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2014 Year in Review
NEWSLETTER FOR FRIENDS OF CAMP SUMMIT
Camp Summit Celebrates Banner Year in 2014
Camp Summit’s 20th Annual Benefit Golf Tournament hosted over
150 people at Bear Creek Golf Club and raised over $100,000.
Camp Summit’s campers had
a great year, but they weren’t
the only ones! Thank you
to all of those who enjoyed
one of Camp Summit’s
many fundraising events and
helped us exceed our goal
ensuring no camper was
turned away due to financial
need.
Camp Summit’s 20th Annual
Benefit Golf Tournament
was a great success! On a
beautiful April day over
150 people came out to
Bear Creek Golf Club and
help us raise over $100,000.
With a delicious lunch from
Chick-Fil-A and drinks
provided by Dr. Pepper
Snapple Group our golfers
enjoyed a round of golf, a
raffle and an auction, as well
as receiving a golf glove
and special Camp Summit
sunglasses, courtesy of
Match.com.
In November we held our
13th Annual Boots and
Bandanas Benefit Dinner
and Auction presented
by Jim and Linda Teague.
Those in attendance enjoyed
music by Shoot Low Sheriff,
delicious Eddie Deen’s BBQ
and a live and silent auction,
and together we raised over
$180,000 for our remarkable
camp.
In addition to our two
signature fundraisers, Camp
Summit also partnered with
Fish City Grill who donated
a portion of their proceeds
for one day to Camp
Summit.
Development Update
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Opening Gates Campaign Update…Paradise is closer than you think!
We’re making great progress
in our work to move Camp
Summit to our newly
acquired 460-acre location
in rural Paradise, Texas.
Both our fundraising efforts
and construction are on
schedule. We’re even closer
to our goal of welcoming
campers to our new location
in early 2016.
than halfway to our goal of
$12.2 million. We’re proud
to announce that we’ve
raised $7.2 million, as of
Dec. 2014.
Thanks to our generous
donors and our hardworking
committee, we are more
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Camp Summit
With this successful
fundraising campaign and
move, we can do even more
to provide barrier-free
outdoor experiences.
www.CampSummitTX.org
972-484-8900
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CORPORATE STAFF
Thank you for your time, donations and grants in 2015
Carla R. Weiland
*Gifts given as of December 31, 2014
Memorial Donations
Chief Executive Officer
Lisa Braziel
Camp Director
Dana Zimmerman
Assistant Camp Director
Pam Chicol
Director of Development
David Banowsky
Development Associate
Special Events
Jeanie Lawson
Development Associate
Donor Relations
Kristi Calunga
Bookkeeper/Executive Assistant
Bobbi Klein
Registrar
FACILITY STAFF
Larry Patterson
Dan Scroggs
Marty Gilbertson
Tom McQuitty
Fredy Valdez
2015 BOARD
MEMBERS
Lee “Baxter” Hines
Chair
Cole Ballweg
Vice Chair
Jerilyn Huddleston
Secretary
Amber DuBose
Treasurer
Mitch Bramlett
Josh Coleman
Claire Hetherington Darr
Meg Frainey
Paula Heybach
L. Kimberly Karl
Mike Moreland
Kevin Pollari
Dawn Whalen Theiss
Jay Young
Camp Summit
Sam Arnold
Don Bell
Danny Boddell
David Buck
Nicholas Calabro
Michelle Cameron
Paul Cooper
Erick Gutierrez
JoAnn Heiling
Pat Hines
Dr. Nolan J. LeBlanc
Athalene Manchac
Andi McKenna
Lesley Meyers
Amber Mullinax
Rosemary Raymond
Carol Roberts
June Rossnagel
Bill Steen
Stuart Tatum
Jason Teague
Elise Varhaug
George Wiggins
Honorarium Donations
Austin Aldred
Gray Ballweg
Janet Bird
Lisa Braziel
Gillian Braziel
Chance Bryson
Killian Cairnes
Scott Carlton
Pam Chicol
Shirley Cloudy
Beth Cooper
Susan & Charlie Cooper
Scott Dallas
Roger Dalton & the Dalton
Gang
John Daniels
Bee Dao
Janet & Wyatt Davis
Rose Marie Dingler
Melissa Dorum
Jared Matthew Griffith
Sandi Grossman
Woody Grossman
Pat Hahn
Sandi Herman
Sarah Hudman
Kyle Hughes
Richie Kaminski
Gillian & Ray Krusing
Marla Lehman
Virginia Lemke
David Lewis
Benjamin Lipchitz
Dolly Marting
Abby Massengale
Cass McGill
Renee Mesecher
Sierra Nus
Kim Phillips
Janet & Kevin Pollari
Jessica Pollari
Cynthia Prince
Jonathan Rector
Michael Roiz
Anna Russell
Jane Schenck
Taylor Scheurer
Tyron Smith
Randy Stogsdill
Linda & Jim Teague
Janet Tippit
Julie Turner
Carla Weiland
Hailey Wright
Dana Zimmerman
Janice
Sam
Grants and Support
Altrusa International of
Richardson
Paul E. Andrews, Jr. Foundation
Autism Speaks Inc., Baker
Summer Camp
Theodore & Beulah Beasley
Foundation
Dr. Leon Bromberg Charitable
Trust
Katherine C. Carmody Trust
T. Patrick Carr Charitable Trust
Amon G. Carter Foundation
Children’s Special Needs Network
Christopher & Dana Reeve
Foundation
City of Denton
City of Lewisville
City of McKinney
The Civic League Foundation
Pat & Gill Clements Foundation
Colleyville Women’s Club
Colonial Country Club Charities
Communities Foundation of
Texas
CoServ Charitable Foundation
Joe & Jessie Crump Crippled
Children’s Fund
Dallas Children’s Charities
Dallas Soroptimist Fund of The
Dallas Fdn.
Dallas Stars Foundation
Denton Benefit League
Direct Energy, L.P.
The Edouard Foundation
Thelma Emil & Edmund
Fahrenkamp Trust
Foresight Foundation
Gaston Episcopal Hospital
Foundation
Granville C. and Gladys H.
Morton Fund of Comm. Fdn.
of TX
Judith Haskell Brewer Fund of
the Comm. Fdn. of Richmond
A remarkable place. For remarkable people.
Hillcrest Foundation
The Hund Family Fund of the
Dallas Fdn.
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Foundation Inc.
Kirby Inland Marine
W.P. & Bulah Luse Foundation
Methanex Services, Inc.
The Morris Foundation
North Texas Children’s Charities
OCI Beaumont
The Purple Balloon Foundation
The Rees-Jones Foundation
Stemmons Foundation
W.B. & Ellen Stuart Trust
Town of Flower Mound
Crystelle Waggoner Charitable
Trust
Gil & Dody Weaver Foundation
Women of Saint Michael and All
Angels Church
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2015
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2015 Camp Summit Calendar
Dates and sessions subject to change
March 8-13
March 15-20
March 28
April 10-12
April 24 -26
April 27
May 2
May 3
May 24-29
May 31-June 5
June 7-12
June 14-19
June 21-26
July 5-10
July 12-17
July 19-24
July 26-31
Aug. 2-7
Aug. 9-14
Sept. 20 -25
Sept. 27 - Oct. 2
Oct. 4 - 9
Oct. 11 - 16
Oct. 4 - 16
Oct. 18 - 23
Oct. 25 - 30
Nov. 1 - 6
Nov. 8 - 13
Nov. 1 - 13
Nov. 15 - 20
Spring Break #1
Spring Break #2
Camp Summit Fun Day
Mixed Disability Weekend
Family Weekend
Golf Tournament
Volunteer Work Day
Open House
Adult Intellectually Delayed Week #1
Young Adult Intellectually Delayed - Week #1
Adult Physically Challenged Week
Adult Intellectually Delayed Week #2
Young Adult Physically Challenged Week
Deaf & Blind Week
Teen Intellectually Delayed Week
Young Teen Physically Challenged Week
Young Teen Intellectually Delayed Week
Young Teen Mixed Disabilities Week
Young Adult Intellectually Delayed #2 Week
Fall Session #1
Fall Session #2
Fall Session #3
Fall Session #4
CampPOWER #1
Fall Session #5
Fall Session #6
Fall Session #7
Fall Session #8
CampPOWER #2
Fall Session #9
(ages 6 +)
(ages 6 +)
(ages 30 & up)
(ages 19-29)
(ages 30 & up)
(ages 30 & up)
(ages 19-29)
(ages 6 +)
(ages 13-18)
(ages 6-18)
(ages 6-18)
(ages 6-18)
(ages 19-29)
(ages 16+)
(ages 16+)
(ages 16+)
(ages 16+)
(ages 16+)
(ages 16+)
(ages 16+)
(ages 16+)
(ages 16+)
Registration is NOW open for all camp sessions.
Visit our website at www.CampSummitTx.org
*** Please note***
All weeklong camp sessions now end on FRIDAY at 3:00PM.
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The fundraising events throughout 2014 were made possible by dedicated supporters. Chance’s Big Give is thrown by Chance Bryson
and his family (above) in honor of Chance’s birthday with the proceeds benefitting Camp Summit. This past year was a record event
over $17,000 raised to help send campers to camp. Camp Summit’s 13th Annual Boots and Bandanas Benefit Dinner and Auction
raised over $180,000.
Development Update
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Many of you enjoyed a night
out at Dr. Pepper Ballpark
where nearly 200 of Camp
Summit’s campers, staff, and
their families, watched the
Frisco RoughRiders play
the San Antonio Missions
followed by a postgame
fireworks show.
Camp Summit was also
the beneficiary of several
fundraising events from
bingo nights to golf
tournaments and even
birthday parties. Chance
Bryson, Camp Summit
camper, once again
celebrated his birthday
by throwing a bowling
fundraiser for Camp Summit
where he raised over $17,000
so others could enjoy camp.
Epsilon Sigma Alpha
International’s Kappa
Beta chapter invited Camp
Summit to be the beneficiary
Camp Summit
for the third year at their
annual Spaghetti Bingo
Night. Camp Summit, with
the assistance of camper
parent Jennifer Bryson,
was also the beneficiary
of Canyon Creek Country
Club’s 1st Annual Bingo
Night to support the needs
of our campers. We would
also like to thank North
Texas Children’s Charities
for having Camp Summit as
beneficiaries at their spring
golf tournament.
Many friends and families of
Camp Summit also showed
their generosity resulting in
a very successful fundraising
year. A huge thank you goes
to those in the Council of
Ambassadors. With the help
of Council of Ambassadors
President, Julie Turner, the
group raised over $62,000,
topping last year’s record
breaking year. North Texas
Giving Day also saw a huge
increase over 2013, raising
over $78,000.
Finally, Camp Summit
received a great response
from businesses,
organizations and
foundations in 2014.
Whether sponsoring events,
volunteering through their
workplace or fulfilling grant
requests, their support led
to a very successful year and
many happy campers.
Camp Summit would like to
thank all of the individuals,
families, foundations, and
corporate groups who
partnered with Camp
Summit in 2014!
Don’t miss the fun!
Mark your calendars for 2015!
21st Annual Benefit Golf Tournament: April 27, 2015
Night out with the Frisco RoughRiders: July 24, 2015
14th Annual Boots and Bandanas Benefit Dinner
and Auction: November 5, 2015
Have dinner and support Camp Summit
at these Restaurant Fundraisers:
BJ’s Restaurants : March 22, 2015
Plano and Hurst locations
Picasso’s: June 2015 (exact date TBD)
For more information please visit
www.campsummittx.org or contact David Banowsky
at d.banowsky@campsummittx.org
A remarkable place. For remarkable people.
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2015
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Opening Gates
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Plus, the new site will give
us room for future camper
programs, community use
and collaborative programs
that support our mission.
Architectural plans are
complete and renovations
have begun.
We’re adapting and updating
the campus for accessibility
and optimal programming
to meet our campers’ needs.
Here are some highlights:
• Remodeled cabins that
will accommodate our 2:1
camper-to-staff ratio, with
bathrooms designed for
maximum accessibility and
convenience;
• Larger dining area! All
campers can congregate and
eat together;
One of the new features of the the Paradise location is the larger dining area in The Lodge
(pictured above)allowing all campers to be able to eat and share a meal at the same time.
transformational step
for Camp Summit. Our
“forever home” will ensure
our camping programs
will be available for many
generations to come.
• Improved pool with beach How can I help?
entry. Campers can enter
independently;
We welcome your energy,
expertise and involvement
• Enhanced nature
as we strive to achieve our
experience and outdoor
dreams. Some of the many
learning opportunities;
volunteer roles options:
• Expanded program
areas, accessible for all, and
inclement weather activity
space , too;
• Medical facility designed
for our medical staff and
campers;
• Joining a Committee
• Fundraising
• Advocate for the program
• Administrative projects in
the office
• Assisting with Special
Events
• Rural location, with a
If you are interested in
buffer from roads and dense helping, please contact the
neighborhoods.
Development Office at
972 484-8900 or email
This is an exciting and
p.chicol@campsummittx.org.
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Check our web page for updates and to
watch our progress in Paradise!
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Save the date…
Ground Breaking Ceremony
for the Future Home of Camp Summit
Tuesday
March 31, 2015
10:30 AM
Paradise, Texas
“Paradise is
closer than
you think!”
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Camp Summit Fun Day
Saturday, March 28
10 am - 4 pm
A day filled with fun at Camp Summit
and open to EVERYONE – of all ages!
Enjoy our guided horse trail riding, challenge ropes
course and zip line, fishing, games, arts & crafts and
more! $10/person, ages 2 & under are free. Bring a
picnic and stay the day. Hot dog lunch available for $5.
No drop off services available.
Register today!
Registration for
ALL Camp Sessions is now open!
Visit
www.CampSummitTx.org
Volunteer Work Day!
Saturday
May 2, 2015
Bring your family, friends and co-workers out to
Camp Summit for a day lled with volunteering
to help prepare the campgrounds for the 2014
summer season!
RSVP to camp@CampSummitTx.org
Save the date…
Ground Breaking Ceremony
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
10:30 AM
Paradise, Texas
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