We don't know about you guys, but here at Camp Out for Kids we are gearing up for fall! Kids are back at school, the air is feeling crisp, and we are dreaming of pumpkin patches, football games, and falling leaves. But hold up, we aren't quite ready to give up summer just yet. Here is a little summer wrap up for ya...
This past summer, some exciting things happened for COFK. Ashley Proctor took over as the new Executive Director, and we brought on several dedicated and passionate volunteers. We have been dreaming big, planning lots, boosting social media, and creating a strategy to spread our reach to impact as many kids as possible. And we managed to have
Visiting Off the Street Club's Camp Mathieu and hanging out with the campers was particularly rewarding and eye-opening. It really lit the fires under our rumps to get things moving!
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| Our Executive Director Ashley Proctor with Camp Mathieu campers |
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| Camp Mathieu campers partaking in camp activities. Gotta love a good piñata! |
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| Jen Andrews, a COFK volunteer, with a Camp Mathieu camper |
Ashley and her sister Libby (another COFK volunteer) spent a lot of time at Caribou coffee, strategizing, brainstorming, typing, and tweeting. Below is some proof...
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| Ashley, Executive Director-ing |
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| Libby, blogger/newsletter-writer extraordinaire. |
People have been coming out of the woodwork to help us out. It's easy to forget in this day and age that people actually WANT to help! A very (VERY) special thanks to Suzanne Knoll of the Jack Miller Family Foundation for sitting down with us and providing some much appreciated (and needed!) guidance and advice about structuring and strategizing a Non-For-Profit. Our founding fathers, Marc Lifshin, Brian Neiswender, and Barry Howard did an exceptional job getting COFK started and growing some seriously solid roots. Now we are just super excited to expand it and take it as far as we can!
Another very (VERY) special thanks goes to Sue Koch, social-media guru, of Soaring Solutions. Her social media expertise has been invaluable as we amp up our efforts to connect with as many peeps as possible around the globe!
The back-to-school vibe is definitely in the air, and we are feelin' it! Made us think, perhaps we'll host a back-to-school drive next year? Throw some fall fundraising parties/activities? GO CAMPING??? We'd take any of the above, and we hope all of our supporters (that's you!) are equally excited about what is to come. Can't wait to get things really rollin'!
In the coming months, please check back often for improvements and updates on the website, additional events, Ashley blowin' up the social media scene, tweeting and facebooking her face off, and future monthly newsletters written by Libby, filled with fun information, event details, ways you can help, THE WORKS.
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| Nerding out to Non Profits! Libby impersonating her big sister Ashley. |
And remember kids, Live Every Day Like it's Camp.
Get Yo' Camp On!
Much Love,
COFK
