Health and Medical 19 Food Allergies At Camp Echo Lake, we work closely with campers who have food allergies to ensure their safety around food, both on and off camp. Any camper with an anaphylactic allergy is required to inform camp of this allergy and bring an Epi-Pen with them to camp. For a camper with an anaphylactic allergy, direct or indirect exposure to these products could be life threatening for them and we do everything in our power to keep them safe at camp. We have Epi-Pens located in key areas around camp and all members of the Echo Lake staff go through Epi-Pen training prior to campers arriving. When campers leave camp on a trip, or for any other reason, any campers with food allergies always travel with their Epi-pen and we send the trip with additional food allergy response tools (i.e. Benadryl). Echo Lake is a “nut-aware” environment, which means we do not serve any products that contain peanuts or tree nuts and we do not cook with any peanut or tree nut oils. We work closely with families that have a camper who cannot consume products made in a facility that processes peanuts or nuts and ask that you discuss this with camp as soon as possible, if your camper fits into this category. We ask that all families adhere to our “nut aware” policy and do not send or bring peanut or nut products on the bus to camp or on visiting day. Staff are informed of any campers in their group that have allergies, both anaphylactic and non- anaphylactic allergies, and help work with those campers to keep them safe at meals and snack times, both on and off camp. We have a dedicated person in our Dining Room who oversees all food needs and concerns for campers with food allergies. Our Special Foods Manager has been part of camp for over 17 years and is excellent at reassuring campers about safe foods at camp and providing information and food options for anyone with food allergies.