Lisa Brown's blog

The calendar may read 2012, but you still have four more days to be counted in our 2011 Campaign for the Camp Annual Fund. Your gift will not only help us meet our goal of $675,000, but more importantly it will transform the lives of thousands of children who experience Camp this summer.

Each and every day during the summer months, halyards of the Sunfish are raised, the engines of the Sea Hunts are revved, and the freedom of the river is at fingertips of every camper. When asked what makes Camp Sea Gull and Camp Seafarer’s seamanship program so great, Summer 2011 Sea Gull Motorboating Chief, Sam Yurow says “One can argue that it is our fleet boats or our tradition of excellence on the sea or the big open water off the foot of the pier.

Jack loves Camp. . . so much in fact that he has been known to sport his swim band during the school year. Moreover, if Jack had his way he would wear his Sea Gull penny and Under Amour shorts every day of the week. “Jack loves Camp and looks forward to this experience every year” says Jack’s father. Imagine then the tough conversation that the family had when Jack’s father had recently been laid off from a 10 year career with the same organization. “We came to the realization that camp may no longer be an option for our family.

The 2011 Campaign for the Camp Annual Fund hit a milestone this past week: we reached our 1,000th donation!

Thank you, Carpenter Family for your gift to the Camp Annual Fund!

David and Michelle Carpenter send their daughter, Ellodee to Camp Seafarer for a month each summer. David understands the value of a Camp experience because he was a camper at Sea Gull for two years during the time of Wyatt and Lil. David also understands the importance of giving back to a place that has given their family so much. David says, “Camp has meant so much to me as a young boy.