Seed Song Center

We're thrilled to launch this yearly fundraiser to send immigrant and low income children to summer camp on full scholarship, purchase a bus, and prepare the land for community plots.

Last year, with the help of our beloved community (YOU!) we were able to bring an average of 15 campers per week to summer camp for free. We have already received 20 applicants per week for summer camp 2024, and hope to support them ALL with the help of our beloved community (YOU!).

Due to a generous anonymous donation, we are able to TRIPLE MATCH donations for to the first $5,000 raised. So, donating NOW will generate the most value. Please consider donating any amount you are able, so we can continue to serve underprivileged children in the local Kingston community.

Our $100K goal

We are raising $80,000 to send 20 immigrant and low income children per week to summer camp on scholarship. Additionally, we are raising $10,000 to secure a school bus and offer these same campers free transportation too and from camp. Lastly, we are raising $10,000 to prepare the camp for community plots.

Here's how you can help make a difference:

1. **Contribute now:** Every donation, no matter how small, will make a significant impact on our ability to achieve our fundraising goals and support our community initiatives. For the first $5,000, your donation will be TRIPLE MATCH

2. **Join our volunteer team:** We're always looking for dedicated volunteers to help us with various tasks on the farm and during our educational programs. Your time and effort are invaluable to us.

3. **Share this post:** Spread the word about our fundraiser by sharing this post with your network and beyond. Your support in raising awareness is instrumental in reaching our fundraising targets.

Together, we can make a difference in the lives of children in our community and create a more inclusive and sustainable future. Thank you for your generosity and support.

Watch this youtube video of our education director, Jasmine Wood, who explains the heart and soul of our fundraising efforts!

Fundraising breakdowns:

- $10,000: Acquire a new bus to provide free transportation to campers. This is an urgent need as it will allow us to ensure accessibility to our programs for all children in the community.

- $10,000: Prepare the property for camp and community plots. This funding will help us create safe and inviting spaces for camp activities and community gardening projects.

- $80,000: Sponsor 20 low-income and immigrant children per week for camp. This initiative aims to make our educational programs accessible to all children, regardless of their financial situation. These scholarships will cover the costs of camp attendance, providing a life-changing experience for these young individuals.

Our goal is to raise $9,000 per week to bring in up to 18 children and subsidize their tuition, transportation, and meals. We already have a full waiting list AND a few generous matching grant offers...can you donate today to send children to summer camp all summer long? Every dollar you contribute will be doubled.

Many of our immigrant and low-income neighbors have a huge anxiety in the summer: Can you imagine being a parent who needs to work all summer to support their family but cannot afford to send their child to daycare or summer camp, and instead needs to leave them in the care of an 11-year old sibling or an uncertain situation. There are many such families in our community.

Seed Song Center has always gone out of its way to welcome a high percentage of these families into our camp on scholarship. This program may top the list of those that speak directly to our hearts and to our mission, summed up as Beloved Regeneration.

As part of Seed Song’s mission to make our produce and programs available to ALL regardless of means, we are raising money for the camper scholarship fund: a fund that enables us to offer this fun and formative summer experience of farm, friends, and nature to a maximum number of immigrant and low-income families.

Through collaboration with a local immigrant support organization, many families have been identified as having the critical need for a camp program in order for the parent(s) to continue working.

Often these families are in need of scholarship funds, transportation, and translation.

We will use the funds towards scholarships for these children to attend, as well as to make our camp more accessible by providing services that ease those above barriers for these families, including:

1. transportation

2. providing meals

3. communication

Contributing any amount will help us provide these children with a fulfilling and enriching summer camp experience.

Many of our immigrant and low-income neighbors have a huge anxiety in the summer: Can you imagine being a parent who needs to work all summer to support their family but cannot afford to send their child to daycare or summer camp, and instead needs to leave them in the care of an 11-year old sibling or an uncertain situation. There are many such families in our community.

Seed Song Center has always gone out of its way to welcome a high percentage of these families into our camp on scholarship. This program may top the list of those that speak directly to our hearts and to our mission, summed up as Beloved Regeneration.

As part of Seed Song’s mission to make our produce and programs available to ALL regardless of means, we are raising money for the camper scholarship fund: a fund that enables us to offer this fun and formative summer experience of farm, friends, and nature to a maximum number of immigrant and low-income families.

Every dollar will go towards helping these children have an amazing summer experience.

Through collaboration with a local immigrant support organization, many families have been identified as having critical need for a camp program in order for the parent(s) to continue working.

Often these families are in need of scholarship funds, transportation, and translation.

 We will use the funds towards scholarships for these children to attend, as well as to make our camp more accessible by providing services that ease those above barriers for these families, including: 

 

1. transportation

2. providing meals

3. communication


Already in the works:

Many families are waiting to be registered

Two Q’ech’i - speaking (native Guatemalan language) counselors waiting to be hired

A vegetable-oil powered bus is waiting to be leased

Kitchen equipment is waiting to be ordered

We are appreciative of any contribution you are able to make, as well as spreading the message to people who may feel connected to our mission. 

With Beloved Regeneration, 

The Seed Song Farmily

Want to support Seed Song Center’s work to Regenerate the Land in Beloved Community? This week of Giving Tuesday, you can help us expand our efforts.

To date, we’ve planted over 1000 trees in food forests, groves, and tree nurseries! In 2022, we filled over one hundred seats to bus low-income and immigrant children to Farm and Nature summer camp!

Can you contribute today to help purchase and plant the next 500 agroecological trees? Can you give today to help expand bus transportation for those who need it to all of their programs?

Be a part of evolving a culture of Beloved Regeneration in Ulster County!