Camp Stewards 2011
The mission of the Camp Stewards program is to bring together people who genuinely care about our camps and the future of the young people we are entrusted to care for in the outdoor setting. Camp Stewards is an outstanding opportunity to have a voice in how our camping dollars are spent and also to help plan for the future of our camps. Our council’s youth are blessed to have two Nationally Accredited camps which offer a remarkable experience unique to each camp. As you can well imagine, properly maintaining and developing our camp properties takes not only dollars, but a “pride in ownership” that reflects both the importance of the summer camp experience to our Scouts, and also a vision that we must keep our camps available to our Scouts now, and for many years to come.
The PBSR & Camp Rotary Camp Stewards meet annually to discuss how the dollars donated to this fund will be spent in the coming year at their respective camps. The Camp Stewards work very closely with each camp’s Properties Committee, Camp Director, and Council Camping and Properties Committees to best decide the direction that camp program, operations, planning, and expenses will take. The Camp Rotary Stewards will meet on Saturday, April 16, at 10:00 am at Camp Rotary; lunch will be served at noon, and the Pre-Camp Inspection will follow at 1:00 pm. The PBSR Stewards will meet on Thursday, May 5, at 7:30 pm at the LHAC Service Center. We would like to invite you to continue as a Camp Steward or join us in our mission to keep our camps healthy and moving forward. The goal of the Camp Stewards program is to raise $100 or more per member annually as restricted funds for both large and small scale projects at our camps. In addition, Troops, businesses, service clubs, and other organizations are also invited to become Camp Stewards for gifts of $500 and up. Each Steward will then be able to cast a vote as to what projects will be funded at our camps from this year’s available Camp Steward funds. We are hopeful to raise at least $10,000 from individuals and organizations in 2011!
Please be reminded that 100% of the funds donated will be used for projects specifically designated by the members of each Camp Stewards committee. This is your opportunity to make a difference in our camps. This is an open invitation to both current and prospective new Camp Stewards who are interested in directly supporting our camps. Please feel free to share this invitation with anyone else you know who might be interested in supporting our camps. It would be great if you could invite a friend who would be willing to join you in becoming a Camp Steward.
To register for the Camp Rotary and/or PBSR Camp Stewards Annual Meetings and/or to make your 2011 Camp Stewards gift, please click on the event information links below.