen years old when I was diagnosed with bone cancer. At the time I didn’t really have a good understanding of what was happening, and I just did whatever the doctors and nurses told me...
by Bethany Wynn | Jul 21, 2022 | Camp Rainbow Gold, Camps, Programs and Families, Volunteers
— By Joe Rowley, CRG Former Camper and Volunteer- The Rowley family has been involved with CRG for about a dozen years. Our kids have been campers since they were old enough to participate — One survivor and two siblings. And our family has been to several...
by Bethany Wynn | Jun 17, 2022 | Camp Rainbow Gold, Camps, Events, Programs and Families
— By Michelle Heart, CRG Supporter and Townsquare Media Brand Manager Adapted from Michelle Heart’s article on St. Luke’s FitOne, June 1, 2022 A few years ago, I was approached by my friend’s daughter who asked me if there was any way I would...
by Bethany Wynn | Jun 10, 2022 | Camp Rainbow Gold, Camps, Programs and Families, Volunteers
— By Skylar Holloway, CRG Former Camper and Volunteer- Camp Rainbow Gold has such a special place in my heart. From the moment I started being a camper at youth camp, I knew I would never leave this community. Camp provided me with many things including being my true...
by Bethany Wynn | May 13, 2022 | Camp Rainbow Gold, Camps, Programs and Families, Volunteers
By Adam Pettyjohn, CRG Former Camper and Volunteer — I went to Camp Rainbow Gold for the first time in 2011, one year into treatment for leukemia. At first I was nervous about fitting in with the other campers, but that week I had some great experiences and felt...
by KC Covert | May 11, 2022 | Camp Rainbow Gold, Camps, Programs and Families, Volunteers
By Kate Pettyjohn, CRG Former Camper and Volunteer — When I got on the bus for my first week of Sibling Camp at Camp Rainbow Gold in 2011, I didn’t know what I was getting myself into. Just eight months prior, my younger brother had been diagnosed with leukemia – a...
by KC Covert | May 11, 2022 | Camp Rainbow Gold, Camps, Programs and Families
Dear Camp Rainbow Gold, Camp Rainbow Gold is like a second home to me. It is a place I know I can be myself and not have a stress in the world. It is somewhere where no one will judge you for what you feel or what you have been through. You get to enjoy it with...
by KC Covert | Apr 30, 2022 | Camp Rainbow Gold, Camps, Events, Volunteers
— By Pearl Glaves, CRG Volunteer When one thinks of a mother-daughter getaway, volunteering at an oncology camp isn’t the first thing that comes to mind, but that is exactly what my daughter and I did in the summer of 2014. After hearing nothing but wonderful things...
