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Supporting Milton Marks Family Camp
Since its inception in 2014, the Milton Marks Neuro-Oncology Family Camp has hosted, without charge, patients with brain cancer, and their families. The Milton Marks Family Camp was created by and continues to operate entirely from charitable donations and with volunteer staff.
Support from The UCSF Neuro-Oncology Gordon Murray Caregiver Program team has been instrumental in making the Milton Marks Family Camp a reality. Additionally, the program provides a portion of the on-going financial support to ensure the camp's sustainability.
We are incredibly grateful for the generosity of our individual, foundation and corporate donors, and our many volunteers. Thank you for joining our efforts to provide this experience to UCSF Neuro-Oncology patients and their families.
An additional big THANK YOU to our corporate sponsors for 2019:
Orbus Therapeutics, for sponsoring our 2019 Bodywork Program;
Novocure, for sponsoring two NEW families at camp this year!
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Volunteer Your Time
Volunteers are critical to provide the Milton Marks Family Camp to patient families free of charge, and this past year our volunteer staff included more than fifty-five people. (MMFC 2018 volunteers pictured above.) We are always seeking volunteers with an interest in helping out at the camp and being part of this exciting and rewarding community for a weekend.
If you have particular experience working with children, in hospice or bereavement work, or working with adults with cognitive or brain-based impairments, we encourage you to apply for a volunteer position for our next camp, although training in working with adults with brain tumor impairments, caregivers, and children with an ill parent will be provided to staff prior to the start of camp.
For any questions, to get more information about professional positions or job descriptions, to let us know of your interest in applying, or to receive an application, please contact: Abigail Marks, Ph.D., Camp Director.
Make a Donation
Outright, Honorary or Memorial Gifts
You may make a gift using the button below, or if you prefer, checks can be made payable to Community Initiatives, indicating Milton Marks Neuro-Oncology Family Camp on the memo line and mailed. When an honorary or memorial gift is received, the Milton Marks Family Camp will send a personalized acknowledgement to the person or family indicated. Please contact us to discuss the details of such a gift.
Bequests
If you need specific information to be able to include the Milton Marks Neuro-Oncology Family Camp in an estate plan, please contact us.
Sponsor a Family
For $2500 you can give the gift of a lifetime for a family with a parent with a brain tumor. The camp weekend includes all meals and accommodations, recreational opportunities, camp activities and medical oversight. Individuals, civic organizations, and companies have pooled funds to send an entire family to camp.