Camp Firefly is a week-long

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run by the non-profit Firefly Foundation in

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, which was founded by married-couple film actors

Kirk Cameron Kirk Thomas Cameron (born October 12, 1970) is an American actor and evangelist. He first gained fame as a teen actor playing Mike Seaver on the ABC sitcom '' Growing Pains'' (1985–1992), a role for which he was nominated for two Golden G ...

and

Chelsea Noble Chelsea Noble is an American actress. She is known for her role as Kate McDonnell on the television sitcom '' Growing Pains'' (1989–1992). She is married to her former ''Growing Pains'' co-star, Kirk Cameron. She is the sister-in-law of forme ...

. It gives

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children and their families a free week's vacation. Inspired by Cameron's work with sick children when he was a television actor, Camp Firefly began around 1990 and focuses on also helping accompanying family members. Six or seven families attend each year's retreat, and as of 2012, over 100 families had attended, according to an interview with Cameron by Indiana Wesleyan University. Theme nights during the camp week have included activities such as luaus, barn dancing, and

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s. The camp received a donation from Sherwood Baptist Church, in whose major 2008 film, '' Fireproof'', Cameron had starred without payment.

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* Summer camps for children with disabilities Summer camps in Georgia (U.S. state) {{US-org-stub