Robin and Parker (2004 Adventure Camp) wrote:
“How can I explain what Big Sky Kids meant to Parker and me?  It was a life changing experience.  People ask us what our trip was like and we just look at each other and smile.  We tell them about the sights and beauty of Montana, but it is impossible to describe the love, caring and inspiration that we found there.  I pray that Parker finds his way back to you some day.  Watching him change each day was like watching a flower unfold and that was a priceless gift to me.  Thank you and God bless you both.  Your work changes lives.  Love, Robin  (I feel like Parker and I left a piece of our hearts with all of you).”

Karla (mother of Big Sky Adventure camper and Spring Fling participant) wrote:
“I would have to say the biggest reward for us the Spring Fling Weekend is the memories that we carry with us each year and the stories we can tell about what we did, and knowing so many people in that area really care about the Big Sky Kids program and donate their time and good deeds to our weekend.  You can feel the love in the air when we are with Big Sky.  I know my son Weston thoroughly enjoyed Big Sky kids and the memories he took with him.  Thanks again Eagle Mount.”

Jake (2004 Adventure Camp) wrote:
“Thank you so much for all the hard word you did to make the Big Sky Kids program a hit.  My brother and I had an amazing time!  It was so nice to get away from all of the doctors and nurses, and just feel like a normal kid for a while.  In addition to that I was able to get to know other kids my age that had gone through the same things I am going through now.  In Santa Fe I am the only kid my age that I know of who has to face the challenges of fighting cancer.  You have no idea how much attending camp this past summer meant to me.  I hope to see you soon.”

Big Sky Kids Inspire Through Strength
(Article written by Marcus T. Hibdon in the Lone Peak Lookout)
The true beauty of the Big Sky Kids camp for children with cancer is watching those who have lost everything reclaim their lives.  It’s a paradox of tragedy.  Young children struggling against something so powerfully frightening yet when you look into their eyes you dont see fear.  You see hope, life, and love.  You see inspiration and instantly all of the mundane everyday conflicts melt into obscurity and set against the backdrop of Lone Peak you see a child take their life back from cancer.  Children on crutches limp past you with a song on their lips as they join their friends.  They stuff their faces with pancakes, spill syrup on their hands, and build friendships of eternity.  They learn to relive a childhood cut short by sudden disease.  But it is not their sickness through which they are defined, rather their dedication to overcoming it.  It is not the horror of dying driving these kids, its a fear of not living enough.  They are children of a greater hope facing a common foetogether.  They are a testament to the vitality of the human spirit.  Without even knowing it, their laughter inspires and their strength moves.