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 kicked off our 2020 fundraising on Feb. 20 — Rodeo Parade Day — with an envelope in the paper. Most of today’s listed donations are in response to that.OurOur goal is to raise $250,000 to send 650 local boys and girls to weeklong overnight camps.
In 2019, we received 1,274 donations totaling $216,373. We spent $220,087 to send 504 boys and girls to overnight camps and to pay for camp supplies for an additional 300 kids.So far, we’ve received 322 donations totaling $51,160, or 20 percent of our goal after less then a month of fundraising.
Since 1947, the Sportsmen’s Fund has helped pay for 41,794 children to go to camp. We’re one of the oldest 501(c)(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. Our code is 20450. Donations are welcome throughout the year.
Recent donations include:
Hal Adamson, $100.
Darwin Afdahl, $800.
Dee A. Albanese, in memory of Ben K., $50.
Gregory Andrews, $100.
Charles and Jean Ares, $100.
Diana Armour, $300.
Lesley Bailey, $25.
Ginny Beal, $100.
David F. Berg, $50.
Nancy and Len Berger, $25.
Nancy Bowen, $50.
Susan C. Bush, $100.
Gilbert Castaneda Jr., $12.
Bud Cave, $50.
Mark K. Cavins, $100.
Kelley Roach and Chris Stickline, $100.
Terri Colelli, $10.
Joseph Conley, $30.
Nancy Cook, $75.
Connie and David Corbett, $100.
Dragmar Cushing, $100.
Carolyn D., $50.
Linda Dahl, $100.
Charlotte Danek, $50.
Lynne DeSpain, $30.
Arthur Dixon, $100.
Janice Dowling, $100.
Larry East, $100.
Debbie Elver, $25.
Jack and Alta Evans, $50.
David Ewoldt, $150.
Betty Feinberg, $100.
Patrick Fiorito, $400.
Charlene Forbes, for Gary Forbes, $100.
Doris Gerganoff, $100.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd A. Ginn, $100.
Bob and Joy Glasser, $200.
Brian and Evelyn Gooch, $50.
Sherry A. Graves, $50.
Jane Gray, $50.
Mary Greene, $35.
Kathleen Greenwood, $50.
Anne Groth, $10.
Wm. N. Guild, $500.
Mark Gurrier, $20.
Velta and Ken Hall, $200.
Richard Hammel, $100.
Karla F. Hansen, $50.
L.C. Hauff, $150.
Marsha Haverty, $50.
Paul Helzer, $50.
Joan Hilman, $35.
Lester P. Hoch Jr., $200.
Barbara Holtzman, $50.
Robert Hughes, $1,000.
Edith Hund, $50.
Robert Hurwitz, $50.
Mike and Bonnie Irwin, $100.
Patricia Johnson, $100.
H.I. Weinberg and K.E. Brunner, $100.
Cynthia Katte, $50.
Karen Kilmer, $50.
Maureen Kline, $50.
Dieter Krausser, $200.
Lynn Lasselroth, $100.
Joyce E. Lockhart, $10.
Alfred Luckau, $500.
M.K. Marsio, $25.
Ottilie R. Matchett, $25.
Melanie McFarland, $125.
Eileen Millar, $200.
Michael and Helene Miron, $100.
Lois Montague, $25.
William B. Morris, $100.
Jerome Moss $100.
Milan Murcheck, $100.
Irene Muscarella, $25.
Sally Nadeau, $200.
Beth Nakhai, $100.
Tom and Trudi Neil, $400.
Judy Nevin, $50.
Jerry L. Olson, $100.
Richard and Laura Page, $100.
Richard Parlett, in memory of Dave and Meecha Parlett, $100.
Marlea Peate, $10.
Susan Perotti, $100.
Nancy Pope, $100.
Barbara L. Powell, $100.
Don Quaintance, $100.
Thomas Rasmussen, $50.
Rene R. and Alice F. Redondo, $100.
Michael and Judith Rigby, $25.
Thomas and Deborah Robinson, $250.
Rotkis Charitable Fund, $150.
Gerald Rucks, $50.
William Rudy, $200.
John and Cherry Sand, $100.
Mary Beth Schneider, $50.
Nancy Shiley, $20.
Carol Smelser, $25.
Paul F. Smith, $150.
Byron M. Snyder, $50.
Leonard Snyder, $35.
Frank O. Sotomayor, $125.
Mark Spies, $100.
Richard Stockton, $100.
Stofft Family, in memory of Stan Adams, Reese Woodling, Ken Renard, Conrad Huss and Rod Roeske, $250.
Anita Sueme, $20.
Ty Thayer, $200.
Dr. Hugh Thompson, $500.
Delbert Timber, $25.
Judy Tully, $50.
Joyce Unger, $50.
Joseph Uremovich, $35.
Andrew Vactor, $40.
Ken and Jan Vailliencourt, $100.
Marie Van Huis, $25.
Marianne Vivirito, $50.
Richard Warren, $100.
Richard Watson, $400.
Sandra Whitehouse, $200.
Howard and Iona Whitney, $100.
John Yoakum, $100.
Five anonymous donations totaling $845.
