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Camp Quality is a children’s family cancer charity. ==History== The first Camp Quality was established by Vera Entwistle in 1983 in Sydney, Australia. Entwistle aimed to provide children living with cancer and their families with a support network. She chose the name for the organisation after a paediatric oncologist told her "No one can do anything about the quantity of life, but we all can do something about the quality." The first camp was held in Vision Valley, NSW and was attended by 38 children and supported by 38 volunteers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Our History )〕 Entwistle later introduced Camp Quality to several countries, including her home country, the United States. The first USA camp was held the summer of 1986 in Stewartsville, Missouri with 43 campers. Today, Camp Quality USA hosts 15 summer camp programs in 12 states.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About Us > History )〕 In 1988 Camp Quality recognised that the effects of childhood cancer were widespread and implemented an education program to support the wider community. The Camp Quality Puppets were introduced as a free educational program aimed at primary school children. The benefits to the community were instantly felt and in 1989 McDonald’s sponsored the program. The McDonald’s Camp Quality Puppets have now been running for 19 years and reach almost 250,000 primary school children each year. In 2001 Camp Quality went through a re-branding process. Today Camp Quality supports over 5,000 families each year and has 13 offices, which cover every state and territory in Australia. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Camp Quality」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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