Events
Camp Fire Big Red Tailgate II
This year’s Camp Fire Gala – Big Red Tailgate II – will kick off the season on Friday, September 12, 2008 at the Holiday Inn Central in Omaha with cocktails and silent auction at 5:30 p.m. and dinner and oral auction at 7:15 p.m.
Honorary chairs are Charles and Florence Lakin; Dana and Danielle Bradford are the corporate underwriting chairs; and the Camp Fire Guild is organizing the event.
At Camp Fire, we count every day a game day and each child a champion. Through your support, you help give disadvantaged youth a chance at an equal playing field.
For information on the event, please contact Amy Deardorff at 496-0303 or at amy.deardorff@cox.net
Designer Showhouse Update
Thank you to Metro Magazine and the American Society of Interior Designers for including us in the 2008 Designer Showhouse. Congratulations on three successful weeks!
Camp Fire is proud to announce that our dedicated volunteers were able to provide more than 300 hours toward the project! Thank you to every volunteer who offered a morning, afternoon or evening to help with the success of the project - we could not have done it without you!
Camp Fire Named 2008 Designer Showhouse Beneficiary
The 2008 Designer Showhouse is a collaboration between metroMAGAZINE and the Omaha Chapter of The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) which creates an opportunity to benefit local charities while affording selected ASID member interior designers to display their talents. Not only does the Showhouse provide Camp Fire with the opportunity to showcase our innovative programs and create more awareness of our mission to build caring, confident youth and future leaders, Camp Fire will also be paid for every volunteer hour we provide to staff the event during the week of April 26 - May 2. Shifts are available morning, afternoon and evening for both individuals and groups.
For more information about how to get your group involved with Camp Fire and the Designer Showhouse, contact Nick Brotzel at 397-5809 or nbrotzel@campfireomaha.org.
Camp Fire Welcomes Community, Kids to Our New Home
More than 250 supporters joined Camp Fire USA for our Open House this November. Greeted by our Board of Directors, each guest was offered a guided tour by members of our Teen Advisory Board and dedicated Camp Fire staff.
The garden level burst with activity as kids cooked dinner and savory snacks in our Kids’ Kitchen and provided the entertainment in our Multipurpose Room with their choreographed renditions of popular kids songs and Science Project presentations. In the Florence Lakin Community Room, Camp Fire kids personified the need for a safe place for them to “just be kids,” playing board games and constructing crafts using materials donated by the Camp Fire Guild throughout the year in anticipation of our onsite program.
The Open House provided a first hand look into the lives of the youth impacted by Camp Fire’s innovative community based out-of-school programs.
