Charities
Washtenaw Camp Placement was selected to receive fall 2024 the donation!
Our mission at Washtenaw Camp Placement is to connect youth to sleepaway summer camp through community support, providing an opportunity for those who would not otherwise be able to attend. Resident summer camp provides a transformative experience, fostering growth in social, emotional, and physical well-being for children.
Washtenaw Camp Placement (WCP) strives to eliminate inequality, discrimination, and racism through its mission. We recognize that the lifelong benefits of sleepaway summer camps have too often been available primarily to the privileged and therefore have reinforced the cycle of inequality.
Some asked how to donate other items such as sleeping bags, please see their website as they have an Amazon wish list you can order from directly as well as other needed items with instructions on how to donate.
Awarded Charities
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April 2024
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October 2023
$15,000
Presented by Mary Beth Strassel
Ladies Literary Club of Ypsilanti/Washtenaw Promise
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April 2023
$14,800
Presented by Becki Spangler
Shelter Association of Washtenaw County (Delonis Center)
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October 2022
$16,650
Presented by Cheryl Girvan
Saline Area Social Services
May 2022 | Our House of Michigan | Dorene Markel | $17,850
October 2021 | Women's Center of SE Michigan | Ruth Monteith | $17,300
May 2021 | Michigan Ovarian Cancer Alliance | Pam Dahlman | $19,700
October 2020 | WCC Student Emergency Fund | Debbie Green | $20,000
October 2019 | Trail's Edge Camp | Jenna Rhodig | $21,601
May 2019 | Washtenaw Families Against Narcotics | Mary Neff | $20,150
October 2018 | Hope Dental Clinic | Cathy Pietrasiuk | $13,150
May 2018 | NAMI of Washtenaw County | Cheryl Girvan | $12,900
October 2017 | Our House of Michigan | Dorene Markel | $11,900
May 2017 | Safe At Home, EHM Sr. Solutions | Heather Feldkamp | $11,400
October 2016 | Imagination Library | Pat Horne McGee | $10,700
May 2016 | The Friends of the Washtenaw County | Hiliary King | $11,500
October 2015 | Safe House | Debbie Green | $11,200
May 2015 | Girls' Group | Debbie Koch| $11,500
October 2014 | Ozone House | Jeanne Learman | $11,400
April 2014 | Habitat for Humanity, Huron Valley | Jeanne Learman | $10,700
October 2013 | Arbor Hospice | Amy Catell | $9,600
April 2013 | Ed Project of Washtenaw County | Cindy Strong | $10,400
October 2012 | Girls Group | Mary Mostaghim | $8,900
April 2012 | Hope Clinic | Jen Melinski | $5,500
October 2011 | Ele's Place | Allyson Lyons | $3,600
Nominate a Charity:
Here is a helpful form for you to complete and bring with you to the meeting if you would like to present a charity.
Charities must be:
• Local and based in Washtenaw County.
• Must have 501(c)(3) status in Washtenaw County.
• Charitable organizations must be able to provide charitable tax receipts for donations.
• Charities must be actively engaged in the community and executing their mission statement.
Presentation Planning
You have five minutes to give a presentation, so let's make it count!
Know the facts:
• What is the name of the non-profit and where is it located?
• When was it founded and what is their history?
• What is the mission of the non-profit?
• Who do they serve and how do they do it?
Tell the heart story:
• What is your involvement or connection with the non-profit?
• Why does this non-profit matter to you?
• What are some differences that they make in our community?
Show them the money:
• What impact will our donation make for this non-profit?
• What will our funds be used to support?
Come prepared to educate your fellow members on a non-profit that they may have never heard of before. Know the facts, but also make it personal and tell us how much this non-profit means to you and the community members it helps.
