KOA Care Camps
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KOA Care Camps, the charity founded by Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA) franchisees to help send children with cancer to specialized camps, officially crossed the $10 million mark in funds raised since its founding in 1984.
“What an amazing number and cause for celebration,” said Karen McAndrew, executive director and co-owner of Cardinal KOA in Cardinal, Ontario, in a release. After the latest donation from Emmett KOA, a donation of $5,000, “we are now sitting at $10,003,685,” McAndrew said.
In 1984, the charity raised $7,100 split between six camps. In 2015, the KOA Care Camps Trust donated $1.4 million to 94 camps in the U.S. and Canada.
This year, the charity is helping send children to 112 camps in the U.S. and 16 in Canada.
The charity works with the Children’s Oncology Camping Association International (COCA-I), a network of children’s oncology camps.
In a message to KOA Care Camps to celebrate the donation landmark, Allen Brockman, founder of the Camp Rainbow Foundation, said Camp Rainbow received two checks this week from KOA Care Camps. “It’s very humbling receiving a KOA Care Camps check, and we appreciate everything you do for our COCA-I member camps.”
Originally published here.