{{Short description|Australian children's cancer charity}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}} {{Infobox organization | name = Camp Quality | logo = CQ Logo Lockup Primary CMYK Colour.jpg | logo_alt = Camp Quality wordmark with yellow smiling face logo | logo_caption = | founded = {{Start date and age|1983}} | founder = Vera Entwistle | origins = Sydney, Australia | key_people = Deborah Thomas (CEO) | region_served = Australia | focus = Children facing cancer and their families | website = {{URL|campquality.org.au}} }} '''Camp Quality''' is an Australian non-governmental and non-profit organisation with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Newcastle and Brisbane, offering cancer support nationally.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/inner-west/fitzy-and-wippa-celebrate-christmas-with-camp-quality-kids/news-story/c371775277bf829da9f9010edbd24457|title=Fitzy and Wippa celebrate Christmas with Camp Quality kids|last=Barr|first=Eliza|date=9 December 2015|work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref> Camp Quality's programs and services are designed specifically for children aged up to 15 years, and their families. In 2021 there were 9,108 kids and 4,114 families impacted by cancer registered for their programs and services.
Camp Quality is registered as a charity by the Australian Charities and Not-For-Profits Commission as a public benevolent institution.
== History == Camp Quality was founded by Vera Entwistle in Australia in 1983. The name of the organisation was sourced from a conversation with a pediatric oncologist, who told Entwistle that "No one can do anything about the quantity of life, but we all can do something about the quality."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/camp-quality-celebrates-30-years-of-helping-south-australian-children-with-cancer/news-story/29108d5aeef886d0a80e878fab6965ec|title=Camp Quality celebrates 30 years of helping South Australian children with cancer|last=Crouch|first=Brad|date=15 November 2013|publisher=The Advertiser}}</ref>
Entwistle later introduced Camp Quality to several countries, including the United States<ref>{{cite news|last1=Baldwin|first1=Hannah|title='Everybody's friends:' Camp Quality campers bond, don't dwell on shared cancer experiences|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2017/07/28/everybodys-friends-camp-quality-campers-bond-dont-dwell-shared-cancer-experiences/516597001/|work=The News Star|date=28 July 2017}}</ref> and Canada.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Keown|first1=Mary Katherine|title=Accent: At Camp Quality 'nothing is impossible'|url=http://www.thesudburystar.com/2013/07/13/accent-at-camp-quality-nothing-is-impossible|work=Sudbury Star|date=13 July 2013}}</ref>
== Programs and services == === Recreation programs === Camp Quality is best known for their camps which are run across Australia.<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=DTWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailytelegraph.com.au%2Fnews%2Fnsw%2Fcoffs-harbour%2Fcancer-survivor-jaidal-saville-finds-joy-when-once-there-was-little%2Fnews-story%2Ff453bb140eb2b38b43d1704dd565338d&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&v21=dynamic-high-control-score&V21spcbehaviour=append|title=Cancer survivor Jaidal Saville finds joy when once there was little|last=Knight|first=Chris|date=7 April 2022|work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref>
== Fundraising == In the 2019 financial year, Camp Quality reported total income of $14.1 million, derived from events & community fundraising (28%), corporate income (24%), general donations (16%), volunteer contributions (18%), private & government grants (7%), ORANGES Toolkit revenue (4%), and bequests (3%).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Our reports - About us - Camp Quality|url=https://www.campquality.org.au/About-us/Our-reports|access-date=2021-04-14|website=www.campquality.org.au}}</ref>
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Category:Cancer organisations based in Australia Category:Cancer charities in the United States Category:Organizations established in 1983