Summer Arts Camp 2014 for Disadvantaged Youth

July 15 is GlobalGiving Bonus Match Day 

We are still hoping for a Summer Arts Camp 2015 !  We will be sending more information on the Bonus Match Day by separate email.

A history of our Summer Arts Camp:

We have offered a Summer Arts Camp to disadvantaged children from our AIDS Patient Family Support Program, medically fragile childrem from the Phnom Penh Municipal Orphanage and other disadvantaged children for 7 out of the past 8 years.

Summer Arts Camp 2015

Champey Academy of Arts  opened in 2013 and  hosted its first  Summer Arts Program in August and September 2013 . Last year, we again hosted the 2014 Summer Arts Program in August and September. Due to funding shortfalls, we shortened the 2014 camp from 8 weeks to 6 weeks and from 6 days to 5.

In 2014  our local, daily attendance swelled far beyond our usual roster of students as many local children come to participate, with many days seeing as many as 100 children. Our goal  to become a place for kids has quickly gained ground with local residents and street vendors who have  found the summer program a great way to safely occupy their children, while parents are at  work . Alternatively most of these children would be left alone at home or brought to street and market stalls for the entire day from early morning until late at night.

If we can find funding, we would like to offer Summer Arts Camp 2015.

Our budget is about $ 1.70 per day per camper !

Summer campers ( age 4 - 16 ) will include approximately 30 medically fragile children invited from the National Orphanage in Phnom Penh and as well as several   children from our   AIDS Patient Family Support Program ( FSP) . Children will enjoy a half day session learning traditional Cambodian dance and music and learning the stories and history that created the dance.   This year we continue the painting and drawing classes we began last year to enrich our program.

All campers will get a “ Summer Arts Camp” tee shirt ( $ 2.50 each) , and a small daily snack ( $0.50 each) . We hope that this year we can reinstate our camp outing where we host all of the campers to a visit to a local water park ( $ 3.00 admission each) . This had to be cancelled in 2014 due to lack of funding. Campers also receive a graduation certificate ($0.75 each) performance and small party to celebrate their accomplishments.

If we are not able to raise full funding for the camp during the GlobalGiving Bonus Match  and/or  other fundraising in July, based on the fund we  raise, we will offer either a pared down program or some summer activities at Champey to neighborhood children .

2015 Budget

Anticipated census: 100 campers ages 4 to 16

T-shirts $ 2.50 x 100         $ 250

Art Supplies                        $ 200

Snack $0.50 per child      $2,400  ($0.50 x 100 kids x 6 days = $ 300 x 8 weeks = $2400)

Certificate $0.75 x 100    $     75   Completion certificates used in end of camp ceremony

Transportation 1              $1,920   (2 tuk tuk for 30 kids $ 20 round trip x 6 days = $ 240 wk x 8 wks = $1920

Transportation 2              $  960   ($20 round trip est. 10 kids from FSP x 6 days x 8 weeks = $960

Party supplies & Food    $  200    ( estimated 150 persons)

Buses for water park      $   300    (estimated 3 buses)

Entry fee water park     $   300    ( estimated at $3.00 per camper)

Misc. expenses 8 weeks               $1,000   ( covers unanticipated expenses, supplies, extra transportation, more

                                                         campers  etc)

Fund raising costs            $ 750   ( estimated average fundraising costs on GlobalGiving site for project)

Total Budget 2015            $8,255

Links:

• Summer Arts Camp 2015

Planning for Summer Arts Camp 2015

We are already beginning to plan for Summer Arts Camp 2015. Our funding challenges gave us some insights in to how to do more with less. The great success of our 2014 Camp makes us determined to move forward with a similar program for 2015. Here is an update you on the Summer Arts Camp.

2014 Camp session  remains under funded . We used general operating funds to make up the deficits, but it is our great hope that we can complete the 2014 Camp funding and start to work on our 2015 Camp funding. Our 2014 Camp expenses totaled $ 4430. While a lot of money, it broke down to an expenditure of just $ 44.30 per student for an entire 6 week period fo time, which computes to just $ 1.27 per day per camper. We had more than 100 campers who participated.

Consider this: $ 1.27 per day for an experience that offers fun, friendship, builds life skills of discipline and adventure. Campers learned to step outside their comfort zone to experience and learn music, art, history and tolerance for other with disabilities.

We hope that you will join with us to retire this deficit so that we can begin to raise the funds for a fun filled 2015 Summer Arts Camp.