The Arizona Daily Star Sportsmenโs 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 โ for school-age children and older teens with special needs โ 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, weโve received 767 donations totaling $87,286; just over 45 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 Sportsmenโs Fund has helped pay for 40,070 children to go to camp.
Weโre 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.
Recent donations include:
Lee Alter, $100.
Gustavo and Sally Aragon, $125.
Jack Arnold, $50.
Patricia Banner, $50.
Margaret Barnhill, $150.
Ginny Beal, $100.
Patricia and Gary Becker, $40.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Beckes, $300.
Jerry and Harriet Belenker, $30.
Patricia Bena, $25.
Nancy Blackwell, $200.
Bev Blackwood, $25.
Marjorie Blaine, $150.
Patricia Brady, in memory of James E. Brady Jr., M.D., $100.
Doris Clark, $400.
Mark Collins, $100.
Richard and Joyce Cox, $50.
James Crabb, $200.
James Crawford, $50.
Anne De Alva, $400.
Dr. Richard and Vera DeJong, $1,000.
Denise Du Pont, $50.
Gail Dunlap, $100.
Craig and Julia Faltin, $50.
Sheila and Phil Fishman, $50.
Frances Foy, in memory of Susan Foy, $30.
Hildreth Garb, $50.
Gene Genematas, in memory of James Genematas, $200.
Mona Gentz, $60.
Patricia Glover, $40.
Sherry Graves, $50.
Loma Griffith, $200.
Donald Grimes, $100.
Terri Hamstra, $150.
Richard Haney Jr., $100.
Christian Hansen, $100.
June Harris, $100.
Marsha Haverty, $50.
William Hohmann, $100.
Horizon Steel Co. Inc., $250.
Frederick Hunt, $200.
David Huy, $100.
Joane Janega, $200.
Steve Jarrett, $100.
Sharon Johnson, $50.
Marilynn Johnston, $25.
Martin Kahn, $25.
Irene Keating, $100.
Sara Kessler, $25.
Corolla Hoag and Kevin Horstman, in memory of Wendell Hoag, $250.
Judy Krausser, in memory of Marie Newell, $100.
John and Sally Kriendler, $100.
John and Virginia LaBar, $400.
David Landon, $100.
Dana Lawson, $50.
Charles Leftault Jr., $100.
Fran Leibow, $50.
Janet Lewis, $30.
Merry Lewis, $100.
Patricia Llamas, $100.
Nancy Maddocks, $100.
Joyce Malcolm, $25.
Diana Manning, $100.
David Martin, $50.
Dorothy Maxwell, $100.
Virginia Mead, $100.
Randy and Linda Miles, $25.
Denise Ochinero, $100.
Nancy Odegaard, $50.
Maria Parham, in memory of Ed Severson, $150.
Dale and Artie Paulsen, $100.
Edgar Rawl III, $200.
Mary Anne Reimer, $30.
Pamela Shanahan, $100.
Kathryn Slagel, $50.
Carol and Ole Sorensen, $50.
Joseph Spitler Jr., $200.
Eric Stern, $100.
Dr. Gary and Virginia Strniste, $200.
Kit and Ty Thayer, $200.
Stephen Thomas, in memory of Margrit Cromwell, $200.
Thomas Tuminello, $25.
Linda and Lou Vasquez, $100.
Patricia Waterfall, in memory of Roy Hewitt, M.D., $100.
Leighton Watling, $100.
Judith Wells, $25.
Jeff and Jan Whipple, $250.
Flora Yee, $75.
Dick and Connie Zecchin, $50.
Laura Ziady, $100.
Diana Zimmerman, $200.
P.J. Zwerk, $50.
Four anonymous donations totaling $755.
