Camp Adventure WiSH LiST 2012 Updated 6.19.12

Are you wondering... "What CAN I DO to support Camp Adventure this year?" 
We are looking for small and modest donations that can help us in a HUGE way this summer. New to camp? We can arrange for a pick up.
Volunteers & LiT/CiT's we are looking for you to drop these items off at the camp office or bring them to training weekend.

Super Small Requests that have BiG payoffs:
Favorite old fashion candy & Fun Looking Candies
Bandannas
HUGE Cardboard Boxes
Glow Bracelets / Necklaces
Anything Hershey Park, Great Adventure, splish Splash or Disney Related
Anything Tinkerbell or Pirates Related

Modest Requests that will SHOW OFF
Sponsor a child for the banquet dinner on Thursday night - $9 per Child
Sponsor the Yearbook - $20 per yearbook
Supply a cabin of kids with a PIZZA PARTY - $100 per Cabin

BiG TiCKET!!Sponsor our CARNiVAL (Rides & Games)- $2500

Whether you donate online or donate services to help fulfill items on this wish list, remember that every bit helps! Through your generosity, you can help ensure a fun, exciting and enjoyable experience for all campers. Our theme this year is “Theme Park Road-Trip”, where we will recreate a day at some popular theme parks

Other Sponsorship Opportunities we are always looking for...

Services/Equipment Rental

·          Outdoor lighting units

·          Portable PA system/sound system

·          Professional videographer/photographer for the week of camp

·          DJ, entertainers

·          Camp carnival rides

·          Inflatable bounces/slides/games

Special Camp Event Sponsorship

·          Halloween Party - $2,500

·          Holiday Party - $3,000

·          Day At The Aquarium - $3,000

·          Camp Sports, Arts and Crafts, Nature, and Music Programs - $5,000

·          Senior camper leadership program $3,000

·          Catering of barbeque - $3,000

·          Catering of dinner buffet - $3,000

·          Game Night - $2,500

·          Every campers birthday celebration - $1,000

·          Camp pizza party - $1,500

·         Snack Shack - $500 per day

Camp Adventure Signature Items

·          Camp Adventure sweatshirts - $6,000

·          Camp Adventure blankets or beach towels - $5,000

·          Camp Adventure embroidered hats - $4,000

·          Camp Adventure backpacks/duffel bags -$4,000

·          Camp Adventure t-shirts - $3,000

·          Camp Adventure PJs - $3,000

·          Camp Adventure mini-pillows - $2,500

·          Camp Adventure laundry bags  - $1,000

Camper Sponsorship

The cost to send a child to camp is approximately $2000. Sponsorship includes all the operating and year-round expenses for Camp Adventure, including special events and reunions during the fall, winter and spring months. Please remember that donations of all types are greatly appreciated and help to support the overall cost of running Camp Adventure.

For more information or to donate please call Camp adventure at (631) 300-3155 or 1-800-227-2345, or visit our website at cancer.org/campadventure.


Little Wishes:

Camper Welcome Bag Supplies (our goal is to have 150 of each of these items)

·          Sunscreen (SPF 15 or higher) and bug repellent

·          Travel size personal hygiene items (deodorants, toothbrushes, toothpaste, combs, hair brushes, shampoo, etc.)

·          Mini photo albums

·          White cotton t-shirts (child and adult sizes)

·          White cotton baseball hats (adjustable for size)

·          Pillows and white pillow cases

·          Nylon or canvas laundry bags

·          Beach towels

·          Fanny packs

·          Assorted stuffed animals (small)

·          Stationary sets/postcards/stamps

·          Flashlights

·          Rain Gear/ponchos

Activity and Office Supplies:

·          Portable color printer/scanner

·          Digital camera and photo printer

·          Binoculars and telescope

·          Long range walkie-talkies (approx. 30)

·          Assorted musical instruments

·          Halloween costumes, props, statues for haunted house

·          Packing tape

·          Batteries

·          Generator

·          Chocolate fountain

·          Party decorations/balloons/helium tank

·          Paper goods (paper towels, paper plates, cups, plastic utensils)

·          Individually wrapped snacks/cookies/granola bars/fruit roll-ups, chips

·          Hershey products

·          Handi-wipes/moist towelettes, Juice boxes, water bottles

Activities Meeting Update from 6-6-12

Our Next Meeting is 6-20-12
It's getting closer and closer to camp. I can't believe it. I hope that you are all filled with ideas on how to make all our dreams happen this year.

I wanted to give you an update on how we are managing with our activities. I think we are in great shape.

When we started dreaming our estimated costs for the activities during the week would have a retail value of about $25,000... and I asked you to do it, for $0. That's a BIG leap! We are not there yet, but getting closer!

I know you have already seen the schedule of events. Here's where we are at with our small, medium and big ticket items.

Candy - to create candyland/Hershey Park we are asking volunteers and friends to donate candy and looking for donations at stores.- This is already happening. Many people have committed to donating these goodies.

S'Mores - Believe it or not, the four campfires at camp could equal about $800 worth of s'mores!! Once this hit the pipeline our volunteers said they would have this covered. CHECK!

At waterfront for an optional activity, looks like we have a bouncer that new volunteer Kim Bjorklund is willing to lend us. This will be a nice addition, at no cost!! Thank you Kim :)

We have three events that require a DJ, we already have TWO covered without cost and working on two more. we have leads, it's not uncommon for us to pay for some travel for these types of things. - Dave has a DJ that will be working our Disney Ball and Jill spoke with Rudy about coming out for beach day.

We have one event that needs a band with sound equipment, we have a great lead on getting this for free - again, we may need possibly pay for travel- This is Kathleen Lao's Brother's Band.

Splish Splash day - Amazing! we have a quote for about $1400 worth of water slides and other cool stuff for only $250 bucks! this is a great deal not only that... I just got a check to have it payed for AWESOME!! Thanks Rob. 

Pizza for beach day/splish splash day will cost about $1500- That's a pretty low price for the Pizza!! Maybe we will also get some sponsors.

The catering for Disney Ball/ Banquet - a big tradition to have this catered meal... we got an amazing quote of only $9 per person for lots of bells and whistles, including a pasta station and paper goods. Thanks for getting this great quote Nicole!

The dance Dance Revolution - we are still in negotiations, but they have worked with us in the past and always been quite reasonable. (Dave in negotiations)

The Carnival is our big ticket! we are looking for underwriters for this event. Still looking to get bids at this point. (Marissa and Mike Pulgrano were looking intro this. It's our BIG Ticket item! We hope to have sponsors for this. It will likely cost around $2500) 

Yearbook - We are moving ahead with a soft cover yearbook and Jill is in the process of getting these details for us.

Other Items we need to start working on and need prices.

TShirts - Thanks to Kim Bjorklund's husband Eric we have an awesome logo to work with.

Sweatshirts

Knapsacks

Water bottles