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- EIN 91-0600598
- info@campfiresamish.org
- (360) 733-5710
- 1321 King Street Bellingham WA 98229-6237 USA
- www.campfiresamishcouncil.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Boys & Girls Clubs, Camp Fire, Children & Youth
Mission: Build caring, confident youth and future leaders.
Programs: Clubs consist of six to ten children, each with at least two adult leaders. Camp fire serves youth ages 3 through 18. They meet weekly or bi-weekly throughout the year at a time and location convenient to the leaders and youth. Clubs provide a wide variety of exciting and fun activities, projects, experiences and events. Samish council had 12 clubs in 2017.
environmental education programs build respect through hands-on experiences in nature's classroom. The place-based learning experience allows youth a chance to apply new knowledge and skills through interactive exercises and games in the lush forests, pristine wetlands, and unique beaches of the pacific northwest. Students gain a greater understanding of their world and acquire the necessary tools to make decisions for a sustainable world. School students take advantage of our 1 and our 3-day al
half, one and two week programs are offered in july and august for school agedyouth entering first through twelfth grade. Each week is themed, and tailored to take advantage of camp kirby's extraordinary natural surroundings. We offer a variety of outdoor programming including archery, arts and crafts, boating, climbing wall, camping, hiking, games, andsinging around a campfire. The cit (counselor-in-training) program is a leadership training program for older teens. In 2017 we served 458 youth.
samish council currently offers a full week, day camp experience at beautiful camp kirby on samish island. Experience at beautiful camp kirby on samish island. Experience at beautiful camp kirby on samish island. Experience at beautiful camp kirby on samish island.