Mom wants to reward daughter

Friday, May 3, 2002 | 2:26 a.m.

WEEKEND EDITION: May 4, 2002

This has been a rough year for a 13-year-old girl both at home and in school, her mother says. The mother and father divorced, which affected the girl. Her grades slipped, but she is working hard to improve them.

As a reward for the girl's hard work, her mother would like to send her to camp, but she can afford only $10 toward the cost. She is seeking the Sun Camp Fund's help to cover the remaining cost.

A single mother of a 12-year-old girl says her daughter would profit a great deal from a camping experience. She says her daughter would learn independence, how to become a leader and participate in group activities.

However, the mother supports three children on her $26,000 annual salary and camp is beyond her financial reach.

"I cannot afford to send her to camp without this program," she says in asking for the Sun Camp Fund's help.

Sometimes simple things, such as toasting marshmallows and singing around the campfire and spending time around camp counselors who are positive role models are the memories that a child will carry with her through the rest of her life.

By joining contributors to the Las Vegas Sun Camp Fund you are making a difference in a child's life.

Some recent contributors:

Basic Future Properties/Conrad Villella; Evelyne Von Tobel; David Shaffer and Donna Weistrop; Mr. and Mrs. Willford Anderson; Mercedes H. Barris; Laura L. Brown; David and Joyce Baarstad; Rosy and Ugene Guss; Dorothy L. Minker "In memory of Chuck Minker"; and John L. Zenor.

Annette R. Pipitone; Leonard A. Walling; Edwin and Betty Baron; Basic Future Properties/Conrad Villella; David Boggs; Tom Gordon and Pauline Gordon; Eva Milenz and Frank Reipold Jr.; Al and Valerie Allen; Lyle P. Louis; and Gaudin Ford.

Nancy G. Ashbaugh; David Friedland; Richard Baba and Dr. Karen Arcotta; Basic Future Properties/Conrad Villella; Donald and Gayle Obritsch; Joseph and Roberta Delaney; Ruthe Deskin and Terry Gialketsis; Kathleen and Raymond Aspan; Dan Rivers "In memory of Mary Rivers"; and Special Operations Associates Inc. of Nevada.

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