Middle child thrilled about camp prospect

Friday, Aug. 29, 2003 | 4:48 a.m.

A single mother writes that her middle child would like to go to camp.

The boy has a lot of energy, she says, and is "always very helpful and a very fast learner."

The boy has never been camping and doesn't have anyone to take him camping, she writes. He is so looking forward to the opportunity to get a scholarship, that just receiving the application for the Sun Camp Fund got him talking about going to camp.

"I hope he is chosen so that he'll feel that he has really accomplished something on his summer break," the mother writes.

The Sun Camp Fund scholarships allow children who otherwise could not afford to go to camp to enjoy the experience. All donations go directly to scholarships, as the Las Vegas Sun picks up all administrative costs.

Your donations can help send a child to camp.

Some recent donors:

Friedmutter Group; Jeanne F. Block; John S. Stetts; Frank and Wanda Tirimacco; and Richard and Deborah Huber.

Sophie and Michael Weiner Trust; Joyce E. Meagher; Michael Wichinsky; Gerald and Elizabeth Hedden; Mrs. Eldora Barthen; John P. Wright; Mildred D. Dubois; Jean Wurzer/Dana Wurzer Balderson; Roger and Helen Hall; and Irish-American Club of Las Vegas.

Colleen A. Wilson-Pappa; Pamela Diane Anderson; Colette and Sidney Saltz Foundation; Custom Floors Inc.; Patricia J. Sastaunik Trust; Marjorie Verna; Peter A. Simon; Joseph Martinez; Cleo H. Wisnor; and Ronald and Jean Engler.

Steve Sisolak; Jack and Shirley Biegger; Martha Breslin and Martha Shannon; Fred Alexander; Sandy Frunzi; David and Carmel Hopkins; Joseph and Marleen Szalay; Gaynel A. Johnson "In memory of Benda J. Johnson"; The Tedmar Trust; and Helen J. Daseler.

James Busser and Cynthia Carruthers; Frank Miles; Sally E. Haugen; Buckingham Foundation; Bruce Whitcomb; Charlotte Andrews and Ernest DiMaria; Patricia Ritter; George and Vivian Phillips; CAL/NEV Safety and Health Inc.; and Dorothy Turner.