The Arizona Daily Star Sportsmen’s Fund Send a Kid to Camp program 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.
Our goal is to raise $205,000 and send at least 700 local boys and girls to area camps this summer. So far, we’ve received 1,196 donations totaling $169,100, which puts us just over 80 percent of the way to our goal. Last month, we increased our goal by $5,000 to camps so children on waiting lists can be accommodated.
Since 1947, the Arizona Daily Star Sportsmen’s Fund has helped pay for 38,551 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 97 cents of every dollar going to send kids to camp.
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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:
Dawin A., $400.
Ann Abramson, in memory of Alan Pearlman, $400.
Donald Albin, $35.
Barbara Aragon, in memory of Abe Aragon, $75.
Robert Armstrong, $400.
William Autrey, $400.
Sharon Barry, $100.
Catherine Bartlett, $50.
A.W. Bates, $100.
Gene and Judy Beach, $100.
Linda Beccio, $100.
Susan Blaney, $50.
Gerald Bouwens, $100.
Dave Bowersock, $50.
Anne Britt, $50.
Michael Bubla, $400.
Irene Camp, $50.
John Carhart Jr., $125.
Randy Carlson, $100.
Karon and Boyd Carpenter, $200.
William Carson, $100.
John and Barbara Churchill, $50.
Alan Citron, $100.
Bill and Rosemary Clarke, $400.
Jeanne Clarke, in memory of Margaret Kenski, $50.
Jane Coffey, $50.
David Corbett, $100.
Betty Corwin, $100.
Edith Craig, $50.
Kathryn Crofoot, $100.
R.J. Daniels, $100.
Gary Darling, $1,000.
Dr. Richard and Vera DeJong, $1,000.
Theresa Dellheim, $50.
Dennis and Judith Derry, $100.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Downs, $20.
James Duddleston, $30.
Phyllis Dugger, $50.
Rudy Marie Duke, $100.
Joyce Dunshee, $200.
Joseph Eigner, $200.
Susan Enholm, $100.
Jack and Alta Evans, $50.
Charity Everitt, $500.
D. and C. Ewing, in memory of Paul Ewing, $150.
April and Jon Fenton, $250.
Irma Ficzeri, in memory of Patricia Hale, $100.
Britta Miller and Bill Finkelstein, $50.
Barbara Flores, $100.
Frances Foy, $30.
George Franklin, $500.
Phyllis and Tom Fuemmeter, $100.
David Gallaher, in memory of Robert A. Gallaher, $100.
Agustin and Sinikka Garcia, $50.
Ron Gardiner, $50.
Pearle Gibson, in memory of Johnny and Jim Gibson, $100.
George Glover, $100.
Robin Gomez, $100.
Jo Grant, $100.
Donita Gross, $150.
David and Anne Hameroff, in memory of Jeffrey Minker, $300.
Sherri Hammel, $50.
Susan Hand, $100.
Katerina Harder, $1,000.
Dr. and Mrs. Harmon Harrison, $100.
Alma Haywood, $100.
Elizabeth Heintz, $150.
John Heyl, $100.
Sue Hill, thinking of Mitch Childers and family, $50.
James Hiser, $200.
William Hoag, $300.
Illinois Tool Works Foundation, $450.
Adrian Ingalsbe, $75.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Johnson, $100.
More donations will be acknowledged in the coming week.
