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<title>Gazette Charities camp fund raises more than $35,000 for kids</title>
<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The 2013 Gazette Charities Send-A-Child-To-Camp Fund is winding down. A wonderful outpouring of support from Gazette readers has pushed the fund total to $35,479 -- an amount that exceeds last years total by several hundred dollars.&qu...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:14:18 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Camp fund pushing toward goal; donations still needed </title>
<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Local summer camps are still weeks away from opening, which means donations to the Gazette Charities Send-A-Child-To-Camp Fund are still very much encouraged.Numerous generous donors this week gave more than $4,700, bringing the total ...]]></description>
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<title>Past campers helping kids make new memories</title>
<description><![CDATA[<em>No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. -- Aesop</em>CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Camp Wheelgate and Camp Anne Bailey. Parkersburg YMCA and Camp Horseshoe. Baptist Camp Cowen and Camp Tara in Vermont. The dedications in this weeks list of dono...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 16:49:48 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Camp Fund winding down; donations urgently needed</title>
<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- For the past three weeks, the Gazette has presented stories about kids -- or, more precisely, kids and camps.Kids talked about finding just the right camp, about a place where they felt like they &quot;actually belonged somewhere.&quot...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:20:04 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Donations needed to make camp fund a success</title>
<description><![CDATA[<em>No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. - Aesop</em>CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Our stories focusing on the children who have benefited from the camps supported by the Gazette Charities Send-A-Child-To-Camp Fund have come to a close.And even ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:07:02 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Youngsters gain confidence at 4-H Camp</title>
<description><![CDATA[  CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Samantha found a second family while attending Kanawha County 4-H Camp.  &quot;I love seeing everyone every year. Its a place where I learned to be comfortable with myself,&quot; she told camp officials. &quot;The people there are al...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Newcomers blend in quickly at YWCA summer camp</title>
<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Michael lives with his dad, but spends his summers with his mom. When he came to the YWCA Mel Wolf Child Development Center Summer Camp for the first time last year, he was understandably anxious.&quot;Its hard coming in as a new kid o...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Kids learn archery, shooting skills at Buckskin camp</title>
<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Billy, a Wolf Cub Scout, never had the chance to shoot a BB gun or a bow before he went to the Buckskin Council Day Camp for Cub Scouts.  After practicing hard for days, Billy left the camp with a &quot;top shot&quot; bronze medal.  &q...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:10:01 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Campers need your help</title>
<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- One of the dedications accompanying this weeks list of donors puts it simply: &quot;In honor of all campers -- past, present and future.&quot; And isnt that what the Gazette Charities Send-A-Child-To-Camp Fund is all about. Past camper...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 23:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Camp Happy Valley called a life-changer</title>
<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- For Mark, Camp Happy Valley was a life-changing experience.  &quot;I was a shy kid,&quot; he wrote after attending the camp in Scott Depot. &quot;I was afraid to try new things or even meet new people.&quot;  On his first day, though, ...]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[balow@wvgazette.com (Jim Balow)]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Camp Horseshoe gives kids a sense of family</title>
<description><![CDATA[  CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A 7-year-old tomboy always wanted to pin her hair, paint her nails and wear pretty dresses, but her parents could never afford those things.  The simple act of dolling up gave the girl newfound confidence after she attended the Camp ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:04:10 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Camps get youngsters excited about writing</title>
<description><![CDATA[  CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Before one 7-year-old boy with dyslexia attended writing camp last summer, he struggled with reading and writing.  &quot;He has never been held back, but hes had to work really hard every year and we had to get him extra help to try ...]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ (Megan Workman)]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:02:39 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Camp fund: Clay 4-H campers weathered last years derecho</title>
<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Last years Clay County 4-H Camp lasted one night longer than usual.  On June 29, as the final campfire program and awards presentation was about to begin, counselors and other adult leaders noticed storm clouds rapidly heading their wa...]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[rsteelhammer@wvgazette.com (Rick Steelhammer)]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:37:11 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Camp fund donations top $4,200 in first week</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The Gazette Charities Send-A-Child-To-Camp Fund is off to a wonderful start, having collected more than $4,200 from generous readers in its first week.But we still have a long way to go to make sure that every child in our area who...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:01:34 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Camp made world of difference for teenager </title>
<description><![CDATA[                CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Mark had been having a rough time. He recently had moved to a new area in the middle of a school year. His parents separated.   The summer before his 11th-grade year, he reluctantly arrived at the counselor-in-training ...]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[lori.kersey@wvgazette.com (Lori Kersey)]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Camper says Regional Teen Institute saved her life </title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A high school student who first attended the <a href="/story/youthmakeadifference.com" target="_blank">Regional Teen Institute</a> in Jackson County when she was in the seventh grade said the experience saved her life.&quot;I had a...]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[mackenzie.mays@wvgazette.com (Mackenzie Mays)]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:17:57 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Camp fund: Campers look forward to Creative Capers all year</title>
<description><![CDATA[        CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Andrew, a rising eighth-grader, has been attending the Creative Capers camp in Charleston since he was 6 years old. The aspiring journalist -- who writes the camp newsletter -- has been invited to become a junior counselor. His...]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[kathryng@wvgazette.com (Kathryn Gregory)]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:03:35 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Camp fund: Appalachian Reading Center focuses on academic tune-up for campers</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Last summer, Charles was referred to the Appalachian Reading Center after his school considered making him repeat sixth grade.  After co-directors at the center met with the school, administrators and teachers decided to let Charle...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2013 23:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Gazette Charities camp fund ready for 17th year of helping kids belong</title>
<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Summer camp means many things for many young campers. It might mean swimming or craft-making, skits or games and, of course, camaraderie.  For one high school-age camper, now looking back on her years at one local camp, it meant someth...]]></description>
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