The amount of Camperships funds available is determined by the Board of Trustees and donations received throughout the year. Camperships are given on a first-come, first-serve basis and we always try to help first-time camperships before fulfilling requests made by families who attended the prior year. All of these things are considered when reviewing applications. 

Campership assistance is for families in need whose budgets can’t quite meet the price of a week at camp.  Camperships are extremely limited and you must apply for them.  We also ask that before you apply for a scholarship you search for other means to help finance your child to come to camp such as churches or family.  Many churches assist their children in going to camp.  Also, we’ve found that children who write letters to family members and friends receive a good response in receiving assistance for camp, it helps the child take ownership in getting to camp, which they’ll appreciate more.

What to expect when filling out a Campership Application:

1. The person starts a summer camp registration for the camper requesting the campership. Then submit the Campership Application to the Camp Office.
2. Once the Camp Office receives a Campership request, we review the application for completion and determine an amount, as money is available. 
3. The person who requested the Campership will be notified of the amount received or if funds have been spent for the year. The person is to complete the registration process and pay the deposit (if receiving a Campership).
4. The Camp Office will apply the Campership amount to the account manually and notify the family.
5. The family pays the remaining balance needed (if any).
6. If funds were not available at the time of the request, but more become available, the Camp Office will notify families with unfulfilled requests before moving on to new campership applications.

To download the Campership Application click here:

Give a Campership ~ Welcome a Child to Summer Camp!

Churches, Corporations, and Individuals make our summer camp “Camper-ships” possible through their generous donations. We also have a fund that helps provide this gift to children each year. The Hafer Schorlaship Fund.

To contribute to this ongoing fund, or to provide a campership for this summer, please donate to the scholarship fund.

• Checks can be mailed to the camp office with a memo: scholarship fund or
• Gifts can be made through Paypal at this PayPal link.
• Gifts of any amount are appreciated. Many camperships cover part of the camp tuition cost, others may cover the full cost. Any amount helps us to fill the bunks with eager children!

Thank you for your generosity in helping us fulfill our mission to engage children and youth in this beautiful setting where we encounter God, and share faith alongside understanding nature and ourselves better.