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.
We will kick off our 2019 fundraising on Thursday, Feb. 21 — Rodeo Parade day — with an envelope in the paper.
In 2018, we received 1,623 donations totaling $214,312. We spent $214,979 to send 621 local boys and girls to overnight camp and for camp supplies for another 299 children.
Today we are continuing to thank families for those donations.
Since 1947, the Sportsmen’s Fund has helped pay for 40,691 children to go to camp. We’re one of the oldest 501c(3) charities in Arizona and one of the most efficient, 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.
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New is that Arizona has assigned a code to each qualifying charitable organization. Donors will be required to enter this number on their tax returns to get the credit. The Sportsmen’s Fund code is 20450.
Donations are welcome throughout the year.
Recent 2018 donations include:
Daryl Alderson, $50.
Jack Alexander, $100.
Mary Brown, $50.
Mark Campbell, $100.
Susan Campbell, $100.
Robert Christofk, $200.
Jeffrey Cliff, $50.
C.E. Collins, $200.
Anne Cotten, $50.
Gorham Cowl, $150.
Eric Cramer, $100.
Bill Downey, in memory of Ted and Ora Downey, Chick and LaVern Hawkins, Floyd Sedlmayr, Bill Quimby, Tom Hunt, Bruce Burr, Jack Goodman, Michael Spicker, Sherwin Lipsitz and Bob Rovan. Happy New Year Bill and Mary Downey, $250.
Julie and Mike Feerick, in memory of Great Grandpa Chick and Great Grandma LaVerne and Great Uncle Bruce, $400.
Josephine Fetter, in memory of Tom, Gene and Phyllis Fetter, $100.
Kay French, $100.
Linda Gallimore, $35.
Steven Gibson, in memory of Pearle Gibson, $100.
Ronna Harris, $100.
Michael and Lynn Harris, $150.
Michelle Hartley, $200.
Catalina Hollingsworth, $400.
Michael Hyatt, $100.
Norma Kelly, $50.
Richard Kenney, $100.
Marjorie Kessler, $100.
C.L. King, $100.
Stephen Lewis, in memory of our parents, $100.
Katheryn Maxwell, $100.
Margaret May, $100.
Paula McCloskey, $250.
Judith McDonald, $25.
Susan McMahon, $50.
A.W. Newman, $200.
J.R. Oestrike, $200.
Terri Parsons, $200.
Amy Pugliese, $20.
Eileen Rakita, $400.
Evelyn Richards, $100.
Byron Snyder, $50.
David and Diane Stallings, $100.
Joan Stolley, $100.
Thomas Tucker, $300.
One anonymous donation of $1,000.
