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Camp
Fire USA Confers Highest Achievement to Youth Leader
September 8, 2005
On August 27th,
Katie Rochelle Linman received her Wohelo Award, the highest
achievement in Camp Fire USA.
Sporting
Chance Auction Raises $46,000
November 30,
2004
On Nov. 13, 2004,
Camp Fire USA Lone Star Council held the
13th Annual Sporting
Chance Auction,
at The Women�s Museum: An Institute for the Future with
Brendan Higgins,
NBC 5 anchor, as master of ceremonies.
Sporting
Chance Auction – November 13, 2004
September 27, 2004
Camp Fire USA Lone Star Council will
host the 13th Annual Sporting Chance Auction from 7 to 11 p.m.,
Saturday, Nov. 13, 2004, at The Women�s Museum: An Institute for the
Future, 3800 Parry Ave. in Fair Park.
New York Life Foundation Grant Creates Middle School Program
August 24,
2004
On July 1, 2004, the Lone Star
Council was one of three Camp Fire USA councils throughout the country
to receive a planning grant of $12,000 to develop a �best
practices� manual for reaching middle school audiences with the Camp
Fire USA curriculum. The grant will also assist with the development
and testing of key marketing plans and school outreach strategies for
the Greater Dallas community.
Texas Youth Development Corporation Grant Supports Summer Programs
August 20,
2004
The grant of $3,000 supported
the Lone Star Council�s summer day camp scholarships for
low-income youth.
Lightner Sams Foundation, Inc. Grant Supports After-School Program
August
18, 2004
The grant of $5,000 will be
used to support the Lone Star Council�s Kids Club program.
WB33 Kids Fund
Presents $10,000 Check to Camp Fire USA
June 18, 2004
This year, the WB33 Kids Fund awarded
$10,000 to support free �camperships� to Camp Fire USA�s Day Camp.
Thanks to this grant, over 150 low-income youth will receive a
full scholarship for one of ten week-long day camp sessions at the
council�s 65-acre Camp Ellowi.
Send
a Camp Fire Kid to Camp Breakfast Raised $18,000
May 19,
2004
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.
Send a Camp Fire
Kid to Camp Breakfast – May 6th
April 21,
2004
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.
Camp
Fire USA Offers Quality, Affordable Summer Day Camp
March 23,
2004
Camp Ellowi in Cedar Hill, Texas opens June 1st.
Camp
Fire USA Celebrates 94 Years of Building Caring, Confident Youth and
Future Leaders
February 25, 2004
March 17 marks Camp Fire USA’s 94th year of providing America’s youth
and families with fun, exciting and asset-building programs.
Tell
Kids They are Absolutely Incredible
February 10, 2004
Celebrate Camp Fire USA’s eighth annual
Absolutely Incredible Kid Day�
on March 18, 2004.
El Extra newspaper article on AIK Day –
click here
Grant
Supports Jobs for 500+ Local Teens
February 4, 2004
Teens in Action is awarded a $726,081 grant to provide job training
and employment through the WIA (Workforce Investment Act)
To reach the Marketing Department
please call
Jen Carroll at (214)
824 – 1122, ext. 241
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Fire USA Lone Star Council 4411 Skillman St. Dallas, Texas 75206
Telephone: 214.824.1122
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