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
Part II of a Disability Awareness Campaign produced by Camp High Hopes and its volunteer media partner KMEG/KPTH is now available under the Featured Videos section of the camp’s website and on youtube.  Click here to watch the video on youtube.  This 4 minute video features more stories of people living in the area surrounding Sioux City, IA that are living with a disability.  Meredith, Alex, and Grace are featured in this video.  The purpose of this video campaign is to educate the general public regarding the number of people living with disabilities, the different types of disabilities, and special needs that come with having a disability.
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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!

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Jim’s Lounge Annual Bike Ride Raises $1,000 for Camp High Hopes

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Ali

Jim’s Lounge raised $1,000 at its Annual Bike Ride held June 5th, 2011 in Sioux City.  Over 60 bicyclists and a half-dozen establishments along the route contributed to this year’s charity event.  Camp High Hopes is very thankful to the generosity of Jim’s Lounge and all of the people that participated and donated to this year’s bike ride.  This support will help the camp be one step closer to building the year-round camp in Sioux City for people with special needs.

Braden Keith (on right) presenting check to Gary Turbes and Ali Langseth of Camp High Hopes

For more information on upcoming charity bike rides sponsored by Jim’s Lounge in Sioux City, please call Braden Keith at 274-7200.

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Lemonade Stand for Camp High Hopes

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Ali

Rachel, a 9-year old, raised over $40 at her lemonade stand located in Sioux City this week.  She had a custom made sign that showed her customers she was raising money for Camp High Hopes.  Rachel’s older brother T.J., also came out to help Rachel.  What a fun way to help the camp.  Thank you kids!!!

Rachel serving up lemonade to a customer

Hey parents!  Are your kids looking for a way to beat summer boredom and help a local charity?  Suggest they have a lemonade stand and donate the money to Camp High Hopes.  It’s easy, fun, and helps with money needed to build a very special camp.  For tips and tricks on running  lemonade stand for charity, go to http://www.parents.com/parenting/money/volunteer/a-lemonade-stand-for-charity/?page=2.

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Virtual Tour of Camp Now Available

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Ali

A virtual tour of Camp High Hopes is now available on the camp’s website.  The virutal tour will be updated with new photos and descriptions on a periodic basis to show the progress that the camp is making towards building phase one of the year-round special needs camp.  To see the current photos, please go to http://camphighhopes.com/donate/project-details/camp-high-hopes-tour/

future site of handicapped accesible lake access/dock

To schedule a live tour of the camp’s 90 acres located in Sioux City, please contact Ali Langeth, Executive Director at 712-224-2268 or alangseth@camphighhopes.com.

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