Cabins for Others

The spirit of giving is such an important part of camp life. Cabins for Others, a voluntary, camper-driven program, is a natural extension of our philanthropic mission.

Through this special program, campers create service projects during the school year with the intention to give back to their community as well as raise $25 or more. Participating in Cabins for Others is one of the many ways for campers to live out the values of the Camps' Good Sport Award (Caring, Honesty, Respect, Responsibility, Courage and Integrity) and the Camps' Rules (Listen, Share, Try Your Best and Do What's Right). It takes responsibility to construct a project from beginning to end, to coordinate details that may take free time during the school year, and to organize volunteers who want to be involved. One of the most significant results of our campers' hard work is sharing the Sea Gull and Seafarer experience with someone who could otherwise not afford to attend Camp.

Cabins for Others dollars go into our CampAnnualFund providing direct camperships to campers who may not be able to afford the Sea Gull and Seafarer experience. Knowing that other children have the camp experience because fellow campers choose to share is such a powerful statement about the camp community and about the children and families who love this special place and choose to share it.

Getting Started

a. Think about what you do well...
-Are you an artist?
-Do you enjoy building things?
-Are you a biker or a runner?
-Do you enjoy organizing events?

b. Share your ideas with mom and dad

c. Connect with your camp friends by email or on facebook...maybe they have similar ideas or new ideas you haven't thought about.

How cool would it be for your cabin from last summer to be 100% Cabins for Others!

Project Ideas

Here are some Cabins for Others ideas to help
you get started.

-Organize a walk-a-thon ($1 or $5 for every mile you walk)
-Write letters or draw pictures for folks in retirement homes
-Make bracelets or jewelry
-Baby sit or dog sit
-Organize a neighborhood "clean sweep"
-Operate a drink stand at a school or church event

How-to project to help get you started:
Cabins for Others project
Catherine W. 2009 Camper- 1st Session, C-30

Making 4th of July bows:
1. Buy any colored or patterned ribbon about an inch long
2. Lay the ribbon flat and fold it about 3 inches, 2 or 3 times.
3. Put your finger in the middle of the ribbon then cut the excess ribbon
4. Use hot glue or regular glue to glue the front and back of the ribbon
5. Take another piece of ribbon and wrap it around the center of the bow
6. Glue the back and front of the middle ribbon
7. Hot glue or regular glue a hair tie/scrunchy or bow clip to the back and there you have your bow!

Sold each for $3 to $5 at my sister's lacrosse games and my tennis club
I hope this helps others to get started on their Cabins for Other projects!

Want to participate in Cabins for Others? Have some good ideas for other projects? Email sallie.ransom@seagull-seafarer.org and we'll help get you started!