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 44,033 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 and teens with special needs.
So far, we’ve received 925 donations totaling $190,282 and bills totaling $207,490 for 539 campers. This month’s Cork Fun Chili Cook Off raised $26,000 to erase our deficit and assure a good fundraising start for the 2024 overnight camp season. Fini’s Landing was named Chili Champion beating out 11 other local restaurants that made special chili for this fundraiser.
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Your contribution to the Arizona Daily Star Sportsmen’s Fund Send A Kid To Camp fund qualifies for the Arizona tax credit of up to $800 for donations to qualifying charitable organizations. Our code is 20450.
Donations are welcome throughout the year. Recent donations include:
Debra Castiglia, in memory of Kenneth Johnson, $400.
Gerard Ervin, $421.
Bill Jaap, in memory of Anna Preston and Susie Walton, $104.42.
Gerald Lapin, in memory of Anne Lapin, $1,000.
Alfred and Sandra Luckau, $50.
JoAnne Mallie, $10.72.
Geraldine Moisant, $1,000.
The Salpointe Class of 1967 Lunch Bunchers, $105.
Mark S. Zimmer, $25.
One anonymous donation of $250.
