If you have ever worked at a summer camp, you know what it’s like – lots of hard work, long hours, and never quite enough pay, but also incredibly rewarding and filled with lifelong memories and friendships. The Camp Sealth staff team is incredibly talented and give so much of themselves to make magic happen for kids.
Help show our appreciation by giving a little something back to them!
123 out of 140 staff adopted and $720 out of $2800 raised as of June 27!
How Does It Work?
There are 3 different actions you can take to Adopt-A-Staff, depending on the time and resources available to you. You can write letters, make a donation, help us assemble care packages, or any combination of the three!
- Write a letter! – Sign up to write a heartfelt letter to one or multiple staff members. You may wish to include photos of your time at camp, stickers, friendship bracelets, or any other morale-booster that can reasonably fit inside an envelope. All you have to do is fill out our survey, and we will match you to the number of staff you choose, based on your answers.
- DEADLINE EXTENDED! Submit your form by June 30th
- Receive your staff member assignments by July 3rd
- Postmark your letters by July 18th
- Make a donation! – Provide a donation to our Adopt-A-Staff fund. $20 supports one staff care package. We would love to have all donations in by July 18th, but will accept donations through the end of the summer season.
- Help us assemble care packages! – We will gather at the West Seattle Camp Fire office on Saturday, July 26th, to assemble all of the letters and materials we’ve received. This is a great way to provide a bit of a personal touch!
The Logistics
Sign up for one, two, or all three of the actions above! Once we have received all of the letters and donated materials, we will have a care-package-assembly-party at our West Seattle office. Care packages will then be brought to camp and delivered at a designated time.
We ask that you only sign up to send letters if you’re serious about getting them postmarked on time, so no staff are left without a letter. If something changes after you sign up, please let us know as soon as possible. We encourage anyone taking one action for staff to also support their staff in another way, but we know that everyone has different strengths and resources, so this is not a requirement!
Please reach out if you would like to share ideas about items to put in boxes, or if you have any questions about participating.