Dear LPC Family,

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, the world is facing an emergency. The measures that countries need to adopt are bringing a great deal of disruption to our daily lives and our societies. We all have to deal with fears and anxiety, because of the health threat to people we love, the economic uncertainty, separation from family members, etc.

We are hoping to run our LPC camps this summer, and are cautiously optimistic that we will be able to do so. However, we are committed first and foremost to the safety of our participants. We will not run camps if this cannot be done safely, but we will not cancel them if we know we can have another safe and successful LPC summer in 2020. At end of April or at the very latest in mid-May, we hope to have enough clarity to be able to assess our possibilities and will make definitive decisions about the summer.

Luethi-Peterson Camps was founded in the aftermath of World War II, when barriers betweennations seemed insurmountable, in order to bring together children from countries that had been at war and give them the opportunity to become friends. May this trying time for the world be one of solidarity, within nations and between them, and let us hope that, after East Asia (where some countries have achieved impressive results in their efforts to contain the outbreak), good news will soon start to come from the rest of the world too.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. Contact us at lpcexcom@gmail.com or through the director leading your camp.

With warm greetings,

LPC Executive Committee, Francesca Memé, Tommaso Besozzi, Tomek Chilarski