Making Summer Camp Affordable for Everyone

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Erica Blue’s family couldn’t afford to send her to overnight summer camp. Then a friend paid for her to go the summer between sixth and seventh grades. The experience was transformational. “It changed my perspective on life,” she says. So much so that today, Blue is the CEO of Austin Sunshine Camps. The organization makes summer camp-and all the swimming, s’mores and new friends that go along with it-possible for kids from low-income families in central Texas as well as those in foster care. The camp is completely funded by donations and relies heavily on the generosity of others to help kids have the summer fun they deserve.
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9 июл 2024

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@altheaunertl 4 года назад

I went to a school in a district where a woman had died and left all her money to the children of the district to have 2,000 dollars for summer camps in their middle school years until the estate ran out. Thousands of kids were able to go to camp because of this, including me. They gave you a booklet to choose from camps within your received budget and you'd go to the ones you liked. This was in Bangor, ME, USA

@paolacrown868 4 года назад

Thats what im talking about 😢👏🏻👏🏻

@Patel33321 4 года назад

That’s amazing. That was so kind of her to do that.

@presleychar 3 года назад

I am going to summer camp for two weeks tomorrow, and its around 2,000 per week. So its around 4,000 dollars for me to go to camp. I never realized how lucky and how privileged I was and now I am so so grateful for my hard working parents providing this type of experience for me.

@Honeybear1815 Год назад

My sister worked her ass off selling chips around my apartment to get the money to go

@JustADioWhosAHeroForFun 4 года назад

Damn, $1000 a week? No wonder kids always stay indoors

@Knoti 4 года назад

In Germany its more like 300-400€ for a week

@mrJansobotka1 4 года назад

Yep, I don't know what's so expensive on them. Here in Czech republic (Central Europe) they're around 3 000-4 000 CZK per week. That's somerhing like $150 - $200. Many are even cheaper.

@paolacrown868 4 года назад

A kid is alot of responsibility. Pff imagine if something happens to that kid. 😓

@benjibonez4135 4 года назад

i think that's honestly insane that some camps can get away with charging that much per week!! girl scout camps in my part of the midwest cost only like $550 for 2 weeks, and the camp i'm going to next summer is only $150 per week. crazy.

@wanderingsoul1500 4 года назад

it's always summer camp every weekend on the place where I grew up , beach, sunshine,trees...#flexing so my parents spend $0... they're skeapskates

@MalaysianTropikfusion 4 года назад

Aw, you're making me miss Parent Trap. "I've got cuh-lass, and you don't."

@rainepanda 4 года назад

I live in Austin and I'm glad to know about this for my future kids :)

@commongivemeanicknam 4 года назад

That's very touching. Huge compliments to the initiators!

@thotpatrol1342 4 года назад

I live in a rural part of mississippi, and i went to camp Bailey, which is a Christian camp. The “dorms” are shacks that were built in 1945 with no air condition, horrible mosquito nets, and only a 1/2 chance to find a snake in your bag. We woke up early and prayed and had to do a god awful dance. Then we ate breakfast and went to a bible class, Played, went to second class, played, and then went to the last class. Me being the antisocial kid i am, i never played that much. And, the fact that my beliefs in god are questionable. But, the kids never went to Camp Bailey to learn about god, they just wanted no parents for a week. I know kids that chewed tobacco and cursed like sailors. Kids would even get into fist fights. It was Chaos on the third day. Needless to say, some if the best times of my life.

@aveysquarerooted1417 4 года назад

Thot Patrol that ending made me smile

@lul_nisrina 4 года назад

This gave me The Sims vibes.. what

@stevanustrionanda6397 4 года назад

This video: **exists* Corona Virus: *hey*

@allisa6010 3 года назад

@scullyt 4 года назад

This is a dream

@sunnychun7105 4 года назад

Reminds me of the Tim Hortons Foundation Camps. One time, my husband bought a smiley cookie from the local Tims (all the profit from the sale of those cookies go to the program), and the cashier just gave him a free coffee to thank him for his contribution. The dude told my husband he used to go there as a kid and claimed that it had changed his life. I think it's nice.

@dayyhavin 4 года назад

its comes to the point where i wish i could be reborn or go back in time and go to camp

@aaliyahbrenae8923 4 года назад

I've been there in 4th grade I'm 13 now Word of advice if the counselor tells you you cant go to the bathroom cause a groups taking a shower go to the bathroom anyways🤣

@indrajitR 4 года назад

Thank you its very inspiriting ones. I rememerd in india/asia , Decades ago we also used to do the camps for envirnment. It was nice.

@lennonkim9330 4 года назад

That's awesome. I was in Austin 2 years ago. If I had known that program, I should have participated and volunteered for awesome kids

@adventureawaits5971 4 года назад

I worked at a camp in Hawaii and a week camp was only $600.

@andrewsergeef5648 4 года назад

1:45 wow

@catmusicdisc 4 года назад

that one dislike was a person that thinks that this should cost more money

@sandyaycock5148 4 года назад

I love it :3 :-D

@jordashw6541 4 года назад

I live in Austin and I had no idea about this

@vetic5011 4 года назад

This is kewl

@vinrothanakvisal1128 4 года назад

What is summer? All of my summer is everyday it's freaking hot everyday.

@jupitired777 4 года назад

this is so nice

@icedem0n326 4 года назад

Cool !

@Mia-sj1mi 4 года назад

my summer camp is £335 a week... I went last year and it was so cool. (I'm in the UK BTW)

@sanctvary 2 года назад

may i know what summer camp this is??

@andiree6450 3 года назад

plzzzzz i really wanna thisss i would go in camps every summerrr

@judichristopher4604 6 месяцев назад

EXCELLENT VIDEO but the background music/noise is way too fast and annoying, making it hard to hear you...

@annika3023 4 года назад

I was in a summer camp for 2 weeks and my mum payed like 150€. 5000€ are more like a all inclusive holiday in maybe French or Spain. I mean America wtf???

@juanfranco215 3 года назад

Hopefully, when the COVID-19 pandemic is over, is there such a camp like that but for people in their 30s. I never went to camp but my siblings have.

@allisa6010 3 года назад

ahahha not happening

@juanfranco215 11 месяцев назад

@@allisa6010When I never went to camp, I feel left out of one of the things the average American do! Once, I tried to persuade my father to register me for summer camp, but he don’t have the money since it would last a week compared to three days and two nights my siblings had for school trip to camp.

@brandonmchale5198 4 года назад

I will try and help no matter what

@rileykouf7453 4 года назад

Im mormon so throughout my young woman years i went to a summer camp for 3-4 days it was always the best part of summer even if we slept in tents and almost got attacked by raccoons and falling tree branches when it stormed

@ropeburn6285 4 года назад

Hahaha I wish this was a thing when I was a kid :,,, D

@artemisluv2690 Год назад

I want to send my grandson but I was disappointed when I saw it would cost $15k for 7 weeks his mom is a single mom and could NEVER afford that I could not afford that either otherwise I’d happily pay 💰 does anyone know are their grants or ways to send him without the huge price tag ..All kids should experience camp not just rich kids

@nguyenhongan 3 года назад

Going to summer camp this summer im am going to cry i hate summer camp so much theres like 8 kids going

@dreamrealmartstudios5237 2 года назад

🤘🌍🌍🌍

@ahkar0109 3 года назад

How shit, 5 thousand a week? What kind of school is this, its just relearning stuff or drowning

@julesb6816 4 года назад

A 1000 - 5000 $... In Belgium it is 200 - 300€ and 400 - 500€ when it is abroad. I guess that it is subsidized by the state.

@paolacrown868 4 года назад

I have never sent my twins to summer camp cause i cant afford it 😣 i live i Texas by the way.

@coreymacksr4515 2 года назад

Summer camp

@hadoukenhadouken9219 4 года назад

Social security down the shit hole and now discounts for everyone? - Truth

@LemonExtras 4 года назад

This must have been a nightmare to produce. All of those talent release forms

@coreymacksr4515 2 года назад

Summer camp today

@Scott01936 4 года назад

Early

@BethKnox32 4 года назад

God Bless You all

@beastemeauxde7029 Год назад

This was more an advertisement than a how to.

@4fuzzyfuze618 4 года назад

well I'm early

@vegataryanrecipes6304 4 года назад

My2

@CannabisUseOnly 4 года назад

Love the sentiment but summer camps do not cost $1000/wk at minimum. No idea where she pulled that out of lol.

@holitinne 4 года назад

Good story, wrong time.

@biolab666 4 года назад

i think this money problam is only in some places bc my summer camp is 190 for 10 days ;D

@subigurung8847 3 года назад

Can you come to Nepal pokhara in vacation after covid -19 finished plz

@pjayx7320 4 года назад

What's a summer camp?

@4m0res 4 года назад

In the US summer vacations for kids lasts 2 months, an overnight camp Is a place that kids go and have fun, they stay in, eat and have activities for almost a month.

@pjayx7320 4 года назад

@@4m0res That must be very productive for the kids. Thank you for describing.