The Arizona Daily Starβs Sportsmenβs Fund Send a Kid to Camp program raises money so children from low-income households and military families can attend overnight YMCA, Boy Scout and Girl Scout camps for little or no cost to their families.
We are raising $180,000 to send 670 kids to summer camp. So far this year, weβve received 880 donations totaling $100,883. Weβre 56 percent of the way to our goal.
Several donations today are in memory of Jim Riley, former county manager and a longtime Sportsmenβs Fund member, who died April 5.
Since 1947, the Arizona Daily Star Sportsmenβs Fund has helped pay for 37,907 children to go to camp. It is one of the oldest 501(c)(3) charities in Arizona. Your contribution qualifies for the Arizona tax credit of up to $400 for donations to qualifying charities.
Recent donations include:
Jason and Wyn Hayward, in memory of James Riley, $50.
Dorothy Maxwell, $100.
Richard and Mary Belle McCorkle, $100.
Janice Means, $10.
Delores Morey, $200.
Minna Moskowitz, $25.
Jim and Connie Murphy, in memory of Jim Riley, $100.
Nancy, Kenyon and Charmaine Newman, in memory of Jack Newman, $100.
Annegret Perlmutter, $50.
Marianne and Brad Powell, $200.
Bill and Adrienne Reeves, $100.
John and A-Lan Reynolds, $350.
Dennis Riley, in memory of John, Carolyn and Robert Riley, $30.
Kathleen Rivera, in memory of Rosalio Valencia, a Pueblo High School Warrior killed in action in Vietnam on May 26, 1968, $100.
Carole Roberson, $75.
Joe Roth, $25.
S. M. Russell, $35.
Dan and Bette Sexton, $20.
Kenneth Silverman, $50.
M. Spies, in memory of Jim Riley, $100.
Dale and Audrey Stein, $100.
Frank Stiltner, in memory of Gertrude Bombenek, $100.
Suzanne Stokes, in memory of Marjorie Beeson Cary, $50.
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Summers, $400.
Earl and Lee Surwit, $50.
Lawrence Tagg, $100.
Laurie Tahija, $100.
Tucson Womanβs Club, $250.
Faith Thesingh, $25.
Barbara Thompson, $75.
John and Betsy Van De Beuken, $50.
N. Verduco, $25.
The Vieto family, $50.
Connie and John Weiler, in memory of Jim Riley, $25.
Lane Meyers and Mariah Weiler, Jim Riley, $25.
Judith Wells, $15.
Ron Winters, $250.
Monty Woolson, $35.
Pat and George Yuhas, $100.
Darwin and Kay Afdahl, $400.
Mike and Lisa Aiehler, in memory of Joseph Riley, $25.
Robin Andrews, $50.
William Autrey, $400.
Robert Bailes, in memory of Jim Riley, $50.
Luise Bell, $50.
Tom Buchta, $50.
Michael Budka, $50.
Michael Carpenter, $40.
Carol Choc, $25.
Linda Colucci, $50.
Jane and Art Coppola, $25.
Robert Crone, $100.
Nancy Crosby, $100.
Theresa Dellheim, $50.
Rita Eisenman, in memory of James Reisinger, $50.
F.G. and Sharon Fancher, for Clara, $50.
Barbara Flores, $50.
Frank Frana, $100.
Bridget Gagnon, $100.
Hildreth Garb, $50.
GFWC-ESO 5th Wheels, $25.
Linda Groves, $25.
Lavonne Haines, in memory of Jim Riley, $20.
Joane Janega, $200.
Steven Jarrett, $100.
Jeff Jeffcoat, $400.
Jeremy Kahn, $90.
Kautz Family Foundation, $5,000.
Nellie Keener, $25.
Edar King, $200.
Dr. Alan and Lynn Lesselroth, $400.
Kenci and Randy Lewis, $100.
H. Lilley, $100.
Dave and Patty Lucas, $200.
John Marus, $25.
Cecelia Matson, $100.
C.J. Merkle, in memory of John Alva Montgomery, $100.
John Merlin, $50.
Michael and Helene Miron, $100.
Loyal Moore, $500.
Lawrence and Nancy Morgan, $100.
Louis and Nora Nelson, $25.
John and Susan Nord, $50.
Jan and Michael Roth, $100.
Cynthia Rupp, $25.
Florence Scarff, $25.
Ellen Shenkarow, $100.
David and Diane Stallings, $100.
Darlene Streicher, in memory of Mildred and Abe Chanin, $100.
Gail Wachtel, $500.
Charles Wilson, $100.
Hope Zveitel, $25.
Two anonymous donations totaling $150.
More donations will be acknowledged in the coming week.
