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Kesem is a nationwide community, led by passionate college student leaders, that supports children through and behonf their parents cancer.

Kesem is a federall registered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Kesem is a diverse community led by passionate and empathetic college students working to ensure that children facing the challenges of a parent’s cancer have space, connection, and support to rediscover the joys of childhood. Our mission is to support children through and beyond their parent’s cancer with free, fun-filled creative programs and a lasting community. Camp Kesem at University of Richmond was founded in 2009 and supports children in the Richmond community by providing Camp Kesem, a free week-long summer camp experience, and year-round Through and Beyond support services. Our chapter is operated by 130 student volunteers and serves 80 campers ages 6-18 per year. Kesem operates at more than 130 chapters coast-to-coast. Its programs and services are all funded by generous donations from individuals, foundations, and corporate partners. Kesem is a federally registered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.

10/27/2026

We had sooo much fun getting to reunite with our Kesem family at Together Day!!! Thank you to everyone who came out! 💚💙🐛

10/19/2026

Thank you to our donors and advisory board for making Kesem possible! We are so grateful! KLAM 🐛💙💚

10/14/2026

It’s time for another Kesem Together Day 🐛 (formerly Friends and Family Day)! We are so excited to see everyone on Sunday October 25th from 1-4pm! DM for more info! 💙💚

10/14/2026

It’s time for another Kesem Together Day (formerly friends and family day)! We are so excited to see everyone at our fall together day on Sunday October 25th from 1-4pm! DM for more info!

08/13/2026

Day 4 was Empowerment, a day that remind us all how lucky we are to have each other at Kesem. 🐛 To celebrate, we started the day with some friendly competition, had our Empowerment sessions, made luminary bags, and sang Lean on Me together 💚💙

08/12/2026

Happy Day 3!! Nothing better than tie dye, Field Day, Karl stuffies, and Camp Fancy✨🦋

08/11/2026

What an awesome Day 2!! Some highlights were our whole camp treasure hunt, swimming, and sharing our unit flags and chants ✨💙💚

05/30/2026

Summer is almost here…. WHO’S EXCITED FOR CAMP?!!! Cabin chats are one of our favorite parts of camp. After a day full of fun & magic, we wind down for bed by chatting as a cabin about the day we had, feelings, hopes, dreams, and a lot of the time, super silly and creative questions (like Basil mentions here)! We can’t wait for lots of cabin chats this summer at Camp Kesem 2026💙💚

04/30/2026

Appreciation post for our seniors and all they have done for our chapter over the years! You all will be dearly missed but we know that each of you will do amazing things 💙💚 KLAM FOREVER ✨

04/16/2026

CLICK THE LINK TO CHECK OUT OUR AWESOME SILENT AUCTION ITEMS🤩

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/kesem-at-the-university-of-richmond-and-kesem-at-virginia-commonwealth-universitys-silent-auction

This year we are hosting an online fundraising auction for our Make The Magic Gala tomorrow! Even if you are not in attendance at the Gala, you can pick up your items in person or we can arrange mailing if necessary!

We want to say a big THANK YOU to our donors: Ashby’s, BBGB Books - Tales for Kids, Blanchard’s Coffee, Burtons Grill & Bar, Buff City Soap, Butler Portraits, Byrd Theatre, the Children's Museum of Richmond, Coopers’ Hawk Winery & Restaurants, Gorjana, Harry’s at Hofheimer, J. Amberger Properties, JAMRA, Kendra Scott, Nate’s Bagels, Penney’s, Pinky’s, Richmond Flying Squirrels, River City Roll, Shore Dog, Sine’s, The Byrd Theatre, The Churchill Hotel, The Jefferson Hotel, The Shops at 5807, Trader Joe’s, Wawa, Wegman’s, & Well Into Life Massage & Skincare.

Happy bidding!💚💙

Address

UR 21, 410 Westhampton Way
Richmond, VA
23173

Telephone

+18044916090

Website

https://linktr.ee/kesem.urichmond, https://donate.kesem.org/team/772406

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