IN 2014 THEY SENT 121 KIDS TO CAMP!
Approximately 20 years ago, St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan began sending kids from their congregation to camp. In 2006, Sandy Scott and his wife Elizabeth ran a marathon, with folks sponsoring them for a total of $3100 enabling us to partner with Riverside School and send 19 kids to camp. The marathon, along with other fundraising events and sponsorship, including a matching dollar for dollar sponsorship from Malcolm Jenkins, has continued and grown every year, raising the bar in our fundraising efforts and sending more kids to camp. We added Westview and King George schools to our partnership along the way; however, because of other commitments, Westview was no longer able to partner with us.
The marathon grew into a triathalon. A few years ago, we formed the “TRI to Send Kids to Camp” Committee which focuses on fundraising to send kids to camp. It is a partnership between St. Paul’s Church, Riverside and King George Schools; Mona Markwart, principal and Kim Jones, Vice-Principal, of Riverside and Sterling Swain, Principal of King George and others have been excellent to partner and work with. This fall, Shannon McElligott of W.J. Berezowsky School and Dawne Adams of P.A.C.I. have also joined in our fundraising efforts.
Along with paying the camp registration fee; transportation to and from camp is also provided for the children. Also every child receives a camp kit consisting of such things as soap, wash cloth, towel, bug spray, sunscreen, etc.
Four years ago, a cultural camp was added to our program, in which every student from grade one to grade eight from our partnering schools – Riverside and King George, spends a day at the camp experiencing cultural events.
Find out more about the partnership between the church, schools, and community in Prince Albert by visiting the TRI 4 Kids Camp website, and consider making a donation to support this valuable ministry.
Also check out the website for Camp Christopher where the kids from Prince Albert and all around the province are able to experience the beauty of God’s creation and a welcoming Christian community.