Chaquon Whitfield, 17, of Baltimore, spends time with a group of parrots at the Mid-Atlantic Burn Camp in Harrisonburg, Va., Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007.

The special camp helps burn survivors find friendship and acceptance while helping build self-esteem and self-confidence. Some campers have severe burns to their face and over much of their body, while others have burns easily covered by clothing. Either way, they're welcome. Maybe it was a house fire. Or a car accident. Or a gasoline-fueled bonfire. Or a powerful jolt of electricity. Or a lawn mower that caught fire. Young victims at the camp don't worry about stares.

巴爾的摩17歲的惠特菲德8月16日在維吉尼亞州哈里森堡中大西洋燒燙傷營和幾隻鸚鵡一起消磨時間。

這個特殊的夏令營，主要是為了幫助燒燙傷倖存者找到朋友並被接納，同時也有助於建立自尊和自信。有些參加這次露營的人顏面和身體嚴重燒傷，其他人則用衣服遮蓋住傷痕，不管如何，他們都會受到歡迎。他們可能是因家裡失火，或出車禍，或汽油引燃了營火，或強大的電擊，或除草機起火受傷。營裡這些年輕的傷患不在乎異樣的眼光。