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.
Donations are welcome throughout the year.
Our goal is to raise $190,000 to send 650 kids to camp. So far, we’ve received 671 donations totaling $79,221; just over 40 percent of our goal.
Last year, 647 local boys and girls were able to go to weeklong overnight summer camp at a cost of $207,757.
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 501c(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 through April 17, 2018, quality for the 2017 tax credit.
Recent donations include:
The Albaugh family, in memory of Lance Howard, $100.
Lynn Aldrich, in memory of Harley Aldrich, $50.
Vincente Amparano, $25.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ares, $150.
Vourneen Baldwin, $50.
Catherine Bartlett, $100.
Bill Berman, $25.
Barbara and William Bickel, $250.
Mary Black, $100.
Carol Boerner, $40.
Suzy and Peter Bourque, in honor of Mason and Remy, $100.
Hale and Patricia Burrus, $25.
Debbie Kornmiller and George Campbell, in honor of Caliegh Jean Campbell on her third birthday, $100.
Dan Chavez, $100.
Bill and Rosemary Clarke, $400.
J.G. Cleghorn, $100.
Aroline Coates, $25.
Dianna Coleman, $100.
Carl Combs, $20.
Jean Coombs, $25.
Richard and Barbara Cunningham, $30.
John and Joan Curran, $150.
Lois Deputy, $50.
Henry and Judith Deutsch, $50.
Terry and Sharon Douglas, $25.
D. Egerton, $25.
Karl and Sandy Elers, $100.
Mary Engle, $100.
Shirley Estes, in memory of Jerry Kindall, $500.
Mary Anne Fay, $200.
Katharine Ferguson, $50.
Thomas Ferguson, $200.
Richard Fernandez, $100.
John Fristik, $50.
Thomas Gagnon, $100.
Michele Gano, $100.
Floyd Ginn, $100.
Jeanette Griggs, $50.
Mark Gurrier, $25.
Anne and David Hameroff Donor Advised Fund, in memory of Jeffrey Minker, $500.
Lois Handley, $100.
Teri Hardy, $100.
Lorraine Harper, $50.
Michael and Lynn Harrison, $200.
Ralph and Michelle Hartley, in honor of Ralph Hartley Sr., $50.
Ron and Marian Hill, $100.
Lester Hoch Jr., $100.
William Holmes, $100.
Jan and Gail Jager, $140.
Aan Jeffcoat, $500.
Robert E and Karen Johnson, $20.
Patsy Joy, $100.
Julianna Kasper, $100.
Barbara Kelly, $400.
Connie King, $100.
Joan Kleinerman, $20.
Susan Knight, $75.
Harriet Krone, in memory of Carley Starr, $25.
Joan Kurath, $50.
Patricia Lane, $25.
Leslie Larson, $25.
Howard Lehto, $20.
Bernice Lenz, in memory of Dorothy Kalil, $40.
Jane Leonard, $100.
Howard Lilley, $100.
Jeff Lilley, $500.
Patricia Lobiondo, $50.
Martha Lyons, $100.
Kenneth Mahan, $542.
Kristina Maher, $75.
Jacqueline Manning, $50.
Ann Marvin, $20.
Mr. and Mrs. M. McCall, $25.
Meaker and Meaker $100.
Carol and Ken Meenan, in memory of Floyd Sedlmayr, $100.
Eileen Millar, $200.
Albert Jay Millbrandt, $25.
Michael Miron, $100.
Geraldine Moisant, $200.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Moll, $50.
Alice Morris, $200.
Janice Murphy, $20.
Rosemary and John Nabozny, $150.
Connie Nine, in memory of Jon M. Nine, $100.
Joan Nix, $25.
Robert O’Brien, $800.
Jerry Olson, $50.
Roger Oravetz, $25.
Frank and Kay Ott, $200.
Marguerite Patterson, $25.
Carolyne Payne, $100.
Peggy Price, $100.
Adrienne Reeves, $100.
Robert Rodriguez, $20.
Pat Scaramella, $100.
Robert Schmeltz, $100.
Jane Sedlmayr, in memory of her husband Floyd Sedlmayr, $75.
Stephen Shawl, $100.
Mark and Ellen Shenkarow, $100.
Victoria Sherman, $25.
Blaine and Patricia Smith, $100.
