Your gift to Camp Rising Sun perpetuates the unmatched experience from which 80 years of alumni have gained
so much.

“Camp Rising Sun provides us early in our lives with
a strong feeling of solidarity and emotional security,
while at the same time demonstrating to us infinite
challenges of intellect, leadership and togetherness.”

—Slawomir Magala, Poland

Reason #3
 

Your gift to Camp Rising Sun shares the spirit of giving with
a new generation of alumni.

“What meant most to me was being in a secure
enough place that I could be exactly who I was
as a 15-year-old, and being encouraged to
figure out what I was capable of.”

—Bill Patterson, Mississippi

Reason #2

Your gift to Camp Rising Sun models the sensitive,
responsible leadership our program strives to develop in
the young people we serve.

“Camp affords the once in a lifetime opportunity to
realize that people are, more or less, the same ... If only
we could, we would make it mandatory that all youth
are required to attend Camp Rising Sun.”

—Gbenga Akinlabi, Nigeria

Reason #1

Your gift to Camp Rising Sun extends Freddie’s
philosophy into the future at a time when leadership
is more relevant than ever.

“I hear Freddie on my shoulder every day asking,
‘Have you done enough today to make
the world a better place?’”