My Nonprofit Reviews

Summer camp was such an import part of my youth. When I became a parent I wanted more than anything to be able to give my children that same opportunity. We were not in a position financially to make this possible but I knew it had to be possible to find a way to make it happen. I knew that my experiences with camp had shaped my life in so many amazing ways and it was so important to be able to share that with our children. My oldest received a scholarship at age nine, at a time when she really needed to spread her wings a bit. She gained so much from her time at camp. Being away from home, experiencing new things and discovering her own capabilities while creating friendships that have lasted a lifetime are a gift that only summer camp could have given her. A few years later our son wanted some kind of an intense wilderness experience. As a young teen he wanted to climb mountains and live in the wilderness. Again we researched opportunities and we were very grateful to receive scholarship funds to help him. His time in the wilds of Colorado impacted his choices of activities in high school. He became passionate about the environment, he joined search and rescue and became a wilderness first responder. He speaks often about his camp experience and is the first to tell anyone that it was the experience that shaped who he has become.