Fund Your Camper
Looking for help with tuition? We have ideas for you!
Campers return home from summer camp with happy memories, learned independence and priceless new friendships. However, funding camp can prove to be challenging for many families. Here are some funding ideas for parents looking for help.
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Community Organizations. Many community clubs and organizations are anxious to help families. Reach out to family members, friends, neighbors or coworkers who belong to these clubs to find out how to apply for assistance. Such clubs include:
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Rotary Club
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Lions Club
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Kiwanis
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Elks Lodge
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Church or Synagogue
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Neighborhood Associations
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Mother's Clubs
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Community Health Centers
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American Camp Association - Send a Child to Camp
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Family and Friends. Consider sharing news of camp with family and friends who may like to help. Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles may like to help sponsor a child.
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Local Fundraisers. Host a fundraiser and invite friends, family members and neighbors to come together for a fun activity that also helps collect funds for camp. Area restaurants and bars are often willing to supply food and beverages for a set fee while raffles and auction items can help raise additional money. Check your local state guidelines regarding this. Here are a few ideas:
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Organize a car wash
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Bake sale
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Recycle day
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Selling candy bars
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Get media coverage-tell your story and have people donate to camp in your child’s name to help defer the cost.
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Have a “work for self” party such as Avon, Jamberry Nails, Silpada, etc where reps are willing to donate the proceeds from the party sales to your camper.
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Hold a garage sale-ask others to donate goods they would normally donate to a Goodwill center to support your cause.
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Grants & Scholarships
Individual grants are available for families for services such as therapy and camp. Listings with * have funded campers in previous years. Here are some resources:
Fundraising Websites
Fundraising websites provide opportunities for individuals to collect money online by sharing your child's story. A few examples are Go Fund Me, Facebook, Twitter, and Give Forward. Always try a Google search – you never know what ideas you can find!
Literacy Counselors
To become a Literacy Counselor you must have previously taken a Level 1 Literacy course, or have read and applied techniques from Comprehensive Literacy for All. This would be a 2-3 day CONVENTIONAL training with Drs. Karen Erickson and David Koppenhaver OR a 2-3 day CONVENTIONAL training with presenters from Michigan. Please contact us if you are not sure of the Michigan presenters. If you have taken an emergent course, you can apply, but the conventional training is the experience we are looking for. At least a year of working with students using the knowledge gained is also suggested.
Adult Literacy Counselor Applications are open for 2025 and can be found here!
Looking for Literacy Courses?
We are often asked by educators and parents about courses in comprehensive literacy instruction with Drs. Karen Erickson and David Koppenhaver. At this time, Camp ALEC is not able to offer workshops. However, there are excellent resources online as well as the book Comprehensive literacy for All authored by Drs. Karen Erickson and David Koppenhaver. The components of comprehensive literacy instruction will look different for emergent and conventional literacy learners.
First, ask the following questions:
Does the student……
Know most of the letters, most of the time?
Engage actively during shared reading?
Have a means of communication and interaction?
Understand that writing involves letters and words?
If the answer is NO to one or more questions, comprehensive EMERGENT literacy interventions are indicated.
Modules:
http:www.project-core.com
http:www.sharedreader.org
If the answer is YES to ALL questions, comprehensive CONVENTIONAL literacy interventions are indicated.
Out of Ideas?
We care! And we may have more ideas that can help. Please reach out to us!