Sunrise for Brigadoon campaign gets huge headstart

The Brigadoon Children’s Camp Society announced recently a $250,000 gift from the Rotary Club of New Minas Sunrise to the Building Brigadoon capital campaign.

That gift took a giant step forward June 20-21 at the ‘Camp Out For Kids’ fundraising event within the Club’s ‘Sunrise for Brigadoon’ campaign, pulling in a grand total of $48,132. “This gift speaks volumes about the community in which Brigadoon will be built,” says Roger Sinclair, Chair, Building Brigadoon Capital Campaign. “The leadership shown by the 55 members of the club and the support we are seeing from the Valley community is overwhelming and has moved us closer to the reality of Brigadoon.”

The monies will go directly to building a medically equipped cabin at Brigadoon, which will be known as the “Camp Out For Kids” Cabin, for children coping with chronic illness. The goal of the club is to raise the $250,000 within a five-year time frame. “We are responding to the hundreds of individuals in our community who have found meaning in our participation with our event known as Camp Out for Kids. We were hearing from these community fundraising teams and from individuals on the street that they would like to put a major effort into contributing to build this unique village. It is our biggest commitment to any cause in our short eight-year history as a service club,” says Adam Smith, President Elect, Rotary Club of New Minas Sunrise.

A news release said the effort June 20-21, “was 12 hours of summer camp for big kids, complete with projectile carbohydrates, rain-soaked jousting, washers tossed, Blueberry Grunting, courageous cross-dressing, pork sandwiches and campfire karaoke. The highlight reel will never make it to TSN, but it is extensive!”

Top fundraising teams for this year’s Camp Out were:

1. ACA (Feather Fighters) - $8,880

2. Nova Agri (Triple "D") - $6,086

3. Scotiabank (Beach Bankers) - $4,850.

Special mention goes to Spirit Award Winners ACA/Feather Fighters, who led the way in funds and FUN raised. Organizers can’t wait to see what they’ll do next year!