Help D+M Metal Run for Camp!

D+M Metal Products would like to share with our customers and readers the opportunity to help the kids of West Michigan go to camp next summer. “Run for Camp” is a fundraiser that Camp Henry is organizing in order to give more kids the opportunity to experience summer camp for themselves.

This 5K event will take place on Saturday, October 15th, at Camp Henry on Kimball Lake in Newaygo. The trail is easy to run, jog, or walk, weaving alongside pasture and meadow land and finishing at the lake shore. The race starts at 10 AM rain or shine and costs $20 per person. All participants’ guests are welcome to cheer their friends and family on. If you can’t make it in person, that’s not a problem! You can register for the Virtual option, and choose your place to rock your 3.1 miles! 

The cooperative goal of all three camps in hosting this event is to raise money so that all West Michigan kids can go to camp, even if their families do not have the resources to afford all or part of the cost. The leaders and staff of Camp Henry believe that camp is an important experience for kids both developmentally and socially. Getting exercise and exploring nature are crucial for the health and well-being of children, and Camp Henry provides an amazing, positive, loving, fun-filled, and life changing Christian camping experience for their campers.

Over the past ten years over $1 million in scholarship assistance has been provided to West Michigan kids for the chance to experience camp. Due to the generous support of sponsors, 100% of the proceeds from Run for Camp go directly into the camp’s scholarship fund.

Another great local camping option is Camp Roger which is located northeast of Grand Rapids in Rockford, Michigan, and recently opened a new day camp in Howard City, Camp Scottie. During the summer both facilities function as camps, and during the year Camp Roger serves local schoolchildren in exploring outdoor education while Camp Scottie serves as a retreat center.

Bob Buist is a former camper, counselor, and a lifelong supporter of Camp Roger. D+M Metal was pleased leave its mark there by creating and manufacturing a floor sculpture in the new Ridge Hall built in 2016.

Camp can make a huge difference in a kid’s life. If you would like to take part in Run for Camp, you can sign up here. If you would like to hear an interview GVSU’s Shelley Irwin did with three local camp directors, discussing why they believe camp is important, that is available online as well. Click here to listen to the interview!

 

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