The JOEC Foundation was formed in June 2007.  The foundation is responsible for all fund raising and coordination of donations on behalf of Joy Outdoor Education Center, LLC., which continues to offer and operate its Camp programs, the Outdoor School Program, Venture Out!, and the Youth and Community Leadership program.

Through Joy Annual Fund giving, you too can change lives.

Tierra Alexander's message is simple and straightforward:  "This camp changes so many lives.  Counselors changed my life.  That's why I came back here.  I want to change lives."

Through the generosity of donors, Tierra started coming to Joy Outdoor Education Center's Camp Joy in 1999 as a camper through the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati.  She has returned in some capacity every summer since, until the past two years when she worked as a camp counselor.

A gift to the 2008-2009 Joy Annual Fund will help provide youth like Tierra with opportunities to participate in JOEC's Camp Joy or other youth programs, which "help people grow and succeed through life-long, experience-based learning."

The goal is to raise $90,000 for 2009 programs.  Please consider donating $425 (the cost of a five-day summer camp program experience) or $150 (the cost of the average outdoor school program visit).

Donations can be made online by using any Donate Now link on this website or by regular mail to Joy Outdoor Education Center Foundation, P.O. Box 417, Clarksville, OH 45113.  (Please makes checks payable to “Joy Outdoor Education Center Foundation.”) 

Giving Opportunities

Joy Outdoor Education Center is able to provide a wide variety of outdoor programs to children, youth and families who otherwise could not afford the experience.  Our budget consists of revenue generated from other programs and from the generous contributions of foundations, corporations, civic groups, and individuals who share the responsibility with JOEC of preparing today's youth for healthy, productive lives.

There are a number of ways to contribute to JOEC.  If you are interested in any of these giving opportunities, please call (888)611-4569 or email Carol Martin at carol.martin@joec.org.

Camper Scholarships: Provide direct financial assistance for youth to participate in:

• Summer resident camp

• Camp Connection reunions

• Family programs

• Outdoor Education programs

In-Kind Gifts & Services:  Fulfill needs for:

• Program supplies

• Equipment

• Program Services

Endowment Contributions:  Serve as long-term investments in JOEC for future generations.

Capital Campaign Gifts:  To make possible:

• New buildings and structures

• Building additions and renovations

Does your giving make a difference?  We believe whole heartedly that it does - and so do the youth and families we serve.  Below is a copy of a letter sent to JOEC from a grateful parent:

To the Staff,

I just wanted you all to know that my son had the time of his life.

He came back home both exhausted and extremely happy.  He also made new friends and said that the food was extremely good.

He was so excited about his mentor and his leaders there.  I am at work and can't remember their names but they treated my son with the upmost respect and showed him a wonderful time.

Please accept this note of thanks from a single parent who benefited in many ways from the Scholarship that was provided.  I wanted you to know that as a parent I couldn't have asked for more. 

Hope he can come next year!  Oh by the way, He caught a really nice big fish and you all took his picture with the fish.  (smile)

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JOEC and JOEC Foundation will not seek and record information about visitors to the website.  JOEC will seek and record only information that is relevant to the programs and use it only for program purposes, and JOEC Foundation will seek and record only information that is relevant to fund raising, community relations, and development and use it only for those purposes.  JOEC and JOEC Foundation will maintain all records in secure files, and the information obtained will not be sold or exchanged.  The information will be given only to persons or organizations that need such information to perform their assigned duties, including companies that prepare mailings, append databases, visit donors or donor prospects on our behalf, or any other uses related to the fulfillment of JOEC’s and JOEC Foundation’s missions.  Any outside vendor or service provider receiving our mailing list(s) must agree that the information will be used only for the specified project.

JOEC Foundation operates under the premise that any donor or donor prospect has the right to review his or her donor or donor prospect files.  Anyone wanting to review, correct, or restrict outside access to his or her files should contact Carol Martin at JOEC Foundation, P.O. Box 417, 10117 Old 3-C Highway, Clarksville, OH 45113; 888-611-4569 or 937-289-9222 or 800-300-7094, ext. 230; or carol.martin@joec.org.   

JOEC Foundation publishes names and gift levels in an annual report and sometimes in other media as a way of publicly thanking donors.  The name of a corporation or foundation will be omitted from donor lists if the entity's gift coordinator indicates that a gift is anonymous.  Individual donors likewise can request that their names be omitted from such lists.  Individual donor envelopes specifically state that the gift will be acknowledged in lists unless the donor requests otherwise.

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