Camp Fire USA builds more than just campfires.
With the mission to �build
caring, confident youth and future leaders,� the Lone Star
Council provides programs for boys and girls ages 5 to 21 in the
Greater Dallas area, including after-school programs for
young
children, leadership and workforce
and development programs for teens,
family strengthening programs and weekend
and summer camping programs.
These programs focus on meeting the
urgent needs of youth living in
low-income apartment communities or attending low-performing
schools. Our programs build traditional values, responsible
decision-making skills and positive self images for youth.
Camp
Fire USA is a 501 (c)(3)
non-profit youth development organization. Serving Dallas since
1913, the Lone Star Council has been a
United
Way agency since 1924.
Nationally, Camp Fire USA was founded in 1910. Visit the national
Web site at www.campfireusa.org
to learn more.
Register Today for Summer Day Camp at Camp
Ellowi in Cedar Hill
www.campfireusadallas.org/camping
Weekly Sessions from May 30 – August 11
Children ages 6 – 15 welcome
Sophie’s Essay
“This is a picture essay
about a picture I took at camp in July 2003”
Camp Ellowi
What
strikes me when I get to Camp Ellowi early in the morning is the
peacefulness. The aromatic scent of the cedar and the soft sound
of the trees swaying in the breeze are soothing. As I round the
corner of the rustic stone lodge I catch smiles from familiar
faces.
8th Annual “On Behalf of Youth” Awards
Honored:
Sheriff
Lupe Valdez
as Community Leader
Deloitte & Touche LLP
as Corporate Leader
Kristianne Hinkamp
as Youth Development Professional
Ginny Wilcox and
Trenell Walker as Camp Fire USA Volunteer Leaders.
Master of Ceremonies
–
Quin Mathews
Honorary Chairs
–
Sondi and Ray Pace
Event Chairwoman
–
Leah D. Wallace
Photos from
event are coming soon.
Camp Fire USA Lone Star Council hires an Executive Director
We are pleased to
announce
that Camp Fire USA Lone Star Council has hired
Anthony D. “Tony” Roberts, Ph.D.
as its
Executive Director.
Tony is a
seasoned not-for-profit professional with
20
years of significant leadership and development experience.
Most recently he was
the Vice President of Development for Texans CAN! Academies
based in Dallas. At Texans CAN!, he was responsible for
raising funds to support ten public, charter high schools,
serving 7,000 at-risk youth annually in five major Texas
cities.
15th Annual Sporting Chance Auction
Saturday, November 18, 2006
at the
Frontiers of Flight Museum
6911 Lemmon
Avenue, Dallas 75235
Benefits Camp Fire USA’s
after-school programs in low-income
apartment communities and
low-performing schools throughout Greater Dallas.
Latest
News
July
– ’04
2004
– PDF (1MB)
2003
– PDF (391KB)
(must have Adobe Reader to view, click the link below to
download it for free)
Recent Donors
updated 05/17/2006
Citigroup
(United Way),
$29,000 to establish a
Financial Education program.
Anonymous,
$25,000 to explore social
enterprise opportunities.
Anonymous,
$50,000 challenge grant to
expand after-school services in the Vickery Meadow community
of Dallas.
The Seattle Foundation (Robert & Genevieve Watson Fund),
$3,000 to support the Teens
in Action program.
ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs Program,
$2,000 to support a summer
intern to produce Spanish-language marketing and public
relations materials.
The Hillcrest Foundation,
$25,000 to support the
Academic Enrichment program (which provides free
after-school tutoring, TAKS test preparation and math
aptitude development), with curriculum material, books and
technological upgrades.
The Ninnie L. Baird Foundation
What a Dollar Buys
at Camp Fire USA…
A donation of
$1 per week will provide a
free month of licensed child-care to a child whose parents
can’t be home for them after school.
$5 per
week will enable three youth from low-income
families to have their first camping experience.
$25 per
week will support a year’s worth of family
safety and support programs in low-income apartment
communities.
$85 per
week will cover the full cost of a
three-month program designed to turn around the life of
a youth who has entered the Juvenile Justice System.
Mission:
Camp Fire USA builds caring, confident
youth and future leaders.
This mission statement
describes Camp Fire USA�s purpose as a youth development and family
strengthening organization
The Lone Star Council develops responsible
youth through supportive community programs.
Upcoming Events:
Day
Camp Early Bird Registration Deadline
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Hurricane Katrina Relief Information
Katrina Tax Relief – Tax Alert
Katrina
Emergency Tax Relief Act eliminates
limits
on charitable deductions – temporarily
Click here to view article. (PDF – 2 pages)
Information Provided by Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
Copyright � 2006 Camp Fire USA Lone Star
Council 4411 Skillman Dallas, Texas 75206
Telephone: 214 824 1122 |
Fax: 214 824 1148 | E-mail:
[email protected]
- A donation of
$200 per week provides
a safe, supportive learning environment every day after
school for children living in a low-income apartment
community.
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