For
Immediate Release:
April 21, 2004
Contact:
Laura J. Seim
Director of Events and Marketing
Telephone: 214 824 1122, ext. 227
E-mail:
[email protected]
SEND A CAMP FIRE KID TO
CAMP
BREAKFAST
Featuring
the 6th Annual �On Behalf of Youth� Awards
DALLAS �
Camp Fire USA Lone Star Council will host the �Send a Camp
Fire Kid to Camp� Breakfast, featuring the sixth annual �On
Behalf of Youth� Awards, at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 6 at
the Park City Club, 5956 Sherry Lane Place. Macie Jepson
from WFAA-TV (Channel 8) will serve as the master of
ceremonies.
Each
year, Camp Fire USA honors local corporations, community
leaders and volunteers who have dedicated a significant
amount of their time and energy to improving the welfare of
local children and youth. This year�s �On Behalf of Youth
Awards will go to:
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Community Leader: Susan Stahl, Director of Donor
Relations for Presbyterian Healthcare Foundation, who
serves on numerous Boards of Directors and Advisory Boards
for the betterment of children and the community and was a
founding member of Youth and Family Centers (The Lemmon
Avenue Bridge), Women in Leadership Conference for Women�s
Center of Dallas, Shakespeare Festival of Dallas Guild and
CPS Community Partners.
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Corporate Leader: Citi Cards, which is committed to
improving the communities in which it operates through a
combination of philanthropy and employee volunteerism
throughout North Texas.
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Camp
Fire USA Volunteer: Grace Anne Crank, co-chair of the
Lone Star Council�s advisory board steering committee and
immediate past president of the Lone Star Council�s board of
directors. She has been a long-time supporter of both Camp
Fire USA and her community.
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Youth
Development Professional: Mike Griffiths, Director of
Juvenile Services for Dallas County Juvenile Department,
who has dedicated over 25 years to the service of youth
throughout the state of Texas.
The 2004
event sponsors include: Citi Cards at $7,500
(Leadership Level); Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP and
Ernst & Young, LLP at $3,000 (Discovery Level);
Presbyterian Healthcare Foundation and Sylvester
Johnson at $1,500 (Nature Level); Brehm, Jockel &
Co., LLP at $850 (Campers Level); and Judd, Thomas,
Smith & Company and Chase both at $750 (Campers
Level).
Last
year�s honorees included: Jimmy Westcott � Community
Leader; J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. � Corporate Leader;
Suzan Fenner � Camp Fire USA Volunteer Leader; and
the late JoAnn Fogg � Youth Development Professional.
Individual tickets for the breakfast are $60 and table
sponsors range from $750 to $5,000.
Proceeds
from this event help the Lone Star Council to provide
children in low-income neighborhoods with enriching and fun
activities during the summer months such as daily
small-group programs held at apartment sites and schools and
camping programs.
Specifically, each child enrolled in Camp Fire USA will
receive a free week-long day camp
experience at Camp Fire�s Camp Ellowi in Cedar Hill.
While at camp, these children will have the adventure of a
lifetime while participating in camping, canoeing, swimming,
hiking, singing, sports, archery, arts and crafts and games
while making new friends.
For
reservations, please e-mail Laura J. Seim at [email protected],
fax 214-824-1148 or call 214-824-1122, ext. 227.
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| Camp Fire USA is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit youth development organization. The Lone Star Council is a United Way agency. |