Money Raised To Benefit Kids With Cancer
submitted by Suzanne Bixby
After tallying all the figures, Campground Owners of New York (CONY) recently announced that Broken Wheel Campground in Petersburgh, operated by Ruth Seel, raised $1,000 in donations for Camp Good Days and Special Times as part of CONY’s second annual statewide fundraising event for charity held throughout 2013.
[private]According to Suzanne Bixby, CONY’s Marketing and Communications Director, the association’s fundraising goal for 2013 was set at $50,000. “2013 was CONY’s 50th anniversary year as a trade association, so we felt that it would really fire our members up for this second year of fundraising with the rallying cry of ‘$50K in 50.’ Our hopes and expectations were definitely exceeded this year! We’re grateful to the support of our campgrounds who enthusiastically participate to help this worthy organization,” Bixby said.
With fundraising by CONY campgrounds from across New York State, a combined total of $53,700 in checks were presented by CONY leaders to Camp Good Days and Special Times PAVE Director James McCauley at a special ceremony on November 2, during CONY’s annual conference.
Camp Good Days and Special Times is a New York State-based organization providing camping experiences free of charge to children with cancer. Since its inception, the organization has served more than 42,000 campers from 22 states and 25 foreign countries. This past summer more than 1,500 children from around the world attended the camp, located on the shores of Keuka Lake. For more information go to www.campgooddays.org.
Participating CONY campgrounds sold paper balloons and T-shirts, displayed change collection boxes and hosted a variety of special events including walks, dinners, raffles, auctions and concerts, to name a few. CONY member campgrounds are fundraising again in 2014 for Camp Good Days.
Campground Owners of New York, headquartered in Pittsford, NY, was founded in 1963 and is an association dedicated to the promotion, growth, improvement and development of privately owned campgrounds in New York State. More information about the association and its campgrounds including a free camping directory is available at www.nycampgrounds.com and www.campcony.com.[/private]