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CAMP
FOREST
A project of Expanding Opportunities, a 501(c)3 organization
Summer 2010
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| A wilderness Maine day and expedition camp for ages 7-17. |
Carving at Camp Forest
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Financial Information
Richard Louv in his book Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder directly links lack of nature in the lives of today's generation to childhood obesity, depression and attention deficit disorder. Louv uses research to assert that nature is a potent therapy for depression, obesity ADD and more.
- Camp Forest wants every child to have as much time in natural habitats as possible.
- Camp Forest keeps its program fees as low as possible: Competent staff are costly.
- Camp Forest offers SIX different plans to help you pay for program fees.
- Camp Forest accepts cash, Visa, MasterCard, Paypal and personal checks
- Camp Forest accepts state child care vouchers, Children's Center Funds, and other third party payment systems.
- Camp Forest writes grant proposals and accepts donations for individual partial and full camperships.
- Camp Forest accepts a Work Trade; the work is completed by the camper, parent, or family before the registered camp week.
- Camp Forest assists with a fundraising project carried out by the camper, parent or family alone or as a group prior to the registered week.
- Camp Forest is beginning a Work Farm. Campers can work on the Farm and sell the produce at Farmer's Markets to raise funds for their Camp Fee.
DONATIONS
Camp Forest is a project of Expanding Opportunities, a 501c3 organization in the USA.
Your Donation to Camp Forest is tax deductible.
Your name (or anonymous) and a link to your website, if appropriate, will be added to the organization's Builders
You may specify the Camper to receive your donation to the Campership fund or let us select a needy child.
A donation of $20.00 will plant 100 trees in the Y4Y/T4T: Youth for Youth:Tree for Tree Project.
A donation of $75.00 will provide a 1/2 campership
A donation of $150.00 will provide a full campership
A donation of $175.00 will provide a 1/2 campership for the Beaver Expedition.
A donation of any amount will be put to good use at Camp Forest
Wilderness Preservation and Education
Camp Forest is seeking a large piece of property for wilderness preservation and education.
Donations of property or funds are welcome for this project.
All donations can be made by check or money order by mailing to:
Camp Forest
84 Payson Road
Brooks, Me 04921 USA
by phone with your Credit Card at 1-888-760-7943
by Credit Card through PayPal by clicking this button.
Camp Forest is a project of Expanding Opportunities, a 501 c3 organization. The mission is to increase self-sufficiency nationally and internationally. To learn more about the organization, please view the website at, www.exop.org
Site Updated 2008
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Camp Forest
84 Payson Road ~ Brooks, ME 04921
(207) 722-3708 ~ Toll Free 1-888-760-7943
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