Ontario
Sickle Cell Association of Ontario, SCAO
Sickle Cell Association of Ontario, SCAO
Camp Jumoke is the organization that offer the camp experience for children living with Sickle Cell Disease since 1994.
Camp Jumoke’s mission is to enrich the lives of children living with Sickle Cell Disease and its complications, one child at a time. Their primary mandate is to provide children with the opportunity to attend summer camp at the host camp, Camp Wenonah in beautiful Brace bridge, Ontario for two weeks every summer.
Judy Grandson is the President/Executive Director of Camp Jumoke. She came to Sickle Cell Advocacy shortly after her son was diagnosed with Sickle Cell Disease in 2007. A diagnosis that came through the fact that SCD was recently added to newborn screening tests performed in Ontario.
Judy as been an active supporter of the SCD community for over 25 years. As a member of the Camp Jumoke family, Judy has held various positions on the board including Event Director, Vice-President and ultimately, President.
As President, she continues to find ways to ensure children living with SCD can experience joys of living life as any other child.