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By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON
Rappahannock New* Contributing Writer
The beef shish kabobs disappeared first, then the bratwurst and in short order, some 170 campers, their junior leaders, counselors and medical support team cleared the boards for the Fifth Annual Fantastic International Buffet.
“It was the best yet,” pronounced John Dooley, executive director of the Northern Virginia 4-H Education Center and one of the organizers for Camp Fantastic, a week-long session held every August for children with cancer.
Being a part of Camp Fantastic — even the small part of playing international chef for one night —<us a powerful experience. But power is what Camp Fantastic is all about. It draws on the power of love and the power of fun to lift the spirits of sick children.
Dr. Phil Pizzo, the chief of children’s oncology at the National Institute of Health who heads the medical support team, considers Camp Fantastic an intregal part of the treatment program because it gives kids something special to look forward to.
The importance of Camp Fantastic is underlined by the tears from sad youngsters who announce that they won’t be back next summer. They won’t have another week in Harmony Hollow because they’ve been off treatment for three years. They’re in remission. They’ve beaten this mean thing called cancer. And they’re crying because they’ll miss camp.
Everyone who’s ever been involved with Camp Fantastic wants to come back again, and that includes the hundreds of volunteers who help make the week happen. So for every Fantastic International Buffet, the number of willing hands has grown.
For 1990’s feast, the Rappahannock Friends of Camp Fantastic — contributors, cooks and servers — included Randolph Clater and the Sperryville Comer Store, the Rap
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