Giving

Sandy Island Camp Renovation & Green/Sustainability Fund

Help us preserve the spirit of Sandy! Sustaining Sandy Island is vital to future generations. Some of the facilities are in need of repair or renovation in order for you and your families’ continued enjoyment for years to come. Sandy Island is over a century old and some buildings are over 70 years old. We continue to operate at near capacity, which is straining the facilities that support our mission of providing high quality family camping experiences.

A gift to these funds shows your commitment to keeping Sandy Island a place for families to bond with nature and each other for another century. By making a gift to camp, you are supporting the critical repairs such as replacing roofs on our cabins, making Sandy Island more energy efficient and helping to protect our trails and pathways necessary to ensure that Sandy Island is here for generations to come.  At the same time, that your gift is helping to make Sandy Island accessible and affordable to more families so that they too can share in the wonderful family memories that happen at Sandy Island.

Camp Renovation Fund:

This is a special gift fund that enables our camp volunteers and staff to identify and complete capital projects in our camps.

Sample Projects: roof replacement, dock repair, and lodging replacement.

Green / Sustainability Fund:

This fund helps us focus on projects that will increase energy efficiency, environmentally sound proactices, and care for our camp grounds in an ecologically appropriate manner.

Sample Projects: waste reduction, water conservation, energy alternatives and conservation, and erosion/drainage control.

Reach Out Campaign / Annual Scholarship Fund

The Reach Out Campaign raises critical funds each year for our camp scholarship program.  Each year the amazing Camp community of Sandy Island, North Woods, Pleasant Valley, and Laughing Loon band together to support camp experiences for kids and families who could not afford them without our help. In 2009 more than $125,000 was donated by over 400 supporters to help people come to Camp.

A national research study by the American Camping Association found that campers, families, and staff grew significantly due to their camp experiences their largest areas of growth were:

• Self esteem
• Independence
• Made friends
• Leadership skills
• Adventure & exploration
• Environmental awareness

100% of your gift goes to help send families and kids to NW, PVC, SI & LLDC!!

 For your gift of:

• $225 a local child can spend a week at Laughing Loon Day Camp
• $450 allows a 6-7 year old to spend a week at Sandy Island
• $675 sends a camper to NW/PVC for a week
• $1400 helps a young couple enjoy Sandy Island for the first time
• $2500 allows a teenager to learn leadership skills in our month long Leadership Training Program

Thank you for helping us ensure that no one is denied the opportunity to take advantage of the life changing opportunities provided by Camping Services.