The funding priority that is in need is Camp Fishn Around help us raise funds for youth living in poverty/low income from Calgary. We need to raise a minimum of $3200 per youth for the week long summer camp. For the camp, we have educators, lifeguards, camp cooking service that are paid. Our camp is 30 people and 25 are teenaged/youth age. The camp is of no fee to the parents/caregivers but they are asked to help us with the fundraiser of casino every 18 months.
The fund breakdown is:
Survival wilderness educator $10,100.00
Camp cook service $9,800.00
Bus travel to / from camp $11,000.00
Insurance $1,100.00
Lifeguards (4) $4,000.00
Bus travel camp to field trips/showers $1,100.00
Camp facility rental fee $1,400.00
Food $5,600.00
Travel (boat, camp vehicle) $4,560.00
Boat maintenance/storage $2,100.00
Crafts, Art supplies, camper take home items $900.00
Misc – emergency supplies $200.00
(youth personal hygiene items, 1st aid supplies)
Donation dollars impact the community by enabling youth with various basic educational needs that help them develop hands on life skills, confidence, recreational no competition fun, acceptance and social. Many of the youth are in the autism spectrum, adhd and other needs. Our camp programs enable the youth to learn and empower them to succeed in their daily life activities to also help them with practical knowledge for their school studies when back in their semester.
Our funding priority for the upcoming year is to raise funds for our annual summer camp and if possible host 2 camps. We have raised $3200.00 at a golf tournament in August 2024 and the campers also volunteered their time at the event.