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Happy Holidays from the Camp’s Construction Site!

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Ali

Hoping all of Camp High Hopes friends have a wonderful holiday season full of joy and peace. At this time of year we are reminded of how lucky we are to have so many great friends of the camp that care about our mission and our special needs campers.

The camp construction continues to progress through the holiday and coming winter season. Check out the progress on our website by clicking on the Photos page at http://camphighhopes.com/photos/phase-1-construction-progress/. Construction is on schedule and we are still looking forward to opening August of 2012.

View of the camp's construction site 12/23/11

Have an awesome holiday season!!!

Thank you for being our Friend!

Camp High Hopes

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Year 13 Students Collecting Coins for Camp

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Ali

The students that are enrolled at Sioux City Community School’s Year 13 transition program are collecting coins for Camp High Hopes. The class of 25 students attended the camp’s ground breaking celebration on October 12th and were inspired to help the camp that they hope to attend someday. The class has decided to save their coins all year and give them to Camp High Hopes in the spring.

They are asking others to help by sending them coins to add to their jar. The Year 13 Transition Program is located on the WITCC Campus at 4647 Stone Ave in Sioux City.

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UFCW Local 222 Donates to Camp High Hopes

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Ali

Marvin Harrington, President of the UFCW Local 222 presented Camp High Hopes with a check in the amount of $3,000 on 11/4/11. Camp High Hopes is very thankful to the UFCW Local 222 for making this gift to the camp!

Marvin Harrington presents check to CHH from UFCW Local 222

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Thanks to Many Supporters, Camp Breaks Ground!!!

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Ali

Thanks to many supporters, Camp High Hopes held it’s Groundbreaking Celebration on Wednesday, October 12th. Hundreds of camp supporters attended to help celebrate breaking ground on phase 1 of the project.

Click here to watch KMEG’s video coverage of the event.

Nearly 16,000 square feet of buildings will be constructed as part of phase one, including a lodge for dining, medical care, and activities, as well as a year-round sleeping cabin that will accomodate up to 40 campers and staff. Improvements will also be made to the surrounding area including thousands of feet of paved trails, a sand beach, water and septic systems, and handicapped accessible outdoor activity areas such as a zipline, miniature golf course and archery range. Construction of this phase should take approximately 10 months and camp sessions shoud begin shortly after construction is complete.

Hundreds of supporters gather to help celebrate.

: Future Camper Karlee and Guest Speaker Alex Watters

The ceremonial shovels

: Camp officials and future campers break ground!

Future campers breaking ground.

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Camp High Hopes Groundbreaking Celebration Noon-1pm Wednesday, October 12th!

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Ali

Join us for our Groundbreaking Celebration at Camp High Hopes

Noon-1pm Wednesday, October 12th

Camp High Hopes is located at 5804 Correctionville Rd in Sioux City, just 1/2 mile east of Bacon Creek Park.

Enjoy a complimentary camp lunch, meet future campers, get a first hand look at the site and hear about our exciting plans as we launch construction of the first phase of this very special project!

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Groundbreaking Celebration

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Ali

Groundbreaking Celebration

Please join us as we break ground at Camp High Hopes!

Wednesday, October 12th from Noon – 1pm

Enjoy a camp lunch, meet future campers, get a firsthand look at the site and hear about our exciting plans as we launch construction of the first phase of this very special project!

Camp High Hopes is located at 5804 Correctionville Road, one-half mile east of Bacon Creek Park in Sioux City. For more information contact the Camp Office at 712-224-2267 or email dshea@camphighhopes.com.

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Morningside Kiwanis Club Donates Fishing Equipment

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Ali

The Morningside Kiwanis Club presented donations of new fishing equipment to Camp High Hopes on Tuesday, August 23rd. 10 new fishing rods, 10 new tackle boxes, and 20 new life jackets of all sizes were included in the donation to help with the camp’s future fishing program. Thank you Morningside Kiwanis Club!!! The campers will love to use this new equipment as they fish at the camp’s lake.

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Watch the Camp’s Newest Video

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Ali

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2011 Cardboard Cup

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Ali

Have you always wanted to build a two-person ship built entirely of cardboard, ducktape, and paint? Then join us matee and put it to the test on the open water!

The Sioux City Growth Organization (SCGO) is holding its first ever Cardboard Cup on Sunday, September 11th at 2pm to benefit Camp High Hopes. The event will be taking place at Pipe Dream, 1.7 miles North of Hinton, IA, off Hwy 75 East on Jasmine Road.

2-person teams will pay an entry fee of $20- to design and build a cardboard ship that will manually complete a short river course.

All proceeds and new or lightly used fishing equipment donated at the event will be given to Camp High Hopes to help with their fishing program for youth and adults with special needs.

To download a .pdf with details on the event and registration, please click on the following link

Cardboard-Cup or visit SCGO’s website at www.siouxcitygo.com.

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Camp High Hopes Selected to Receive Profits from www.mydealshark.com

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Ali

A new local daily deal website recently launched for the Sioux City and Des Moines areas. The website is www.mydealshark.com. It is a customizable website that allows consumers to filter which deals make it to their inbox based on their individual preferences. As part of their recently launched Bite Back program, www.mydealshark.com has elected to give 5% of their profits to local children’s charities and Camp High Hopes was selected as the charity for Sioux City. Camp High Hopes is honored, thankful, and very excited to be the Sioux City children’s charity selected.

If you would like to help or learn more, please visit www.mydealshark.com today and sign up for free to receive daily deals that you are interested in. You will find incredible deals on things you normally spend money on in Sioux City like restaurants, retail products, services, and entertainment. The more daily deals you buy, the more donations the camp receives. Please help by spreading the news to your friends and family.

Thank you www.mydealshark.com!