The 50 Day DASH
May 1 to June 20
Donate.
Ask.
Serve.
Help.
…and make camp happen.
Camp Hanover and other overnight summer camps throughout Virginia have been essentially shut down and closed to the public due to the challenges of COVID for more than a year. But Governor Northam has announced, starting May 1st, camps can finally re-open and get ready for summer!
With campers set to arrive June 20th, there are less than fifty days to get Camp Hanover ready and welcome kids back for a fun, safe, and amazing summer. The 50-Day DASH is both an invitation to you, and a series of challenges. Get involved and play a part in the run up to the start of Summer Camp 2021.
You’re invited take this opportunity to donate and ask others to join you in supporting camp. To serve and help get camp ready by completing volunteer projects and spreading the word about summer camp:
50-DAY DASH GOALS:
- Raise $50k for The Most Pressing Needs
- Create 50 Personal Fundraisers for Camp
- Complete 50 Volunteer Service Projects
- Get 50 More Kids To Camp This Summer
50 DAY DASH CHALLENGES:
Below you’ll find a series of challenges in each of the DONATE, ASK, SERVE, and HELP categories. How many can you check off your list before Day 50? Make your first gift? Create your own fundraiser? Share a post on Facebook? There are many ways to play!
Pay special attention to the ASK category. Over the next several weeks, new challenges will appear asking YOU to do embrace your inner camper, have some FUN, and spread a little Camp Hanover spirit! Stay tuned…
DONATE CHALLENGES
Your financial support is needed, because Summer 2021 will be different, unlike any other.
The fundraising goal of the 50 Day DASH is to raise a total of $50,000 where it’s needed most: investment in the added equipment and materials necessary to offer a safe, fun, Camp Hanover experience in 2021.
Day-to-day summer camp operations will be guided by the recommendations and guidelines of the CDC, the American Camp Association and the Virginia Departmetn of Health. To implement required health and safety protocols, PPE and specialized health care supplies — masks, gloves, digital thermometers, hand sanitzer, COVID test kits — are needed. Additional recreational and campsite equipment — extra canoe paddles, gaga balls, and outdoor cooking gear — will need to be available for every camper group. Facility enhancements — touchless faucets and hand sanitizer stations, water fountains with automatic bottle fillers — will help reduce the risks of a COVID outbreak.
The extra costs for these additional materials, equipment, supplies add up quickly and require a significant financial investment, projected to run into the tens of thousands of dollars over the normal, everyday costs of operating summer camp. However, this investment will be repaid many times over by the transformative experience summer camp is for every child.
Make Your First Gift
Challenge In ProgressThe Challenge: Make Your First Gift
Make Camp Happen for a child this summer. Make your first Gift to today.
THE GOAL: 50 First-Time Donors
Make a $10 Gift
Challenge In ProgressThe Challenge: Make a $10 Gift
A gift of $10 means more fun at camp! Your gift of $10 can buy a GaGa ball or Four-Square ball for a camper group.
THE GOAL: 50 Gifts x $10 = $500
Make a $20 Gift
In ProgressThe Challenge: Make a $20 Gift
$20 buys a digital thermometer. Each camper group will need one for daily temperature checks.
The Goal: 50 Gifts x $20 = $1,000
Make a $25 Gift
Challege In ProgressThe Challenge: Make a $25 Gift
To put the COVID Plan in action this summer, more lifejackets are needed at the lake. $25 buys a one for a camper.
The Goal: 50 Gifts x $25 = $1,250
Make a Monthly Gift
Challenge In ProgressThe Challenge: Make a Monthly Gift
Commit to donating $10 or more once a month for at least one year.
THE GOAL: 50 Monthly Donors
Make a $50 Gift
7 of 50 Gifts ReceivedThe Challenge: Make a $50 Gift
Your gift of $50 can buy an insulated bag for transporting food from the kitchen to serve meals outdoors this summer.
STATUS: 7 of 50 Gifts Received
The Goal: 50 Gifts x $50 = $2,500
Make a $75 Gift
Challenge In ProgressThe Challenge: Make a $75 Gift
Canoe paddles must be sanitized between uses. $75 buys a spare paddle so a camper won’t miss time on the water.
THE GOAL: 50 Gifts x $75 = $3,750
Make a $100 Gift
20 of 50 Gifts ReceivedThe Challenge: Make a Gift of $100 or more
A touchless hand sanitizer dispenser purchased for $100 will reduce the risk of COVID transmission this summer.
STATUS: 20 of 50 Gifts Received
THE GOAL: 50 Gifts x $100 = $5,000
Make Your Best Gift
Challenge In ProgressThe Challenge: Make Your Best Gift
Every gift of every size matters. Please give as you are able, and as God calls you.
THE GOAL: 50 Gifts of any amount
ASK CHALLENGES
Your voice is needed, because there’s a child out there who has never been to summer camp.
It’s often said, “Camp Hanover is one of the best kept secrets.” The experience a child can only get here is too important to be kept a secret. The opportunity to practice being the person God created them to be. The chance to be loved, and practice sharing God’s love with others. It’s priceless, and it transforms a child’s life. Help get more kids to camp by telling the world – your friends, your coworkers, your neighbors — about the power of camp. Ask them to join you. Ask them to send their child to camp. And when YOU get asked, “What does camp mean to you?” or “What’s your favorite camp memory?” go ahead and share YOUR story. Sometimes, that’s all it takes.
Create Your Own Fundraiser
Challenge In ProgressCreate Your Own Fundraiser
Ask others to join you in supporting Camp Hanover. Make your own fundraising page with our easy to use online tool.
THE GOAL: Create 50 Personal Fundraisers
Ask a Friend to Go to Summer Camp
Challenge In ProgressThe Challenge: Ask a Friend
Some people only attend summer camp when someone else encourages them. Ask a friend to go to camp!
THE GOAL: Sign Up 50 First-Time Campers
Ask Someone to Join You in Supporting Camp
Challenge In ProgressThe Challenge: Ask Someone to Join You in supporting Camp Hanover
The top reason a person donates is because they’re asked. Ask someone to join you in supporting Camp Hanover.
THE GOAL: 50 First-Time Donors
SERVE CHALLENGES
Your time is needed, because there’s much to do before campers arrive.
Taking care of Camp Hanover’s 620-plus acres and 40-plus buildings has always been a team effort. Every year, as winter turns to spring, and spring turns to summer, countless volunteers step up to the plate and prepare Camp Hanover to welcome campers once again. Trails need to be cleared. Longhouses need to be spruced up. Recreation fields need to be mowed. Woodchips need to be spread around challenge course elements. It can’t be done without you.
Serve as a Volunteer
Challenge In ProgressThe Challenge: Volunteer at Camp
Give a few hours, a couple of days, or more, and pitch in with service projects all around Camp. There’s lots to do!
THE GOAL: Complete 50 Service Projects
Serve With Camp Hanover Inc.
Challenge in ProgressGet Involved with the Camp Hanover Board
Your skills and experience would be an asset to Camp Hanover. Get involved on a committee or the Board of Directors
THE GOAL: 50 Interest Inquiries
Serve On Summer Staff
Challenge in ProgressWork at Camp This Summer
Summer Camp is the toughest job you’ll ever love! Apply now to work as a counselor, lifeguard, or unit director.
THE GOAL: Assemble an Amazing Staff Team
HELP CHALLENGES
Your help is needed, because summer camp will be here before you know it.
Help a Child Get to Go
Challenge In ProgressHelp a child get to Camp
Fund a Campership to eliminate financial obstacles and give a child the chance to attend camp.
THE GOAL: 50 Camperships Gifts
Help With the Wishlist
Challenge In ProgressCamp Hanover's Amazon Wishlist
Pick an item of the Amazon Wish List. Have it delivered right to Camp Hanover and help prepare for summer camp!
THE GOAL: Fund 50 Amazon Wish List Items
Help Spread the News
Challenge In ProgressHelp Spread The News About Camp
Like an share a social media posts about Camp Hanover every day in May.
THE GOAL: Get 50 likes and shares on facebook
