CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Although we're finished running our daily stories on the individual camps in our 2009 Send-A-Child-To-Camp program, the fund drive isn't over -- and we still have a long way to go to meet our goal.

When comparing contributions from this year against last, we found that the biggest decline is in the number of donations in the $5 to $25 range. The loss of those donors has had a serious impact, leaving us more than $11,600 below last year -- and that's after a generous donation this week from Southern Amusement Co.

We are so grateful to those who have come through for the children, and hope that in the final week of the Camp Fund, enough contributions will come in to make it possible for all scholarship requests to be met.

Remember that every dollar donated goes toward funding camp scholarships. The Gazette pays all administrative costs for operating the Camp Fund so that as many children as possible can receive assistance.

It isn't too late to make a donation. Contributions to the Camp Fund can be sent to:

The Gazette Charities, 1001 Virginia St. E., Charleston, WV 25301.

Donors this week include:

In honor of Goodwill Industries, $5

In honor of Ira Rat Johnson and Jay-Bird, $25

In honor of Mary Jean Davis, $50

In memory of Virginia B. Myers, $50

Betty Lashley, in memory of Phillip Wolford, $100

The Rev. and Mrs. Ricardo Flippin, in memory of April Flippin, $25

Anne T. Carroll, $100

Combined anonymous contributions, $745

Joe Ferrell, $1,000

John Devere, $25

Joyce Holden, $50

Melinda and Sam Sutton, $50

Optimist Club of West Charleston, $300

Pam and Bill Harvit, $500

Samuel T. Young, $25

Sarah McGriff, $25

Southern Amusement Co., Inc., $2,500

Prior donors include:

Jack Burkard, in honor of Helen, $75

In honor of Tyler Zubick, $25

Mrs. Emerson Carson, in honor of Megan E. Carson, $200

Rob Connelly, in honor of his mother, Georgette Connelly, $75

In honor of J. D. Cochran, $150

In honor of Sen. Arlen Specter, who bolted the intolerant Republican Party, $200

Dr. William and Ann Harris, in honor of Louise Morris and Annette Mishoe, $250

Christine Henry, in honor of her daughter, Laura, who enjoyed 4-H camp every summer, $50

In honor of Alice Faye Bragg and Karin Fuller, $20

Sally Love, in honor of her grandsons, Chase and Hutch, $100

Rosa Pickel, in honor of all the youth at Shiloh Miss. Baptist Church, $150

Mary Price Ratrie, in honor of Angus Peyton, $100

Mildred Snyder, in honor of the members of Weight Watchers who strive every day to continually improve the quality of their lifestyles by eating correctly and adding activity, $1,000

In honor of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, $50

Susan Williams, in honor of Agnes Williams, $50

Sarah Adams, in memory of Frank Adams, $50

Jeanette M. Alexander, in memory of John H. Alexander, $50

Lorena Ammar, in memory of Mary E. Ammar, $100

Annabelle Arnold, in memory of Tommie Ryder, $30

In memory of the U.S. military killed in Iraq's useless war, $100

Ann Cottrell Bess, in memory of Jim and Katy Cottrell, $200

David and Michelle Duncan Bishop, in memory of Margaret Pullen Bishop, $50

Andrea Bond, in memory of Pat Hendricks and Tom Searls, $25

Karen Brimhall, in memory of her husband, Dr. James Brimhall, $58

In memory of Anita and Sidney Alvis, $25

Barbara and Earle Brown, in memory of Laura Thomason, $100

Bonnie and Gary Brown, in memory of Dr. Henrietta Marquis, $50

In memory of Tom Searls, late Gazette statehouse reporter, $5

In memory of John C. Steven, $150

PVC in memory of MCC, $125

Christine Weiss Daugherty, in memory of Bob Weiss, $50

In memory of Robert M. Dixon, $125

Albert Dress, in memory of Joe A. Dress Sr., $100

In memory of Vernon Dudley, $100

Kris Sales Dunlap, in memory of Camp Carlisle, $150

Amanda Eads and Lisa Rebmann, in memory of Jean R. Miller, $50

In memory of Joel, $125

Libby Finster, in memory of Virginia Mullins Dotson on her birthday, $10

In memory of Harold R. Fix, $100

Ruby Flint, in memory of Denny DeBolt, $100

Flora Francis, in memory of Bud Francis, $50

Gazette's Old Man Heck Club, in memory of Ferrell Friend, $30

Barbara Gessner, in memory of her parents, $25

In memory of Dick Gould Jr., $100

In memory of Dr. Charles F. Hauser, $500

Diane Hays, in memory of her mom, $100

In memory of Pat Hendricks, $50

Elizabeth Hoskins, in memory of Sgt. Hosko, $50

Ruth and Bob Hutton, in memory of Kay Ann Hutton, $50

In memory of Kenny Jack, $25

In memory of James Jackson, $20

Terry Johnson, in memory of Ruth and Bob Johnson, $100

In memory of Kenneth O. Martin Sr., $200

Kemp Littlepage McElwee, in memory of Collett Smith, $150

Ana Marino and Sean McGinley, in memory of Frank H. McGinley, $100

In memory of Betty Cook, $50

Susaan Mischler, in memory of Danny Williams and Dottie Adkins, $40

Linda Morgan, in memory of Aaron Morgan, $50

Edward Nicholson, in memory of Edith, $50

In memory of her mother and her husband, $15

Thelma Oxley, in memory of Bill Oxley, $100

Ruth Peyton, in memory of Martha Wehrle, $75

In memory of Connie and Henry Payne, $75

In memory of Pam Ranson Umberger, $100

Jane Ann Reed, in memory of her dear sister, Brenda Reid, $20

June Robinson, in memory of Mrs. Willie Robinson, $50

In memory of Bruce Bartlett, Will Cooke, Matt Poffenbarger, and Collett Smith, $100

Theodocia H. Smith, in memory of Robert L. Smith Jr., $150

Alexandria Vargo, in memory of Jennifer Ziegler, $200

Gloria Wesley, in memory of Bobby Wesley, $25

In memory of Rose Schmoll, $40

Sue and Ed Baldwin, $20

Stephanie Blake, $50

Rob's Fund, Ladies Auxiliary, Bnai Jacob Synagogue, $200

Joseph Booth, $25

Mr. and Mrs. Florian Ceperley, $40

Mary Channell, $100

Combined anonymous contributions, $4,686

Charleston Newspapers, $120

Jewell Crews, $50

Pamela Cutright, $100

Rosalie Earle, $25

Bonnie and Doug Fisher, $100

Carol and Dennis Flaherty, $50

Florence Frostick, $100

Rebecca Gandee, $25

Mr. and Mrs. John C. Giese, $125

Maureen Hastings, $5

Jim Haught, $200

Johnny and Rosalie Hill, $50

Children of Kanawha Salines Presbyterian, $75

Virginia Keys, $150

Dr. Samuel L. King, $100

Mr. Steve Ledahawsky $150

Larry Levak, $100

Joel Metz, $20

Nancy N. Morris, $75

Barbara O. C. Morton, $25

Julia A. Morton, $25

Prasadaro and Jayasree Mukkamala, $125

Wilma and Richard Naseef, $100

Patricia S. Nelson, $100

Marie S. Pelurie, $200

Charles L. Pelzel, $100

Ellie and Mark Schaul, $100

Margaret W. Shepherd, $100

Mary G. Siegrist,, $30

Diane and Phillip Smith, $100

Dolores Smith, $25

Doris and Jim Smith, $150

Linda and Ronnie Spradling, $100

Summit Garden Club, $200

Helen D. Tallman, $50

THF Realty $10,000

Patty Tompkins, $50

Linda T. Troutman, $50

Laura Wiersteiner, $10

Jim Wilmoth, $50

Total, $30,431