CAMP TO BELONG NORTHWEST
www.ctbnorthwest.org
 

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Camp To Belong Northwest

Do you have a brother or sister? As a parent, do you have more than one child? Do you have a best friend who is like a brother or sister? Brothers and sisters fight, argue and tease. Yet they are the first we run to in times of need and celebration.

With almost 600,000 youth in foster care in the U.S., 75% are separated from at least one sibling. No fighting over who sits where in the car. No playing pranks on each other. No sharing secrets. No celebrating birthdays together.

Brothers and sisters are often taken for granted, yet they are most often times our longest relationships in life. Camp To Belong sustains that connection with memories and inspiration that will take them through their journey in foster care to adulthood. With unconditional love and acceptance, we ...
Give Siblings Their Right to Reunite.

To the outside world
We all grow old.
But not to brothers and sisters.
We know each other
as we always were.
We know each other's hearts.
We share private family jokes.
We remember family feuds
and secrets, family griefĂ­s and joys.
We live outside the touch of time.

~ Clara Ortega

 

These three brothers only see each other at Camp To Belong. They have been to Camp four years straight. Their story is featured in the Portland Family.com newsletter.

 

2010 Dates To Know


January 30th through Feb 6th, 2010
  CTB Northwest Aerobathon
April 10th, 2010
  CTB Northwest 5th Annual Bid for Sibs Sibling Auction
June 27th - July 2nd, 2010
  Oregon Camp -- Salem YMCA Camp Silver Creek,
Silverton, Oregon
August 16th-21st, 2010
  Washington Camp -- Miracle Ranch Camp, Port Orford, WA

 

     
 

WE NEED YOU!
We are now actively recruiting for volunteer camp counselors and accepting applications for our 2010 camp season. Submit your application today!
 

 
     

2010 Camp Program Needs & Wish List

Needs:
1. Costco Gift cards to purchase camp supplies
2. Birthday party decorations
3. Carnival Prizes such as the kind you would find at the Dollar Tree
4. Duffle Bags to send campers home who arrived without luggage
5. Photo Glossy Print Paper for photo albums
6. Polaroid Film for up to 300 pictures
7. Eighty One-Inch Three-Ring Binders
8. Gifts for teenagers
9. Cases of water bottles
10. Copier paper
11. Fishing poles and gear
12. Flashlights

Wishes:
1. Cash Contributions
2. Air miles for airline tickets for campers or hardship
needs for counselors

Be A Contributor
Camp To Belong is a non-profit organization, so we depend on the generous donations of folks like yourself to "Give Siblings Their Right to Reunite." And now we have made it even easier for you to contribute by credit card via Paypal simply by clicking the "Donate" button.


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