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 43,081 children to go to camp. We’re one of the oldest 501©(3) charities in Arizona and one of the most efficient, with 98 cents from every dollar going to send kids to camp.
We send local kids to weeklong YMCA, Boy Scout or Girl Scout overnight or virtual camps, and virtual Camp Tatiyee, for school-age children and older teens with special needs.
This is our 75th year of raising money to help local boys and girls do more and be more.
Our goal is to raise $225,000 to send up to 700 local boys and girls to summer camp. So far, we’ve received 447 donations totaling $63,243, or nearly 30%.
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Your contribution 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:
Gerald Anderson, $50.
Frank Auletta, in memory of Fred Armstrong III, $500.
Pat and Gary Becker, $50.
Linza Bethea, $20.
Shannon Bronson, $25.
Alison Bunting, $200.
Margaret L. Cederstrom, $100.
Loraine Chapman, $200.
James Chiesa, $100.
Janice Darrell, $100.
Arthur Dixon, $200.
Warren Essig, $25.
David Ewoldt $250.
Joseph Broschak and Peggy Fontenot, $200.
Carol Franklin, $500.
Loma Griffith, $200.
Gary Huckleberry, $100.
George Jacobs, $100.
Anne Jones, $100.
Jerry Lapin, in memory of Anne Lapin, $100.
Jerry Lapin, in memory of Tom Foust, Tucson High School class of 1953 and Roosevelt Lake fishing buddy, $100.
Jeff Lewis, $400.
Maura Mack, $100.
Frank Mascia, $200.
Beth Nakhai, $100.
William Rader, $400.
Ivy Reiter, $25.
Patrick Rylance, $100.
Mary Scaramella, $100.
Jacqueline Schaefer, $25.
Susan K. Willis, $10.
Flora L. Yee, $100.
John Yoakum, $100.
More donations will be acknowledged in the coming week.
