"Help the Other Fellow"

Live the motto.  Here are some ways you can help YMCA Camp Abnaki.

Donate Money 

Kids to Camp Campaign.  Camp Abnaki relies on the generosity of alumni, parents, campers, staff and you to help ensure every boy can have a camp experience.  Each summer, Camp Abnaki awards over $35,000 in campership funds, helping over 90 boys attend camp.

Annual Alumni Campaign.  Led by the Camp Abnaki Alumni Association, this effort is designed to provide camp with funding for facility and equipment upgrades.  The 2010 campaign is underway to replace camp's well-used kayaks.

Ray Jacoby Campership Endowment.  The Jacoby family has a long relationship with Camp Abnaki, and this endowment exists to ensure boys will be able to attend camp for generations to come.  The endowment provides one two-week session annually.

Get the donation form here, or donate online (be sure to specify Camp Abnaki and which campaign you are giving to).

Pictures from the dedication of the new skipper shack, made possible by the generous spirit of  people like you.

Donate Time or Services

Camp Abnaki has volunteer opportunities year round. To find out more, contact the camp office at  (802) 862-8993 ext. 129 or email Jon Kuypers, Camp Director, at jkuypers@gbymca.org.

Throughout the spring, summer, and fall, there are opportunities to do work projects at our site in North Hero. For a list of current projects, contact the camp office. Electricians, plumbers, and carpenters are particularly appreciated.

During the winter months, you can help us prepare mailings, make phone calls in support of our fundraising campaign, or help with other administrative tasks. These opportunities are at the camp office at the Greater Burlington YMCA.

Donate Goods

Camp Abnaki keeps a list of goods and supplies it needs.  We ask that all donated items be in good, working condition and, when applicable, have all parts intact.  Some items on our 2010 wish list include:

• Used pickup truck. Must be able to pass Vermont state inspection and in good condition.

• Adult sized lacrosse sticks. 

• Fishing poles. 

• New laptop computer.

• Skateboard helmets

• Musical instruments.

• Dead climbing rope.

• Plywood.

• Hammocks.

• Trees.

• TV/DVD combination player.