For
Immediate Release:
May 19, 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 Raised
$18,000 For
camp fire
usa Lone Star Council
DALLAS
� On May 6th, Camp Fire USA Lone Star Council
hosted the �Send a Camp Fire Kid to Camp� Breakfast,
featuring the sixth annual �On Behalf of Youth� Awards, at
the Park City Club with Macie Jepson from WFAA-TV
(Channel 8) as the master of ceremonies.
The $18,000
raised at the event allow 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 from a low-income familiy will receive a free
week-long day camp experience at Camp Fire�s
Camp Ellowi in Cedar Hill.
Each year
at the event, 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 were presented 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 (award accepted by John Hunter): Citi
Cards,
which is
committed to improving the communities in which it operates
through a combination of philanthropy and employee
volunteerism throughout North Texas.
�
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).
Camp Fire
USA Lone Star Council�s mission is to build caring,
confident youth and future leaders.
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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. |