TOP MOMENTS

1. We made new friends and tackled team challenges including abseiling, flying fox, canoeing and laser tag!
2. We trained two new peer mentors at this camp – it is wonderful to see our Allergy 250K peer mentor program continuing to grow.
3. We brought together 16 young adults with severe allergies.
4. Our allergy dietitians developed a delicious menu! We managed 42 different food allergies and other special dietaries over the weekend.

WHAT WE GOT UP TO

Friday afternoon and evening

The young adults, volunteers and staff arrived ready for a fun weekend in Perth. We were so excited to be running our fifth Allergy 250K young adult camp! We kicked off the camp with fun team building games to help everyone get to know each other, then cooled off with a swim. We enjoyed a delicious dinner of Mad Mex Beef and Vegetarian Tacos with Salad and Sticky Date Pudding with CoYo Ice Cream for dessert.

Saturday morning

We started each day with a hearty cooked breakfast of bacon, tomatoes, mushrooms, hash browns, cereals and fruit. Our campers participated in lots of fun adventure activities! We took on the flying fox and paddled through canoeing sessions. We got outside our comfort zones with the 5-metre and 10-metre abseiling challenge abseiling challenge as we descended the natural rock face! These great team activities tested our muscles, balance and endurance and we communicated with our team-mates along the way. Dinner was Mediterranean Tomato Baked Chicken with Mixed Vegetables and Rice. A non-dairy panna cotta was a hit for dessert.

Saturday afternoon and evening

During the peer mentor training sessions, we learned about how to be an effective peer mentor. This included some great group discussions about our peer mentor program. We trained two new peer mentors at this camp. It is wonderful to see our Allergy 250K peer mentor program continuing to grow. We are excited for our new peer mentors to practice their peer mentor skills and knowledge at our next Allergy 250K school-aged kids camp.

Sunday morning

We enjoyed the challenge of outdoor laser skirmish and combat scenarios on the battlefield!

Everyone had so much fun on this camp! The National Allergy Council worked with the camp catering staff so that everyone with food allergies was catered for. A huge thank you to the allergy dietitians and the camp catering staff for developing a delicious menu. They managed 42 different food allergies and other special dietaries and kept us all well fed, with delicious food over the weekend.