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 44,007 children to go to camp. We’re one of the oldest 501(c )(3) charities in Arizona and one of the most efficient, with 97 cents from every dollar going to send kids to camp.
We send local kids to weeklong YMCA, Boy Scout and Girl Scout overnight camps, as well as overnight camping at Camp Tatiyee for school-age children with special needs. Our goal is to raise $225,000 to send more than 500 kids to camp. So far we’ve received 284 donations totaling $36,877.
Nearly all of these donations were in response to the envelope placed in Star last month. More donations will be published in the coming week.
Your contribution to the Arizona Daily Star Sportsmen’s Fund Send a Kid to Camp fund qualifies for the Arizona tax credit for donations to qualifying charitable organizations. Our code is 20450.
Joint filers can donate up to $841 until April 15 for 2023 taxes and any time this year up to $938 for 2024 taxes. Single filers can donate up to $421 for 2023 taxes or $470 for 2024 taxes.
Donations are welcome throughout the year. Recent donations include:
Jerry and Sandy Adamec, $50.
Lynn and Harley Aldrich, $20.
Johny Allen, $26.34.
Jon Alquist, $150.
Nancy, Ellen and Kent Barrabee, $50.
Jan Bell, $200.
Pat and Frank Bergen, $200.
Lore Bissell, $20.
Felicia Bloom, $100.
Sandra C. Bushroe, $100.
Alma Caffall, $500.
Theresa Carter, $30.
John/Joan Curran, $104.42
DeGroff family, in memory of Greg Reddick, $208.54.
Michael Deimerly, $100.
Barbara Dickson, $50.
Michael DiNapoli, $200.
Jim Elder, $100.
Elik Essif and Karen Byrne-Essif, $800.
Mary Anne Fay, $400.
Mary Anne Feldstien, $100.
Sharon Fiedler, in memory of James Brendlinger, $150.
Barry and Dawn Freedman, $300.
Robert L. Gagnon, $50.
William J. Hammond, $25.
Cosie A. Hathway, in memory of Les Hathway, $35.
Anne Hazen, $100.
Corolla K. Hoag, in memory of my father Wendell Hoag, $250.
Marilyn Hoover, $100.
Virginia Humble, $20.
Tanya Ivey, $104.42.
Thomas Jedele, in memory of Paul and Helen Jedele, $200.
Gary Johnson, $40.
Jean Jorgensen, $50.
Mary Keane, $208.54.
John A. and Virginia La Bar, $200.
Howard Lambert, $26.34.
Sheila Lepley, $50.
Julie Lewin, $50.
Howard Lilley, $50.
Joyce Lockhart, $10.
Beverly Machac, $50.
Hugh McKenzie, $1,000.
McWilliams Family, $200.
Clay Mering, $100.
Milan Murchek, $100.
Jayne Officer, $25.
Nanette and Steve Pageau, $300.
Dave and Mary Parnell, $100.
Judy Paryl, $50.
Margaret Pennington, $10.
Roger M. Pollman, $100.
Marsha Quigley, $100.
Rick Rappaport thank you Arizona Daily Star and David McCumber!, $100.
Sharon Reed, $104.42.
Judy Roemmelt $75.
Herschel Rosenzweig, $100.
Jeneane Schlotthauer, $25.
Barbara Schubert, $200.
Cheri Schwartz, $75.
Francis E. Sloan, $100.
Leonard Snyder, $100.
Gen. Truman Spangrud, USAF, Ret. ,$100.
Kay E. Spencer, $100.
Ed and Mary Ann Stolfa, $25.
William Stulbarg, $52.37.
Corene Toner, $25.
Patricia Treeful, $100.
Placido Trejo, $50.
Gerie Vellios, $400.
Kathy Wardwell, $100.
Harris I. Weinberg, $100.
J.L. Wesanen, $100.
John Yoakum, $100.
Elaine Zapfel, $25.
Laura Ziady, $100.
Nine anonymous donations totaling $897.38.
