The Arizona Daily Star Sportsmen’s Fund Send a Kid to Camp is proud to thank another 67 individuals, organizations and businesses for donating $8,964 to help send kids to camp.
Our goal was to raise $190,000 to send 650 kids to camp. So far, we’ve received 1,299 donations totaling $165,599, or 87 percent of our goal.
Last week, the YMCA requested an additional $15,000 because of overwhelming demand to go to camp. The Sportsmen’s board agreed to the additional funding.
Last year, 647 local boys and girls were able to go to weeklong overnight summer camp at a cost of $207,757.
The Arizona Daily Star Sportsmen’s Fund raises money so children from low-income households and military families can attend overnight YMCA, Boy Scout and Girl Scout camps and Camp Tatiyee — for school-age children and older teens with special needs — at little or no cost to their families.
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Since 1947, the Arizona Daily Star Sportsmen’s Fund has helped pay for 40,070 children to go to camp.
We’re one of the oldest 501(c)(3) charities in Arizona and one of the most efficient in our giving, with 98 cents of every dollar going to send kids to camp.
Your contribution qualifies for the Arizona tax credit of up to $800 for donations to qualifying charitable organizations. Donations are welcome throughout the year.
Recent donations include:
Susan Adams, $100.
Bruce Allred, $100.
Barbara Allred, $100.
Gregory Andrews, $200.
Enrique and Jennifer Aviles, $250.
Linda and Jim Balch, $100.
Tom Campbell, $200.
Randy Carlson, $200.
Bobbie Jo Carter, $200.
Margaret Cederstrom, $50.
George Citron, $50.
Edward Cole, D.D.S., $150.
Virginia Dalton, $25.
Ida Dial, $150.
James Duddleston, $50.
Nancy Edman, in memory of Bob Edman, $50.
Susan Enholm, $100.
Richard Enholm, $100.
David Ewoldt, $100.
Debbie Fleischman, $100.
Paula Garcia, $250.
Mona Gentz, $135.
John and Elaine Goetz, $400.
Robin and Anne Gomez, $100.
Stanley Gordon, $50.
Jerry Hagen, $100.
Mary Hardin, in memory of LaVerne Hawkins, $50.
Sharon Harring, $50.
Edwin Holliday, $20.
Illinois Tool Works, $900.
Rita Irwin-Davidson, in memory of Al and Fay, $100.
Frederic and Gayle Jandrey, $100.
Roberta Justice, $50.
Mary Keane, $200.
Richard King, $150.
Billie and Boris Kozolchyk, $54.
Lois Kulakowski, $100.
Julie Leiter, $100.
Michael Leuthold, $150.
Ricki Lundstrom, $50.
Kathleen Marron, $25.
Ronald Medvescek, in celebration of dear friend Don Klein, $35.
Colleen Nichols, $50.
Lynn Norred, $25.
Timothy O’Connor, $50.
Steven Pageau, $200.
Joy Phoenix, $400.
Donald Pitt Family Foundation, $1,000.
Stephen Quamma, $50.
John Racy, MD, $100.
Susan Richey, $50.
Marcia Rostad, $50.
Karl Schaeffer, $50.
Mary Somers, $20.
Angela and Alan Stein Jr., $100.
Kathryn Stevenson, $100.
Mary Ruth Stini, $100.
Donna Swaim, in memory of Mom and Dad and cousins in Wyoming, $200.
Charlene Swope, $100.
Byron Synder, $50.
Christopher Taylor, $100.
Linda Thompson, $50.
Judith and John Ulreich, $200.
Marianne Vivirito, $50.
Hope Zveitel, in memory of Neven Zveitel, $25.
Two anonymous donations totaling $300.
More donations will be acknowledged in the coming weeks.
