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Thrive 100 Fundraising Campaign

Help Camp Kawartha Thrive in Our 100th Year!

2021 is Camp Kawartha’s centennial. Help us emerge from the COVID-19 crisis stronger and more resilient than ever by making a donation. Thank you for building a legacy that will last for the next 100 years.

“Camp Kawartha is a very special place. Happy to support you during this challenging time.”

“May all our children enjoy camp once again in 2021 – stronger and hopeful! Donation will be matched by employer.”

“Our family loves what Camp Kawartha teaches and represents. Teaching children the value and importance of the natural world and how we interact with that world is of paramount importance. Keep up the great work CK!”

“We are wishing you all the best. This is fantastic camp and we have been so impressed with your heartfelt communications. Hang in there..”

“Here’s to the many years ahead of your wonderful camp that means so much to all our kids!”

“Thank you for the memories created at Camp Kawartha in Summers past and for the ones yet to be made in Summers future!”

“Lots of great memories at CK! <3

“I am lucky to call this magical place my home away from home, so thank you very much for all that you have done for me and thousands of children and youth! This is truly a special place where I have been fortunate enough to spend so much time!”

Here is how we will acknowledge your kind donation!

Donation Amount Donor Level & Recognition
$5,000

NeighbourWood TRAIL BLAZER

Welcome to the neighbourwood where campers explore, camp and develop their eco skills on our vast range with trails, wetlands and other marvels of our natural world. One of our five trails will be named after your family throughout our anniversary year in 2021. You will receive the trail plaque at the end of the year as a token of remembrance.

$2,500

Bunk Time BUILDER

The cabin is the home of our cabin groups. It’s where camp memories begin with new friends and the place where campers call home. One of our 24 cabins will be named after your family throughout our anniversary year in 2021. You will receive the cabin plaque at the end of the year as a token of remembrance.

$1,000

Dining Hall NOURISHER

Our Dining Hall is the heart of camp. Here is where meals, snacks, announcement and programming take place each day. One of our 24 dining hall tables will be named after your family throughout our anniversary year in 2021.

$500

Canoe Tripping TRAVELLER

One of our 15 trip canoes that log hundreds of kilometers each summer through Ontario’s most pristine provincial parks, will be named after your family throughout our anniversary year in 2021.

$250

Campfire CAMPER

Cabin groups sit around our campfire circle on lumberjack benches for our traditional campfires with skits and repeat-after-me songs and games to bring in the new session. One of our 26 lumberjack benches will be name

$100

Clear Lake CULTIVATOR

One of our 26 planter boxes growing vegetables and native pollinator plants will be named after your family throughout our anniversary year in 2021.

$50

Birchview GROWER

We will plant a native tree in your name at Camp Kawartha among the trees that have grown on our site for the past 100 years.

$25

Camp Kawartha PLANTER

We will plant a native pollinator plant in your name at Camp Kawartha.

All donors will receive:

  • A naming opportunity. You can choose your own family name, a special name or you may honour the name of a loved one – with any naming opportunity listed above
  • a listing on our 100th Anniversary web site Wall of Celebration
  • a tax receipt
  • an invitation to our Annual General Meeting
  • recognition in our Annual Report
  • and with permanent recognition in our 100th Anniversary Book of Memories

Donations Received to Date: $21,465

%

NeighbourWood TRAIL BLAZER

%

Bunk Time BUILDER

Dobbin Family

%

Dining Hall NOURISHER

Boffo Family
Coyle Family
Hicks Family
Learoyd Family
Whittington Johnson Family

%

Canoe Tripping TRAVELLER

Bull Family
Campbell Family
Charbonneau Family
Dupont Family
Elliott Family
Hoegner Family
Silverberg-Ceresne Family
Yang-Prufer Family

%

Campfire CAMPER

Ball Family
Cassidy Family
Frise-Main Family
Goddard-Kyer Family
“Harper”
Harris-Fera Family
Jones Family
Palacios Family
Pendleton Family
Read Paajanen Families
Ross Family
Swider – McLaren Family
Tang Family
Turra Family
Anonymous (3)

%

Clear Lake CULTIVATOR

Bywater Family
Campbell Family
Coates Family
Duffy Family
French Family
“Gatsbi”
Habermehl-Duim Family
Hanchet Family
Hayes Family
Hennings Family
Inglis-Gibbens Family
James-Haines Family
Kim Family
L & J Skilton
MacVichie & Vallillee Family
Mahoney Family
Maguire Family
Morris-Bolton Family
Norris-Harrington Family
Posluns Family
Schonemann Family
“Shortstop”
Suhuna T.
“Tego”
“Totem”
Witty Family
Anonymous (2)

Environment Centre 

Bird Helper

Davy Family
Lavery Family
Michael Family

More Messages from Donors
    • Thank you for giving our three children such cherished camp experiences and memories. They can’t wait for next summer. Here’s to another 100 years of Camp Kawartha!
    • Good luck weathering this year’s storm. Looking forward to a sunny 2021.
    • Camp Kawartha is our daughter’s happy place! Thank you for that! See you next year!
    • Our daughter was heartbroken when she learned about the cancellation! We look forward to registering her next summer. Stay safe!
    • Thank you, we miss you.
    • We are so grateful for Camp Kawartha and what it has shared with our daughter. We hope to see you next summer if not sooner.
    • May all our children enjoy camp once again in 2021 – stronger and hopeful! Donation will be matched by employer.
    • Good luck.
    • We are wishing you all the best. This is fantastic camp and we have been so impressed with your heartfelt communications. Hang in there..
    • Here’s to the many years ahead of your wonderful camp that means so much to all our kids!
    • Camp Kawartha is a very special place. Happy to support you during this challenging time.
    • Thanks to everyone for all your hard work and care!
    • Thank you for the memories created at Camp Kawartha in Summers past and for the ones yet to be made in Summers future!
    • Our family loves what Camp Kawartha teaches and represents. Teaching children the value and importance of the natural world and how we interact with that world is of paramount importance. Keep up the great work CK!
    • For 100 more years!
    • In appreciation of CK, and recognizing that this is a difficult time for the camp.
    • Thank you for all these fantastic summer programs!
    • Thank you for all the fantastic summer memories. We love you!
    • Sorry we won’t have our kiddo in camp until next year. Keep up the great work!
    • To the all the campfires and candle lightings. The friends made and lives changed.
    • Thanks for helping us grow our kids.
    • Lots of great memories at CK! <3 (Aka Harper)
    • Our family all miss you Camp Kawartha
    • Camp Kawartha is such a special place for our family – I was lucky enough to have been a camper there for 4 amazing years and now am thrilled to have my daughter love it as much as I did! She has been a camper since she was 7, is 13 now and looks forward to the day she becomes a counsellor
    • I am lucky to call this magical place my home away from home, so thank you very much for all that you have done for me and thousands of children and youth! This is truly a special place where I have been fortunate enough to spend so much time!
    • We are in this together!
    • Thank you for everything you do for our campers, even during this crazy pandemic, we greatly appreciate it all!!!
    • Best regards to all of you and continued success with the good work you do.
    • Looking forward to a fabulous year in 2021. Keep up the great work!
    • Thank you for everything that you do to keep Camp Kawartha alive!
    • Thank you for giving our daughter the opportunity to work at the [virtual] camp this year. It definitely was a highlight of her summer. Her videos were very entertaining to her family members near and far.

    Messages from Environment Centre Donors

    • Thank you for the incredible experiences you have provided for both my own children, and my students, over the years!
    • Thank you for prioritizing kids’ and camp staff’s safety. You are making the right decision and we really appreciated your thoughtful and clear communications as you figured this all out. We look forward to sending our kids back to your programs once things settle down
    • Our family is sad that the current season is cancelled but we look forward to re-connecting next summer. Stay strong!!
    • A donation in the name of Becky – my son’s fabulous teacher.
    • This donation is in the name of my son’s fabulous teacher – Cindy.
    • Thank you for all the great work you are doing for nature conservation & community building!