The Arizona Daily Star's Sportsmen's Fund Send a Kid to Camp program raises money so children from low-income households and military families can attend YMCA, Boy Scout and Girl Scout camps and Camp Courage burn camps. Four years ago, the Send a Kid to Camp mission was expanded to send children whose parents or guardians are in the military to these local, weeklong overnight camps for free each summer. Donations received after Sept. 1 will go toward next summer's camping season.
The Sportsmen's Fund, founded in 1947, is one of the oldest charities in Southern Arizona as well as one of the most efficient in its giving, with 97 cents of every dollar paying for kids to go to camp.
Your contribution is tax-deductible, qualifying for the state's working-poor charitable tax credit of up to $400.
Recent donations include:
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Gay Adams, $200.
Charles Alsobrooks, $50.
Mr. and Mrs. Sonny Atwood, $100.
Milton Auerbach, $25.
Elaine Baarson, $50.
Edwin and Sheila Baker, $25.
Jill Ballesteros, $50.
Connie Baynes, $50.
Linda Beccio, $50.
Mary Borkovec, $25.
Nancy Braun, $25.
Dorothy Lee Bray, $100.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brenner, $50.
Audrey and John Carter, $100.
Dr. and Mrs. David Chakmakian, $100.
HOW TO HELP
• Credit-card donations: www.azsendakidtocamp.org/donations
• Send checks, payable to Send a Kid to Camp, to: Send a Kid to Camp, P.O. Box 16141, Tucson, AZ 85732-6141.
• For more information: Reader Advocate Debbie Kornmiller at 434-4080 or advocate@azstarnet.com
