The Arizona Daily Star Sportsmen’s Fund raises money so children from low-income households and military families can attend summer camp at little or no cost to their families.
Since 1947, the Sportsmen’s Fund has helped pay for 44,007 children to go to camp. We’re one of the oldest 501(c )(3) charities in Arizona and one of the most efficient, with 97 cents from every dollar going to send kids to camp.
We send local kids to weeklong YMCA, Boy Scout and Girl Scout overnight camps, as well as overnight camping at Camp Tatiyee for school-age children with special needs. Our goal this year is $225,000 to send more than 500 kids to camp.
Nearly all of these donations were in response to the envelope place in Star last month.
Your contribution to the Arizona Daily Star Sportsmen’s Fund Send a Kid to Camp fund qualifies for the Arizona tax credit for donations to qualifying charitable organizations. Our code is 20450. Joint filers can donate up to $841 until April 15 for 2023 and anytime this year up to $938 for 2024 taxes. Single filers can donate up to $421 for 2023 or $470 for 2024.
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Donations are welcome throughout the year. Recent donations include:
John and Donna J. Albertsen, $100.
Freddy Alvarez, $50.
Dorothy M. Anderson, $5.
John and Elizabeth Arbuckle, $100.
John Arnold, $50.
C. Auth, $20.
Judy and Gene Beach, $250.
Thomas M. Bean, $30.
Nancy Bowersock, $75.
Thomas Brown, $150.
Brad and Jill Buxton, in honor of Greg Cook, $100.
Anne Cleghorn, $100.
Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Cohen, $250.
Robin Coon, $1,000.
Thomas Cota, $200.
Michael and Janice Dowling, $100.
Nettie Dusold, $50.
David Ewolot, $250.
Betty Feinberg, $100.
April and Jon Fenton, $250.
Sheila and Phil Fishman, $35.
Barry and Susan Frank, in memory of Jerry Myers, $100.
Jack French, $28.46.
Lois Giovannone, $25.
Marcia Gold, $25.
Stan S. Gordon, $50.
Barb and Rudy Graf, $50.
Barbara Haley, $25.
E. Patricia Hamilton, $20.
Charles Harmer, $30.
Tom and Vade Henderson, $100.
Mark Hendricks, $100.
H. Deon Holt, $100.
Carla Kahn, $5.
Jim and Stephanie Keenan, $100.
Joanne King, $50.
Sandra Kofford, $50.
Don and Judy Kramer, $50.
John and Judy La Bar, $200.
Kathleen A. Lillibridge, $100.
Jim McGrath, $50.
Charles and Mary Mendonca, $59.
Jane A. Merrifield-Beecher, $100.
Dennis Miller, $100.
Ena Mindel, $100.
Jody Moll, $50.
Nick and Candy Munson, $200.
Marilyn Murray, $100.
Rosemary and John D. Nabozny, $250.
Steve Nash, $50.
Al Navarrete, in memory of Coach Jake Rowden, a great leader of young women and men as a teacher, coach and mentor, $100.
Joan T. Newman, $100.
Elaine H. Nicholson, $25.
Lisa O’Brien, $100.
Richard and Laura Page, $100.
John and Judith A. Parker, $100.
Raymond E. Pelton, $25.
Charles Pettis, thanks for the envelope, it makes donating easier, $250.
Barry Pomerantz, $10.
Barbara Powell, $200.
Patty Powell, $25.
Barry Rahn, $100.
Dan and Joyce Ramberg, $30.
Ellen E. Ramsey, $50.
Mary Ann Rombough, in memory of Robert Rombough, $200.
Jean Rupe, $25.
Sue Rutelionis, $50.
Jane Sager, $50.
Mary Beth Schneider $100.
Dana and Todd Scholer, in honor of our grandchildren, Ava and Jack Scholer, $100.
Renee R. Seklecki, $100.
Kenneth L. Shelton, $100.
David and Sarah Smallhouse, $250.
Larry L. Smith, $50.
Richard Snodgrass, $100.
Linda and Bob Sokolowski, $75.
Ronald P. Spark, $100.
Mary Ruth Stini, $100.
Barbara Stockton, $200.
Lydia Streeter, $200.
Sharon L. Tansley, $25.
Leon Thikoll, $15.
Stephen Barksdale and Richard Tracy, $100.
Nita Tucker, $50.
Lucy E. Weeks, $50.
Judith Wells, $100.
Darlene White, $200.
John C. Wilder, $150.
Marilyn Wilson, $25.
K. Rebecca Winter, $100.
Mark Wlach, $100.
Jane Wylie, $100.
Six anonymous donations totaling $110.
More donations will acknowledged in the coming week.
