Events
Camp Fire Big Red Tailgate II
This year’s Camp Fire Gala – Big Red Tailgate II – will kick off the season on Friday, September 12, 2008 at the Holiday Inn Central in Omaha with cocktails and silent auction at 5:30 p.m. and dinner and oral auction at 7:15 p.m.
Honorary chairs are Charles and Florence Lakin; Dana and Danielle Bradford are the corporate underwriting chairs; and the Camp Fire Guild is organizing the event.
At Camp Fire, we count every day a game day and each child a champion. Through your support, you help give disadvantaged youth a chance at an equal playing field.
For information on the event, please contact Amy Deardorff at 496-0303 or at amy.deardorff@cox.net
Designer Showhouse Update
Thank you to Metro Magazine and the American Society of Interior Designers for including us in the 2008 Designer Showhouse. Congratulations on three successful weeks!
Camp Fire is proud to announce that our dedicated volunteers were able to provide more than 300 hours toward the project! Thank you to every volunteer who offered a morning, afternoon or evening to help with the success of the project - we could not have done it without you!
Camp Fire Named 2008 Designer Showhouse Beneficiary
The 2008 Designer Showhouse is a collaboration between metroMAGAZINE and the Omaha Chapter of The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) which creates an opportunity to benefit local charities while affording selected ASID member interior designers to display their talents. Not only does the Showhouse provide Camp Fire with the opportunity to showcase our innovative programs and create more awareness of our mission to build caring, confident youth and future leaders, Camp Fire will also be paid for every volunteer hour we provide to staff the event during the week of April 26 - May 2. Shifts are available morning, afternoon and evening for both individuals and groups.
For more information about how to get your group involved with Camp Fire and the Designer Showhouse, contact Nick Brotzel at 397-5809 or nbrotzel@campfireomaha.org.
Camp Fire Welcomes Community, Kids to Our New Home
More than 250 supporters joined Camp Fire USA for our Open House this November. Greeted by our Board of Directors, each guest was offered a guided tour by members of our Teen Advisory Board and dedicated Camp Fire staff.
The garden level burst with activity as kids cooked dinner and savory snacks in our Kids’ Kitchen and provided the entertainment in our Multipurpose Room with their choreographed renditions of popular kids songs and Science Project presentations. In the Florence Lakin Community Room, Camp Fire kids personified the need for a safe place for them to “just be kids,” playing board games and constructing crafts using materials donated by the Camp Fire Guild throughout the year in anticipation of our onsite program.
The Open House provided a first hand look into the lives of the youth impacted by Camp Fire’s innovative community based out-of-school programs.
WoHeLo - Beyond Beads Society
Though Camp Fire’s programs have evolved beyond beads and badges, we consider it an honor to have the rich tradition of “Camp Fire Girls” with which to base our foundation. To bring our programs full circle, Camp Fire welcomed former members into our new building at 2566 St. Mary’s Avenue for the Inaugural Reception of the Beyond Beads Society. This exclusive society brings “Camp Fire Girls” from years past into the Camp Fire of today. Chaired by Lynne Boyer and Sunny Lundgren, both Camp Fire alum, the reception served as a springboard to provide a history wall at our new home and a reason to bring old memories to the surface. Guests shared their favorite stories about their time in Camp Fire and the lasting friendships they made while at Camp Harriet Harding.
If you are a former “Camp Fire Girl” and would like to join the Beyond Beads Society, contact Penny Parker at 397-5809 or 
pparker@campfireomaha.org and keep the history of Camp Fire burning bright.
We’ve Moved!
Come visit our new building at 2566 St. Mary’s Avenue!
Camp Fire
- Increase Camp Fire’s capacity and commitment to serve children and their families throughout the greater Omaha metro.
- Present a strategically located home-base for the more than 900 children living within a mile of the building.
- Make Camp Fire open and available for kids during those vulnerable times when school is not in session, throughout the summer, in the evenings and on weekends.
- Enable us to expand our innovative programming to address such critical topics as self reliance, community service and healthy life styles.
- Provide a spacious and affirming educational environment for children to learn, grow and thrive.
- Supply Camp Fire kids with a “yard of their own” with opportunities for play, recreation and hands-on gardening experiences.
- Afford much needed room for our growing Snack Pack program, which provides kids easy-to-make, healthy meals. Without these meals, many children go hungry over the weekend.
- Offer a hub for neighboring, businesses, families and organizations to meet.
- Revitalize investment and interest in midtown and downtown Omaha.
- Give Camp Fire kids a sense of belonging, purpose and meaning in an uncertain world.
Save April 2, 2008 for Camp Fire’s Annual Author Luncheon
SAVE THIS DATE - April 2, 2008 for lunch. 
CAMP FIRE USA is proud to present Chris Hansen, Dateline correspondent and author of To Catch a Predator for the 2008 Author Luncheon. Stay tuned for more details.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR - Chris Hansen, a correspondent for NBC’s Dateline created the successful To Catch a Predator series. Renowned for his breakthrough investigative reporting, Hansen has become a nationally recongnized authority on protecting children from predators. For more information on this speaker, please visit www.apbspeakers.com
Give Me a “C”
The Camp Fire USA Guild raised more than $100,000 at their annual gala “Big Red Tailgate” on September 14th. The Camp Fire Kids Spirit Squad led a cheer that had nearly 350 fans spelling out their support for Camp Fire USA. Tailgaters donated their winnings back to the event throughout the live auction and raffle providing a touchdown for Camp Fire’s After School and Shelter Programs.
Camp Fire is grateful to our Honorary Chairs Sharon and Pat McNeil; to Sandy Parker and Jane Pohlman for their outstanding leadership; to the Guild for its long-standing commitment to Camp Fire; and to the many corporations and individuals throughout our community who helped make the event a winner!
Parsow’s Father’s Day Shopping Event
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Parsow’s, A World of Fashion
www.parsows.com
120 Regency Parkway, #104
A men’s fashions, wine and cheese party
10% of all sales to be donated to Camp Fire USA
Newman’s Pasta & Cafe
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
20% of proceeds go to Camp Fire USA all day.
2559 S 171st CT (Legacy by Bakers)
- Download a flyer for this event (58 Kb .pdf file)