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Little Red Door One week of camp is not enough! Those words are the annual consensus among kids on the final day of Camp Little Red Door at Bradford Woods, 30 minutes south of Indianapolis.
Organized by Little Red Door Cancer Agency in Indianapolis, Camp Little Red Door was the first camp in Indiana for pediatric cancer patients ages 8-18 and was only the second camp of its kind in the country when it was established in 1981. It was founded by physician and former Little Red Door board member Virginia Wagner.
What started with 14 campers and a mission to focus on fun instead of illness, Camp Little Red Door has grown into a much anticipated week that fills to its capacity of 90 attendees. The camp is unique in that one sibling per patient is invited to attend once all cancer patients who have applied have been accepted. The camp also maintains an experienced medical staff 24 hours a day, from the ranks of Riley Children’s Hospital.
