Camp Lake Joe

Since 1961, CNIB Lake Joe has been providing a unique blend of recreation and skills
development in a safe, inclusive environment. Dedicated to providing enriching experiences for Canadians with sight loss, it's a one-of-a-kind camp in Canada.

CNIB Lake Joe is a fully accessible lakefront facility in the heart of Muskoka that offers a unique blend of recreation and skills development in a safe, inclusive environment. At CNIB Lake Joe, people living with sight loss and their families can enjoy the same summer pursuits as other Canadians: canoeing, kayaking, waterskiing, swimming, sailing and fishing – as well as the skills training, confidence building, and support offered by a community that understands living with sight loss. It is also the only fully accessible camp for people with sight loss in Canada.

Since 2018, we’ve been working to raise the $3.2 million needed to redevelop, refurbish, and expand our Lake Joe camp facility. With enough funds, the sky’s the limit for people who are blind to develop the skills and confidence to navigate a world that has most often been beyond their reach.

“CNIB Lake Joe feels like home. It’s the only place where I don’t have to explain myself or my disability. It’s the only place where people don’t look at me strange for the things I need to do to be able to see. It’s the only place where I have been encouraged to try new things I never thought I would be able to do, and then be celebrated for my accomplishments. CNIB Lake Joe is the place that has made me begin to believe that I can dream.” Nancy, CNIB Lake Joe camper.

Change what it is to be blind: What you can do!

Sponsor a camper experience.
Sponsor a camper experience
Expand our programming
Invest in our facilities
Build a legacy

There are so many ways to give:

Donate to CNIB Lake Joe to make a single or monthly gift or honour someone special
Pay tribute to a friend or colleague with an engraved brick on CNIB Lake Joe’s Walkway to Independence
Celebrate a special occasion through CNIB’s Brighter Gifts catalogue or the CNIB Lake Joe Online Camp Store
Support the MDA Lions’ campaign to purchase a new minibus for CNIB Lake Joe and smash barriers to transportation: www.cnib.ca/LakeJoeMinibus.

Celebrate 60 years of memories and support the next 60 years at CNIB Lake Joe by
giving. Your contribution of $60, $600, $6,000, $60,000, $600,000, or your preferred
amount, towards any of the gift ideas below will help smash barriers and create a limitless
future for people with sight loss. With your support, campers with sight loss can
experience the magic of camp – and discover that they can achieve their dreams. To learn more, visit the link: http://tinyurl.com/yx35jc78

Thanks to the generosity of CNIB Lake Joe donors like you, we have:
- More than 50 new programs and activities since 2017
- Extended camp into spring and fall while exploring winter program opportunities
- Helped national youth access leadership and job-readiness programs
- Welcomed handlers and guide dogs nationwide for CNIB Guide Dog AdvoCamp
- Launched the CNIB Lake Joe Endowment Fund with a goal of $2 M.

Explore our wish list, where donors like you can learn where your contributions go when you invest in programming, invest in facilities or when you sponsor a camper experience.
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Please give generously and bring the magic of summer camp to life for people living with sight loss. Please visit the following link to donate:
https://cnib.donorportal.ca/Donation/Donation.aspx?F=1841&T=GENER&L=en-C...