St. Simons Island, GA

King & Prince Resort
Sunday, June 23 - Friday, June 28, 2024

Southern charm, southern hospitality, and Blue Skies above!

St. Simons Island is the largest barrier of the Golden Isles and lies across the immortalized Marshes of Glynn, made famous by poet Sidney Lanier. Moss-draped oaks line the winding island streets, creating a picture-perfect image worthy of a Faulkner tale. The island’s villages offer a charming and unique selection of shops, outdoor fun, and breathtaking beaches.

The King and Prince is a historic oceanfront resort on St. Simons island that includes a hotel and condos along with beautiful oceanfront pools and hot tubs. It is a perfect place for families to reconnect and enjoy a real vacation!

amazing venues

We’ll celebrate camp with our Red, White and Blue Skies parade to Village Creek Landing! In the heart of St. Simons Island Village Creek Landing is an amazing venue overlooking the tranquil marshes with breathtaking sunsets. Other fun spots we will enjoy on St. Simons Island include Neptune Water Park and the Village Center.

WHAT TO KNOW

where

The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort

Address: 201 Arnold Rd. St. Simons Island, Georgia 31522

ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE

Volunteer arrival time: Between 4pm - 5pm EST

The volunteers arrive one day before our guest families. We will have volunteer training, prepare for camp, and have an opportunity to get to know one another during this time.

Volunteer departure time: 9:30am EST

COST

Adult volunteers $1799 $1299

Students $250 $99

Local SSI adult volunteers $500 $199

Local SSI students $99 $49

Support is due one week prior to camp.

Your support also helps make it possible for our guest families to come to camp at no cost. Our goal is to bring down the cost of camp for volunteers. Costs continue to rise, but we are doing all we can to hold and hopefully decrease the volunteer expense. If you need help with funding, don't hesitate to contact us. We also have a limited number of partial scholarships available.

We ask volunteers to use the Blue Skies online personalized giving campaign (FundraiseUp). Our staff will create a page for each volunteer upon their registration for camp. When volunteers self-fund their trip, we ask that they reach out to their friends and family through social media, calls, letters, etc. allowing others to know about their trip to Blue Skies so they can pray, learn about Blue Skies, and have the opportunity to give directly to send a child with cancer and their family to camp. So many people are unable to serve at camp yet want to help and are glad to support others who can serve in their place!

schedule

Our morning and afternoon activities will be at The King and Prince Resort. Our dinner and evening activities will be at local venues around St. Simons Island.

Here’s what a day at camp looks like! You’ll get the full schedule along with theme nights for your week at camp about one month before your camp begins. We have theme nights like Luau, Red/White & Blue Skies, Western Hoedown & more!

your role

Each volunteer will serve on a Family Host Team. You/your family will be paired with a guest family to help them feel welcome and host them throughout camp, befriend them. Volunteers will also be assigned to a service team: Program (setting up Good Morning Blue Skies and Evening Activities); Beach (setting up beach/pool); Hospitality (setting up the welcome table, lullaby cart); or Food (picking up food orders, running buffet line).

meals

Thanks to the support of the St. Simons locals, nearly all of our meals are catered. 

Breakfast is coffee and donuts/bars. Lunches are a boxed picnic lunch for the beach with sandwiches/salads.

Dinner is offsite at our evening venues. 

Bottled water and canned sodas along with packaged snacks are available at the beach.

housing

Guest families and volunteers will be staying at The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort. Volunteers who stay in condos will be sharing with other volunteer families. 

Whether in a condo or hotel room, as a friendly reminder, each volunteer family will share a bedroom and one bathroom together. (That means mom, dad, and all the kiddos are sharing a room together - that might be the greatest challenge and sacrifice at camp but also one of the greatest rewards and fondest memories you'll make as a family). There is great peace and blessing when we sacrifice for the good and benefit of others for His namesake.

travel

The airport closest to The King and Prince Resort on St. Simons is Brunswick Golden Isles Airport in Brunswick, GA. It is an easy drive at about 25-30 minutes from camp. The Jacksonville International Airport is a little over an hour away.

what to pack

You won’t need much! Pack casual clothes, bathing suits, flip-flops, toiletries, beach towels, and a beach chair/umbrella if you would like. Remember to bring all of your family's routine medications like Advil, Tylenol, bandaids, etc. along with any prescription medications, sunscreen, and swim diapers if you have little ones.

We will provide:

  • Beach towels (provided by resort)

  • Snacks, bottled water, and canned soda at the beach and pool

  • Sand toys, sand buckets, rafts, and pool toys

  • Games, arts & crafts

guidelines

Please review our guidelines for volunteering at camp by clicking HERE. We ask all volunteers to abide by these guidelines to ensure we all have an incredible week together!

additional info

Blue Skies has a wonderful support community on St. Simons. Our team of local volunteers make camp so wonderful and provide incredible help to the team!

2024 volunteer manual

Click here to view our beautiful new Volunteer Manual with lots of helpful information!

Cancellation Policy

If for some reason you are unable to attend once your application has been accepted, you are required to raise/give the full amount of volunteer support due to find another volunteer/volunteer family (approved) to take your spot.