Barton Girls

I'm always looking for ways for us Barton Girls to give back to camp. Whether or not we benefitted directly from campership donations, all those who attended camp benefitted from donations of money, time, and energy (and those of us who worked there but never attended also benefitted from everyone's support).

Kerri at sixuntilme had graciously posted a sixdegrees.com fundraising badge for Barton. I think Kerri has a real shot at winning this contest (and it would be only fitting that one of the SIX winners of the SIX degrees of separation contest be Kerri from SIX until me!). If she does, Barton will receive all those donations PLUS $10,000 from Kevin Bacon's foundation.

Barton Girls who blog: please grab the badge code and place the badge on your blog (it's easy! just click the link). If you don't have a blog, please consider emailing Kerri's blog address to everyone you know, along with a few words about what camp meant (or means) to you.

A few years ago, I sent a simple hand written note to a dozen family members about my camp experiences. It raised over $800 for camp! If you tell people about it, they just might be inspired to donate!

PS: The photo on the badge? That's a picture of a bench at Barton, inscribed with the words of a song written by one of my Barton staff member years ago. I asked the songwriter about it once and she told me that I used that phrase to describe camp to her during her interview.