The Arizona Daily Star Sportsmen’s Fund Send a Kid to Camp is proud to thank another 81 individuals, organizations and businesses for donating $15,005 to help send kids to camp.
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.
Our revised goal is to raise $210,000 to help send 690 kids to camp. So far, we’ve received 1,380 donations totaling $180,604.
Last week we received and approved a request for $5,000 from Lions Camp Tatiyee to fund eight to 10 youth ages 7-18 from low-income households in Southern Arizona to attend its deaf and hard-of-hearing camp session.
Since 1947, the Arizona Daily Star Sportsmen’s Fund has helped pay for 40,070 children to go to camp.
Last year, 647 local boys and girls were able to go to weeklong overnight summer camp at a cost of $207,757, thanks to Star readers and friends.
We’re one of the oldest 501(c)(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 are welcome throughout the year.
Recent donations include:
- Barbara Bagy, $50.
- Melanie Bates, $50.
- Al and Susie Bergesen, $150.
- Joe Bezerra, $50.
- Ann Bowman, $30.
- Terry Braun, $100.
- Jim and Judi Brown, $300.
- Shirley Carr, $100.
- Annegrethe Christensen, $50.
- Mr. and Mrs. John F. Coffin, $300.
- Katherine Conover, $25.
- Cheri Cross-Bushnell, in memory of Ace Bushnell, $100.
- Judy Dare, $100.
- Sarah Davis, $50.
- Stuart and Ann Dobbie, $100.
- Roy P. Drachman Foundation, $1,500.
- Thomas Duddleston, $30.
- Becky Duncan, $30.
- James Eichenour, $25.
- Bob and Carol Fazio, $100.
- LTC and Mrs. Bart M. Filaseta, $100.
- Roger Fox, $50.
- George Franklin, $500.
- GFWC ESO Fifth Wheels, $50.
- Kelly Goldsmith, $100.
- Karen Harris, $100.
- Geneva Heller, in honor of Sydney’s 14th birthday, from her Nana, $200.
- John Heyl, $50.
- Steve and Janet Holt, $25.
- Mr. and Mrs. Gary Huckleberry, $100.
- Robert Hurwitz, $75.
- Peter and Sharon Irish, $100.
- Ben Irvine, $50.
- Joane Janega, $200.
- Martin Kahn, $50.
- Stephanie Keenan, $75.
- Jan Keepers, $100.
- John and Judy Kofron, $300.
- Janet Lang, $25.
- Stanley Lehman and children, in memory of Renaye “Ricki” Lehman, $500.
- Adrienne Lipson Kleiboemer, $40.
- Joyce Lockhart, $10.
- Susan McCarthy, $100.
- Rick and Mary Belle McCorkle, in memory of Jack Garner, $100.
- Napier family, in loving memory of Marvin Napier, $200.
- R.B. O’Rielly, in memory of Donnie Ahee, $500.
- Archie Oftedahl, $350.
- Kyo Okamoto, $25.
- Marguerite Patterson, $30.
- Jeanne Porter, $100.
- Peggy Prugh, $25.
- Richard Replogle, $50.
- Janet Sabb, $50.
- Betty Saylor, $35.
- Botte Sexton, $35.
- Richard Simek, $2,000.
- Robert Simpson, $200.
- Carolyn Skinner, in memory of Don H. Skinner, $50.
- Leonard Snyder, $25.
- William Sproull, $25.
- Kelley Roach and Chris Stickline, $100.
- Bob and Carol Stofft, in memory of Ken Renard, Stan Adams and Conrad Huss, $150.
- Suzanne Stokes, in memory of Marjorie Beeson Cary, $100.
- Joanne Sullivan, in memory of Sully, $100.
- David Teel, $100.
- Maria Thomas, $50.
- Joseph Uremovich, $35.
- Diana Videtti, $75.
- Kate and Jim Vinton, in memory of Marlene O’Brien, $50.
- Teresa Westhoff, $50.
- Douglas and Margaret Williams, $200.
- Rob and Jody Wilson Chariatable Fund, in memory of Doris Schreiber, $500.
- Nancy Woodling, $75.
- Ray and Charlotte Woods, $50.
- Four anonymous donations totaling $145.
