For
Immediate Release:
August 20, 2004
Contact:
Jeremy Gregg
Director of Development &
Communications
Telephone: 214 824 1122, ext. 229
E-mail:
[email protected]
GRANT
SUPPORTS SUMMER PROGRAMS
Over 300 �camperships� provided to at-risk youth
GRANTOR:
Texas Youth Development
Corporation
GRANTEE:
Camp Fire
USA Lone Star Council, www.campfireusadallas.org.
GRANT:
The grant of $3,000
supported the Lone Star Council�s summer day camp
scholarships for low-income youth.
WHO:
With the support of the
Texas Youth Development Corporation and many generous
individuals and
organizations, the Lone
Star Council managed to provide over 300 free �camperships�
to our summer
Day Camp.
�Camperships� provide a
free week-long day camp experience to youth living in
low-income
communities throughout
Greater Dallas at Camp Ellowi in Cedar Hill. Camping
activities include
nature hikes, swimming,
canoeing and archery (for youth ages 8 and older), arts and
crafts, sports
and games and outdoor
cooking.
CONTACT:
Tim James,
Executive Director
[email protected], (214) 824 � 1122, ext. 222
HISTORY:
Camp Fire was founded as
Camp Fire Girls in 1910. Having served Dallas since 1913,
the organization has been co-educational since 1975. The
organization became Camp Fire USA in August of 2001. Last
year, the Lone Star Council served over 7,000 children and
their families. Nearly all of these programs are offered at
no cost to youth from low-income families.
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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. |