Camp would enrich youth’s experience

Friday, Aug. 8, 2003 | 4:50 a.m.

WEEKEND EDITION: August 9, 2003

A mother would like her 11-year-old to go to camp for the first time this year.

The single mother of two says that Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts are the only extracurricular activities her children are involved in because she receives no child support and cannot afford others.

She would like "a wonderful opportunity for him to explore, learn, share and grow with other boys his age," she writes.

The Sun Summer Camp Fund has made that wish possible.

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 Sun Camp Fund you are making a difference in a child's life.

Some recent contributors:

David Shaffer and Donna Weistrop; Robert and Patricia Tanicola; Charles and Melinda Macy; Richard Gregory; Nancy Ashbaugh; Melvin and Nani Royer; Aldeane Ries; Ross P. Richards; Joseph and Mary Jean DeMeo; Robert and Yvette Maheu; and Sherry and David Mancuso.

Mercedes H. Barris; Standard Wholesale Supply Co.; Friendly Ford; Paradise Development/Irwin Molasky; Susan Giacalone and Jeff MacNaughton; Paul Roberts and Evelyn Roberts "In memory of son, Jim Dyer"; Lisa Menegatos; Gladys and Anthony Giralo; Donnabelle H. Smith; and Laurence and Lois Muir.

Southwest Sign Art; Therese Feeley DeRusso; Marion Crowningshield; Annette DeAngelo; Alan and Suann Anderson and Gen. W.L. Creech, USAF (Ret).