Camp HOPE is a free weekend camp for grieving children, teenagers
and their families.
2023 Camp Weekends
May 6-7, 2023
October 6-7, 2023
Donate
Our goal is to continue to offer Camp HOPE weekends free of charge to all families. There are many ways that you can help us make that happen.
Financial Support
Fundraising is an essential part of Camp HOPE operations. Funds are raised through a variety of ways including donations through the generosity of clubs, organizations, foundations, businesses and individuals. Please consider donating as a group or individual if you are able. Camp HOPE is a tax-exempt, nonprofit organization. All donations in cash and in kind are tax deductible.
Please note: If you would like us to notify someone of your donation in memory or honor of a loved one, please email camphope89@gmail.com and include this information, 1) the name of the person who you are honoring and 2) the name and mailing address of the family. Thank you!
If you prefer to write a check, please make it out to Camp HOPE and mail to us at
Camp HOPE, P.O. Box 84, Amherst, WI 54406.
Volunteer Opportunities
We are always looking for wonderful people to join our list of volunteers. Please contact camphope89@gmail.com to receive a volunteer application or click here if you are interested in helping us during a Camp HOPE weekend.
Material Donations
We also have the occasional need of donated items for arts & crafts projects and sporting goods on hand for outdoor play. Please contact camphope89@gmail.com for a list of items needed.
Special Thanks To All Our 2020 Donors:
Abbvie YourCause, Piano, TX
Allan Drake, Sun Prairie
Ann Hamus, Wisconsin Rapids
Ann Larsen, Plover
Arnott Lions Club, Stevens Point
Ashwaubenon Lioness Club, Green Bay
Aurora Health Care, Milwaukee
Barb & John Munson, Stevens Point
Bethlehem Lutheran School, Sheboygan
Bob & Jean Morris, Stevens Point
Bob & Patti Tomlinson , Junction City
Bob & Shirley Drake, Kronenwetter
Brad Duckworth, Plover
Brian & Amy Formella, Stevens Point
Bruce & Cathy Bandow, Plover
Cara Dowsett, Scandinavia
Carmen Duran, Marshfield
Cathie & Randy Ruder, Kronenwetter
Cecile Even, Richland Center
Char Creske, Mosinee
Charity Schubert, Menasha
Community Foundation of Fox Valley, Appleton
Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin,
Wausau
Curtis Hossman, Lodi
Cyndi Hovland, Hudson
Daniel & Theresa O'Leary, Wausau
Darrin & Kayla Murphy, Mequon
Dave & Mary Eckholm, Stevens Point
David & Rebecca Saffold, Wausau
Don & Tina Peters, Stevens Point
Donna Anderson, Madison
Dori & John Jury, Stevens Point
Dr. Edwin May, Stevens Point
Ed & Sharon Bettinger, Plain
Eden Lions Club, Eden
Edgar & Mary Verkest, Stevens Point
Emily Dickmann, Madison
Eric Beuerman, Madison
Frances Milburn, Watertown
Fred & Carol Hebert, Junction City
Fred & Jeanne Groos, Stevens Point
Gene & June Johnson, Stevens Point
George Davidson, Stevens Point
Green Bay Packers Foundation, Green Bay
Greg & Karen Suski, Stevens Point
Hancock Lions, Hancock
Herb Kohl Philanthropies, Milwaukee
Iola Lioness, Iola
Jack & Sue Bennett, Plover
Jacquelyn Oliveira, Wauwatosa
James & Cathy Martin, Stevens Point
Jeff & Paula Spende, Watertown
Jeff Zabel, Stevens Point
Jennifer Taylor, Windsor
Jewelers Mutual Charitable Giving Fund- Community
Foundation for the Fox Valley Region
Jim & Barbara Deweerd, Stevens Point
Jim & Diana Costigan, Junction City
Jim & Kathleen Warner, Stevens Point
Jim & Marianne Potter, Plover
Jim & Stephanie Kuerschner, Oshkosh
Jim Schuh, Plover
Joanne & Mike Madigan, Avon, Indiana
Joe & Peg Tomlinson, Mosinee
Joe Zei, Almond
John & Barb Munson, Stevens Point
Karen & Wayne Wittman, Appleton
Kathleen Borseth, Madison
Kathleen Mitchell, Lake Tomahawk
Ken Kazmierczak, Plymouth
Ken Simmons, Waukesha
Kraemer Bros., Inc., Plain
Larry Uglow, Burlington
Linda & Dennis Nash, Stevens Point
Linda Hugdahl, Madison
Linda Leindecker, Plover
Lionel & Joanne Baxter, Avoca
Lioness of Greater Kenosha
Liz Kammer, Stevens Point
Lorraine Steffens, Seymour
Marcia Doll, Sun Prairie
Mariah Singer-Brown, Amherst
Marie Joers, West Bend
Marilyn Allen, Stevens Point
Marshfield Clinic Volunteer Program, Marshfield
Martha Loy, Madison
Mary & Allen Jacobson, Plover
Mary & Bob Berard, Stevens Point
Matthews Children's Foundation- Two Northshore
Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Maureen McNulty Panke, St. Paul, MN
Maureen Noteboom, Wausau
McCaslin Lioness, Lakewood
Menasha Corporation Foundation, Neenah
Meta Bobbe
Morgan Washburn, Bel Air, MD
Mukwonago Lions, Mukwonago
Nancy Page, Stevens Point
New Directions Counseling, Stevens Point
Nick Milburn, New York, NY
Norm & Linda Knauf, Weston
Oscar & Kathy Rosendahl, Spring Grove, MN
Pat & Delores Van de Hey, DePere
Paul Dahlen, Amherst Junction
Phil & Ellen Puerling, Mequon
Randy Derbick, Wausau
Robert & Patricia Endries Family Foundation
Roberta Ashby, Williams Bay & Aurora Health Care
Roger Clark, Franklin
RoseMary Schmitz, Wausau
Sally Litka, Eau Claire
Sheryl Hawkins, Kenosha & Aurora Health Care
Shuda Funeral Chapel, Stevens Point
St. Francis Xavier School, Appleton
Steve Kehm, Wautoma
Stevens Point Area Catholic Cemetery Assoc., Inc.,
Stevens Point
Susan & Bruce Balisterri, Elkhart Lake
Susan & Robert Russo, Arlington, VA
Teresa Wolkowski, Baraboo
Teri & Bill Jenkins, Stevens Point
Tim & Laurel Jaeke, Hartford
Tom & Soni Kraemer, Plain
Tomorrow River Lioness, Amherst
Troy & Renee Suski, Monona
United Way of Dane County, Madison
Victor & Christine Anthony Family Foundation,
Waupaca
Wagner-Essman Care Foundation, Burlington
Waupaca Area Community Foundation & Community
Foundation of Fox Valley, Appleton
Wisconsin Club Managers, Milwaukee
In Memory
Matt & Vicki Beglinger, Mount Horeb, in memory of
Emma Mertens
Jim & Marie Neider, Plain, in memory of Bill Hutter,
Charles Ruhland, Tony Ringer, Tony Prem, Harold
Emerson, Mary Catherine Feiner, Dick Marino, Robert
Gates, Gordy Marchianda, Helen Schulte, Jean
Richards, Elyene Alt, Florence Heiser, Caroline
Ederer, Marge Kruce, Ann Gerothanas, James Bindl,
Irene Berry, Bill Haag, Millie Ring, Joanne Nachreiner,
Bill Emer, Dorothy Alt, Mike Hetzel, Margorie Kraemer
Cloherty, Vi Paulus, Richard Carver, Pat McClusky,
Rick Lauvinger, Steven Matteson, Eugene Neuheisel
Gerald Ring, Madison, in memory of Ted Hagen
Helke Funeral Home, Wausau, in memory of Arnie
Vanden Boomen
Lydia Rose Hummel Dosmann Education, Inc.,
Milwaukee, in memory of Lydia
Deri Ament Memorial:
Darci Ament, Seaside, CA
Kathleen Madison, Madison
Lee Ann Emerson, Fort Myers, FL
Maria Rodgers, Kingstree, SC
Marilyn Voltz, Bararboo
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Robertson, Long Beach, CA
Sharon Knobel, East Troy
Pam Chehade, Spring Green, in memory of Gordy M.,
Tony Renger, Tony Eberle, Tony Prem,
Dick Marino, Barbara Wolfson, Beth Anderson, Mary Robson
Lisa Dickmann, Fond du Lac, in memory of Brian and
Grandma Grace
Angie Nielsen, Iola, in memory of Hunter Kopchinski
Louise Kraemer Memorial:
Alice Swinehart, Spring Green
Anthony & Jean Blando, Washington, DC
Barb Schmidt, Madison
Bill & Jennifer Kraemer, Plain
Bill & Sue Meise, Spring Green
Bob & RuthAnn Berry, Plain
Cindy & Jim Liegel, Plain
Dale & Judy Hottmann, Spring Green
Dennis & Charlotte Olson, Spring Green
Doug & Steph Kraemer, Spring Green
Ed & Sharon Bettinger, Plain
Elspeth Tibbetts, Sturgeon Bay
Greg & Janet Kraemer, Plain
Herb & Linda Paulus, Plain
Jan Sloan, Fall Creek
Jenny & Keith Long, Wichita, KS
Jerry & MaryLou Baryenbruch, Spring Green
Jim & Marie Neider, Plain
Jim & Michaeleen Everson, Avoca
John & Charlotte Dischler, Plain
Julie & Jerry McClimans, Sauk City
Kathleen McDonald, Spring Green
Kraemer Bros., Inc., Plain
Kristen & Mark Schoenmann, Prairie du Sac
Magdalene Lomasney, Plain
Mary Jo & Rod Peterson, Sauk City
Mary Jon & Tom Hauge, Prairie du Sac
Maureen Kraemer, Plain
Randy Diehl, Prairie du Sac
Rita & Paul Marit, Spring Green
Steven & Patricia Barritt, Sauk City
Teresa & Dan Lins, Plain
The Kraemer Co., Plain
Tim and Jeanne Taylor, Prairie du Sac
Walter & Audray Gerber, Plain
Maureen Houlihan, Stevens Point, in memory of Brendan
Ebel
Vicky Wittman, Appleton, in memory of Joe Steffens
Mary Twohig, Campbellsport, in memory of Brian Leider
and in honor of Henry Golde
Rebecca Salvesen, Hatley, in memory of Matt Salvesen
Dennis Yecke, Red Wing, MN, in memory of Donald
Yecke
Richard Frame, Fort Atkinson, in memory of Dan Hebert
Kathy Mitchell, Mukwonago, in memory of Henry Golde
Roz Boville, Greenfield, in memory of James M.
Robertson, Mark E. Metzner, Ramona L. Robertson
Jewell Associates Engineers Inc., Spring Green, in
memory of Norm Kraemer
Rita Ross, Lewisville, NC, in memory of David Persichini
Bernice Weber Memorial:
Alice Swinehart, Spring Green
Audray & Walt Gerber,Plain
Charlotte & John Dischler, Plain
Cheryl Alt, Middleton
Elvy Weiss, Plain
Jerry & Mary Lou Baryenbruch, Spring Green
Lowell & Kathryn Roisum, Wadena, MN
Robert & Joann Nachreiner, Spring Green
Jacqueline & Gary Nachreiner, Spring Green, in memory
of Jack Jinkins
Polly Kraemer, Plain, in memory of Bill Haag
Beverly Cull, Pewaukee, in memory of Patrick J. May
Margie Billings, Muscoda, in memory of Laurie Balk, Jill
Bosch
Bonnie Bretl Memorial:
Amelia Thompson, Waunakee
Bretl Irrevocable Asset Trust, Union Grove
Carol Mills, Oswego, IL
Charles Reich, Franksville
David & Abigail Frank, Whitefish Bay
David & Diane Henderson, Kansasville
Elaine Blohm, Waupun
Joe & Pam Alby, Union Grove
Judith Neuman, Bloomington, MN
Laurel Rybka, Franksville
Michael & Evelyn Dickmann, Milwaukee
Stephen & Lorie Kanetzke, Racine
Donna Ochsner, Plain, in memory of Dan Alft and Harold
Clark Jr.
Melvin Levy, Spring Green, in memory of Alice Jane
Levy
Jim Phillips, Eau Claire, in memory of Bill Haag
Vi Paulus Memorial:
Herb & Linda Paulus, Plain
Shari Diehl & Vi Paulus Family, Plain
Amy Singer, Shrewsbury, MA, in memory of Ari Porat
In Honor Of
James & Martha Robertson, Springfield, VA, in honor of
Diane Metzner, Rosalind Boville
Bob's Electric of Wausau, Wausau, in honor of Jeanette
Carlson
Jeanette Carlson, Wausau, in honor of Camp HOPE
kitchen staff
Special Appreciation For Our Fundraisers
Casting For HOPE, Brookfield
Camp HOPE Classic Golf Tournament, Stevens Point
Slopes for Hope at Homestead High School, Mequon
Wisconsin Club Managers Golf Tournament,
Milwaukee
Things I know because of Mom:
“Always snuggle babies, whenever and wherever you can.
Bread is best when it's warm.
Traveling makes you a smarter and better person.
It's perfectly okay to call someone you love ‘Lil Bugger’ or ‘Bootsie’.
Treat your son or daughter in law well and you make your child happy.
People in all walks of life deserve your respect.
Reading is the best teacher.
There is always time for your child.
Compassion for people who are suffering, locally or far away.
How loved a smile of welcome makes a person feel."