By
NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Hospice and Homecare of Reno County is joining with the Cosmosphere again for the Space to Grieve Kids Kamp on Saturday, June 29th from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The kids benefit from having a place and time, space dedicated to addressing their grief, as well as enjoyment of the Cosmosphere activities," said Cindy Dubovich with Hospice and Homecare of Reno County. "During that day, we address the needs of grief, regardless of the kids age. We also, with the partnership of Cosmosphere staff, allow the kids to relax and have fun and enjoy themselves."
The free camp is for kids ages 6 to 17. Kids often come to the camp for multiple years.
"I've had the great pleasure of helping support it for about three years," said art assistant Jace Chambers. "Just seeing the way that the kids and the volunteers at this camp connect, through oftentimes a shared experience with grief and loss, and also how caring the curriculum is for this camp, we put in a ton of before work to make sure its really an enriching experience, despite being only about a half day long."
Those children who have experienced loss need to get registered right away.
"The maximum number of kids is 50," Dubovich said. "The registration is open now. We have already been receiving the registrations in. There is no cost to the kids or their families, because of the wonderful partnership of community organizations that have stepped in to cover and defray the expense for this camp."
To register your child, call Hospice and Homecare of Reno County at 620-665-2473. The deadline to register is June 7.
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