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People clap and cheer while holding up papers at the 2023 Kesem Make the Magic Gala last spring. The sixth annual gala will happen at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday in the Hopkins Park Shelter. (Courtesy of Darby McGowan)

Kesem to host sixth annual Make the Magic Gala

By Victoria Wakeford, News Reporter | April 5, 2024

DeKALB – Kesem will host its annual Make the Magic Gala Saturday to raise money for its organization through a dinner and silent auction. From 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Hopkins Park Shelter, the sixth annual Kesem Make the Magic Gala will take place...

Camp Kesem campers spray each other with paint bottles during a “messy game” activity. Camp Kesem is a six day overnight summer camp for kids aged 6 to 18 whose parents have experienced cancer. (Courtesy of Leah Tobben)

Kesem offers support to children of cancer patients

By Gabby Crabtree, Former News Editor | October 29, 2023

DeKALB – From expressing your emotions by talking with others in “Cabin Chats” to getting your feelings out by covering each other in paint, Camp Kesem offers a positive outlet for children whose families have been affected by cancer.  Kesem...

Camp Kesem is looking for two nurses

By Northern Star Staff | January 25, 2018

DeKALB | A campus organization is looking for two nurses to work at a week-long camp for children whose parents have cancer.Camp Kesem at NIU is a chapter of Camp Kesem, a national nonprofit organization started at Stanford University in 2000, according...