From left: James McCauley, PAVE Director for Camp Good Days & Special Times, with Truman Hartshorn of Lebanon Reservoir Campground.
The Hartshorn family of Lebanon Reservoir Campground, friends and campers pose with a check representing donations to Galisano Children’s Hospital.
(Town of Lebanon, NY, Pittsford, NY) After tallying all the figures, Campground Owners of New York (CONY) announced that Lebanon Reservoir Campground in Hamilton, operated by the Hartshorn family, raised $200 in donations for Camp Good Days and Special Times, as part of CONY’s third annual statewide fundraising event for charity held throughout 2014.
According to Suzanne Bixby, CONY’s Marketing and Communications Director, the association’s fundraising over the past three years has brought in over $150,000 for Camp Good Days.
“This year, CONY campgrounds and campers raised more than $61,400 for Camp Good Days and Special Times, our largest amount yet in our three years of fundraising for the cause,” Bixby said. “We’ve exceeded our goals and expectations every year, and there’s no small amount of pride throughout our association that we’ve been able to provide $150,000 worth of memories for kids, adults and families dealing with cancer.”
According to Truman Hartshorn, charitable giving highlighted a great camping season at the park, with two charities benefiting from fundraising efforts.
“While enjoying their camping experience in the great outdoors at Lebanon Reservoir Campground during the summer, guests also gave back generously to others less fortunate,” Hartshorn said. “Two charities where chosen for special attention in 2014: Camp Good Days and the Galisano Children’s Hospital.”
In addition to funds raised for Camp Good Days, the park also raised another $1,500 for Galisano Children’s Hospital in Syracuse.
For more information about Lebanon Reservoir Campground, visit www.lebanoncampground.com.
With fundraising by CONY campgrounds from across New York State this past season, a combined total of 61,400.00 in checks were presented to by CONY leaders to Camp Good Days and Special Times PAVE Director James McCauley at a special ceremony on Nov. 8, 2014, during CONY’s annual conference held at the Turning Stone Resort in Verona.
Camp Good Days and Special Times is a New York State-based organization providing camping experiences free of charge to children with cancer. Since its inception, the organization has served more than 42,000 campers from 22 states and 25 foreign countries. This past summer, more than 1,500 children from around the world attended the camp, located on the shores of Keuka Lake. More information: www.campgooddays.org.
Participating CONY campgrounds sold paper balloons and t-shirts, displayed change collection boxes, and hosted a variety of special events including walks, dinners, raffles, auctions, and concerts, to name a few.
CONY member campgrounds are planning to raise funds again in 2015 for Camp Good Days and Special times.
Campground Owners of New York (CONY), headquartered in Pittsford and founded in 1963, is an association dedicated to the promotion, growth, improvement and development of privately owned campgrounds in New York State.