AVODA GIVING

Explore the various funds below to discover how your gift can make a meaningful impact. Mouse over each fund to read the description, then choose the one you’d like to support. Click the Donate button to make your contribution.

Every gift (no matter the size) helps ensure that Camp Avoda continues to change lives for generations to come. Thank you for your support!

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For 50 years, Paul G. Davis was the leader of the Avoda community. From joining the staff in 1966 as Program Director to becoming the camp’s Executive Director in the early 1970s, Paul’s influence has impacted generations of Avodians.

From his orienting new staff to welcoming campers on opening day; from the first Sabbath service to judging the Color War songfest; and from his gentle counseling of a camper in need to providing personal advice sought by a staff member, Paul’s wisdom and compassion was always present. Alumni credit his constant dedication, leadership and devotion to the camp experience with helping develop and instill their sense of confidence in their own abilities as parents and adults. Funding in Paul’s memory will be used to help campers in need so that no boy is turned away due to an inability to pay.

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Paul G. Davis Memorial Scholarship Fund

Relying on strength in numbers, Camp Avoda is a not-for-profit entity that runs on a very lean budget. We are not flashy, but we maximize everything we have.

Funds are unrestricted and available for our leadership to invest wherever it is needed most, whether that be camper scholarship, core operational costs, or select capital improvements around camp. Quite simply, it is our organizational engine. Please consider making your donation to camp this year as "Avoda Fund" (unrestricted) to give us the most flexibility possible.

Avoda Fund

The Alumni Scholarship Fund, established in 1987 by the Camp Avoda Alumni Association, provides financial support to dozens of families each summer who would otherwise be unable to attend camp.

Alumni enjoyed the privilege of summers at Avoda, and have been paying that invaluable life experience forward for decades. Give the gift of camp!

ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP FUND

For 21 summers Bubba was a bridge – for so many campers, counselors, and alumni. He was a people person who loved Avoda people. Whether hanging out on his porch, planning special day activities, ... helping kids get to their periods, coming up with a new game for Bubba’s games, energizing the Pink Flamingos, or simply reminiscing about a great event from summers past, Bubba was the glue that held many of us together. Funding directed to Adam’s fund will live in perpetuity as this money will be invested in our endowment and it will continue to give off its earnings each year to help campers in need.

ADAM “BUBBA” MILLER MEMORIAL FUND

Edward Faneuil did not attend Camp Avoda. He did send his son Jesse Faneuil (a member of the 1996 Bunk 14), who not only loved his camp days, but also made the most of his time at camp.

Jesse chose Camp Avoda as a home for his tribute to his dad because Camp Avoda was a life-changing experience that meant so much to Jesse. Realizing that many kids can’t afford this opportunity, Jesse decided to honor his father by establishing this fund. Edward J. Faneuil was a leader, a family man, and beloved member of the community. Funding directed to Edward’s fund will live in perpetuity as this money will be invested in our endowment and it will continue to give off its earnings each year to help campers in need.

EDWARD J. FANEUIL MEMORIAL FUND

Adam Ross was at his best and felt most comfortable as a camper at Avoda. Adam excelled in sports, and he was very intelligent and confident. Camp Avoda enabled him to flourish whether on the courts (tennis and basketball),... performing in Color War plays, winning points in declamation and the spelling bees and developing great friendships with his bunkmates. Adam was an authentic and genuine friend, a loving and zealous individual with a shining spirit: full of fun, smiles, and positive energy. Funding directed to Adam's fund will live in perpetuity as this money will be invested in our endowment and it will continue to give off its earnings each year to help campers in need. Please help us memorialize his legacy at Avoda!

ADAM ROSS MEMORIAL FUND

The Camp Avoda Foundation was established to provide financial stability and continuity to the camp. It operates as an endowment, where the assets are invested and an annual distribution is made to the camp. The investment assets of the Foundation are currently invested in the Jewish Community Endowment Pool, LLP (JCEP), which is designed for the long-term development of philanthropic capital and is used as the investment platform for the permanent endowments of CJP and other Jewish charities. Your gift to the Foundation will live on forever!

CAMP AVODA FOUNDATION

Since 2021 Camp Avoda has been talking with our community regarding Legacy Giving. A legacy gift (a.k.a. planned gift, bequest, deferred, or estate gift) is an after-life gift left by a donor to Camp Avoda.

For example, legacy gifts may be given through a simple will as a specific dollar amount or a percentage of a donor’s estate. Donors may also easily designate Camp Avoda as a charitable beneficiary of their life insurance policies or retirement accounts. This type of planned giving is thoughtful and meaningful to charities. Be remembered forever by Camp Avoda with a Legacy gift. It’s quick and easy to join this committed and forward-thinking group.
Email or call Lee Kaiser for more information: leespositiveattitude@gmail.com
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LEGACY PROGRAM

Camp Avoda is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. EIN# 04-6002095.

Your donation is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.