Our mission...

Continuing the legacy of Chief and Calla Bell by providing financial support so children discover the richness of the outdoors, form enduring friendships and develop confidence and maturity through the unique experience of summer camp. 
In Memory of Chief and Calla Bell
Whose legacy is the teaching of children and passing on of the wonders and values of the natural world. 
"The wilderness can be a magnificent playground and a great university. If education is a series of continuing experiences that build the knowledge, the skills, the habits, the appreciations, the attitudes, the values, and ultimately and hopefully the wisdom that enrich living, then we need to go far beyond the classroom." "
Chief and Calla
All financial aid recipients make at least some financial contribution towards their stay at camp. Applicants range from fairly secure families who just need a bit of help to make camp fit the budget (as little as a 10% grant), to a child whose single parent struggles to put food on the table (even the latter makes at least a small financial contribution).  Sometimes all that is needed is a delayed payment plan, which requires only a bit of paperwork, and no contribution from the foundation. We welcome diversity, including all faiths, races and nationalities.

We estimate that there are somewhere between 40,000 and 50,000 alumni and alumnae of Mondamin and Green Cove out there.  Since the fund had its formal beginning in 1994, roughly 500 donors have raised a half million dollars.  At least 95% of disbursements have gone directly to financial aid; over the last three years we have averaged 40 recipients per year.

Get involved!  Join us for the Paddling Clinic in May, or attend the Alumni Camp on Labor Day, or just go by camp and visit!  Click on the Events page to see what's coming up.

Do something extraordinary... Help a child go to camp who otherwise could not. 

      
 
Just think.  If every camp alum made a $10 contribution each year...

Many alumni have been extremely generous in their donations to the scholarship fund. If you have contributed, thank you!  If not, perhaps you'd consider it.  Tax deductible donations may be made by check, credit card, or Paypal.  You can make a one time donation, or, through Paypal, you can set up a recurring monthly amount.  For more info, click here.

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click here to register, and find other alums.