Pennsylvania
| Burn Camp: Summer Camp for Burned Children |
Location: Morgantown, West Virginia Affiliation: West Penn Hospital Foundation
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Location: Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania Affiliation: Phoenix Society, Byler Memorial Sertoma
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Rhode Island
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No Support Groups/Burn camp registered
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South Carolina
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No Support Groups/Burn camp registered
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Tennessee
| Burn Camp: Camp Rainbow |
Location: Youth Inc. Luverne, TN Affiliation: Vanderbilt Burn Unit & Metro Firefighters
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Texas
| Burn Camp: Camp Janus |
Location: Navisota, Texas
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| Burn Camp: Camp I-Thonka-Chi |
Location: Meridian, Texas Affiliation: Parkland Burn Center
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| Memorial Hermann Hospital Burn Survivior's Support Group |
Meets the 1st Saturday of the month. Time 4:00pm Contact Location: Memorial Hermann Hospital 6411 Fannin Houston, Texas 77030E-mail address2: darrell_essary@mhhs.org |
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Utah
| Starting a Burn Support Group? |
If anyone is interested in starting a support group contact: Kathy Edwards E-mail: Kathy Edwards |
| Burn Camp: The Intermountain Burn Center's River Rafting Expedition |
Location: GreenRiver/Gray Canyons Camp Contact: Brad Wiggins University Hospital 50 Medical Dr. Salt Lake City, UT 84132 Tel: (801) 581-2008 Fax: (801) 585-2103
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Vermont
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No Support Groups/Burn camp registered
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Virginia
| Starting a Burn Support Group? |
Contact: Tel: office 757-482-7824 |
| Burn Camp: Central Virginia Burn Camp |
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia Affiliation: University of Virginia
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| Face Facts |
Face Facts is an organization dedicated to protecting the facially different from hate speech and hate crimes. We work to help those suffering from facial disfigurement not only from burn injuries but also other disorders. Our organization focuses on documentation of incidents of violence and/or harrassment against the disfigured. We will work to promote a positive image of the disfigured by exposing often hidden abuses to the light of day. Please help by joining our ranks, whether disfigured or not. We need to make the world a safer place for the facially different and any stories, contributions or ideas would be greatly appreciated. Membership: Open to all individuals interested in promoting the safety and advancement of facially different individuals. Contact:
8420 Blankenship St#104 Alexandria, VA 22309 Tel: 703-360-8109 E-mail: Mike Doull |
| The Flicker of Hope Foundation | The Flicker of Hope Foundation is a non-profit organization created to provide educational opportunities for burn survivors, offer emotional support and practical guidance to burn survivors and their families, increase awareness of the social needs and issues of burn survivors, and give motivational reinforcement to the fire safety community. NEED GOALS Academic Technical/Career Publication Fire Safety Community E-mail: Dave Borowski |
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Washington
| Let's Face It (Facial disfigurement) |
Betsy Wilson (Director and founder of US branch) Box 29972 Washington 98228-1972 Tel: 360-676-7325 Let's Face It is an independent non profit support network for people with a facial difference, their families, friends and professionals, able to handle telephone calls from accross the county with the ability to link people to resources and to other networks. They help people with facial difference in the community where they live, to understand and to solve the problems of living with this disability. They produce a yearly "Let's Face It Resourse list" which they dedicate each year to one special resource (for a FREE copy, send a SAE 9"x12" with a $3.00 stamp and a note about yourself). LFI was founded by an English woman called Christine Piff, who lost her palate and eye to cancer. One of their goals is ....to let people know they are not alone! To contact Let's Face It by e-mail or link:
......is a game for students of all ages, K-12, utilising a tree as a playing board to help players visualise personal growth. The game will facilitate development of: self-exploration, tolerance, self-expression, relationship skills, group discussion, school and work appreciation. Molly Foote (Developer and Graduate of Western Washington University) feels that this game will blossem into classrooms and homes accross the country, by creating a way for kids to talk about their feelings. For ordering or other information please contact: Molly Foot 3506 Lakeway Dr. Bellingham, WA 98226 Tel: (360) 647-5120
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| The North West Burn Foundation | Harborview Hospital Seattle The support group meets the 3rd Wed. of every month at Harborview Hospital in Seattle from 7pm to 8:15 p.m. |
| Burn Camp: Northwest Burn Foundation Summer Camp |
Location: North Bend, WA Affiliation: Northwest Burn Foundation, Harborview Hospital
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| Burn Camp: Camp Phoenix |
Location: Skagit County, Washington Affiliation: Shriners Hospital
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Wisconsin
| Milwaukee Area Burn Support Group | St. Mary's Hospital Regional Burn Center Tel: 414-291-1163 The Milwaukee Area Burn Support Group has been in existence since November 1994. The group is open to all burn survivors including their families and friends where they will be able to answer your questions. Health professionals are also welcome. They meet the 3rd Thursday of every month at 7:00 PM in St. Mary's Hospital, 6th Floor, Rm W6554, 2323 N. Lake Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53211. Their motto's are: "We know how you feel, we've been there - Our emphasis is to be more than just survivors, we can become thrivers". To contact Milwaukee Area Burn Support Group:
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| Burn Survivors On-Line | The Burn Survivors On-line allows support via
"chat rooms" and e-mail to talk to other burn survivors, also providing
information on burns and scarring.
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| Burn Camp: Timberlee Christian Center |
Location: East Troy, Wisconsin Affiliation: IAFF
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Wyoming
| Central Wyoming Burn Survivors (C-WY-BS'ers) | Pete Amirault, who was burnt in 1975, heard too many 'burns' related things on the Casper news, so he wants to get a burn survivors' support group going. Anyone who feels the same way can contact him at: Pete Amirault ...or ask for him at the Casper Post office Mon-Fri/8am-4pm GOOD LUCK Pete! |
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Puerto Rico
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No Support Groups/Burn camp registered
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