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Mission Statement:

The mission of The Friends of Camp El-O-Win is to preserve El-O-Win and its tradition as a safe place where campers discover their abilities, values, and talents in a beautiful mountain setting.  


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Raising Funds
 
The Friends of Camp El-O-Win must raise $2 million to accomplish our goals.  Within six months, we raised $800,000 which was the purchase price for the camp.  The Friends of Camp El-O-Win would not be where we are today without good friends and generous supporters like you.  We have been able to save Camp El-O-Win for all girls in Fresno, Madera, Kings, Tulare and Kern Counties.  

We hope you will continue to support us as we move through Phase 2 of rebuilding the bridge across Dinkey Creek.


 
 


Our Goals
Our goal is to offer weekend programs until the bridge is built and then resume operating resident camp programs in the summer of 2010.  Exceptional outdoor programs on an extraordinary site will be offered to girls from the Central Valley, community groups and families. The philosophy on which the program is designed reflects our unwavering commitment to safety, fun and providing girls with a unique adventure. 
The Future
Phase I: Purchase Camp El-O-Win (Completed August 2007)
Phase II: Re-build the bridge and
Phase III: Replace, repair, rebuild areas and equipment on the site..

Bridge Replacement

We need your vote to win $250,000 !!

The Friends of Camp El-O-Win campaign to raise $500,000 to re-build a 200’ long footbridge across Dinkey Creek is in progress.  The bridge will connect the north and south sides of Camp El-O-Win, allowing access to the entire 58 acres.   Currently, programs are offered on summer weekends on the south side of the camp, serving 400 girls and adults.  Replacement of the bridge will allow us to once again offer six week-long resident camp programs to more than 800 girls. 

To achieve its $500,000 project goal, a grant has been submitted to the Pepsi Refresh Project for $250,000 for bridge construction funds.  Each month, Pepsi accepts 1,000 applications.  Applications are reviewed the following month and if suitable, placed on the Pepsi Refresh website for public vote.  The projects with the most votes win.

Each person who registers on the Pepsi site gets ten (10) votes each day, but can only give one vote per day to a specific project.  Voting lasts the entire month, so YOU could give Camp El-O-Win’s Bridge project 31 votes during JULY.  And that is what we are asking you to do!

And if that were not enough, we are asking that you forward this link to your whole address book so they can vote everyday in July also.

We are doing this for the girls! 

To register and vote:
1.
      Go to http://www.refresheverything.com
2.      When the split screen comes up choose “Browse Ides”
         on the right
3.
      In the bottom left corner, click SIGN IN
4.
      Provide your email address and password (the first   
         time you have to create an account)
5.
      When the split screen comes up, choose Browse
         again.
6.
      In the upper right corner there is a search box.
         Type “el-o-win” and press enter or click the tiny
         magnifying glass.
7.
      Click on the vote button. At the bottom of the screen you
         will see the “remaining votes counter change to 9.
8.
      Click on sign out at the bottom left when you are done.
9.
      If you have more than one email address, you can click
         sign in again and vote again.

Please add us to your Daily Task list in Outlook, vote every day and tell a friend.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!!!

 
 
 



 

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