Donate
Your tax-exempt monetary donation goes directly to the ministry of Camp Chippewa. This includes; summer & winter camps, Institute, volunteer work days, animal care, grounds improvement, continuing education, community events, after-school programs, & more!
Camper Scholarship Fund
Help a camper come to camp! This fund allows us to remove financial barriers to allow all children, youth, and adults to experience the magic of camp.
Bequests
If you’ve felt a special connection to Camp Chippewa in your life, we’d love to be a part of your living legacy here on earth. Call the camp office at 785-242-6797 for more information.
Wish list
For more information or to check on currently needed items, contact the camp office. In addition to the items below, check out our Amazon Wishlist.
Facility equipment
Any Construction Materials (2x4s, 2x6s, 2x8s, ½” and ¾” plywood, etc)
Golf Cart/ UTV
Health and Safety
Lightening Detector
First Aid Supplies (band-aids, gauze, latex-free gloves, aloe, wasp sting spray or cream, etc…)
Housekeeping and Food Service
Brooms (both inside and outside)
Mops/Mop Heads
Office items
Sharpies
Dry Erase Markers
3-Prong binders (1 inch)
Copy paper
Painter’s Tape
Duck Tape
Packing Tape
Program items
Acrylic Paint
Canvas
Craft Supplies (Beads, Glitter, Glue, Embroidery Thread, Markers,)
Tie-Dye and pillowcases to tie-dye
Balls (playground, watermelon ball)
Backyard games (corn hole, ladder toss, etc.)
Shaving cream
Fast-Fill water balloons
Waterfront items
Fishing poles
Pool toys (dive rings, Nerf balls, etc.)
Goggles
Kayaks
Site improvements
(financial donations and volunteer labor)
Repair entrance cabin
Outdoor labyrinth
Covered riding arena
Additional benches at the outdoor chapel and gravel/screenings spread
Sports fields and equipment (soccer, softball, ultimate Frisbee, etc.)
Outdoor fire ring with seating for 150
Horse-related items
Riding helmets:
2 extra large
3 medium
3 small
3 extra small (6 3/4″ and smaller)
Rain covers for saddles (10)
Grooming brushes and curry combs
Neoprene cinches (30″, 32″, 34″) (10 or more)
Halters (medium to large) (6 or more)
14″-16″ western saddles (good condition)
T-post and barbed wire
Saddle pads (10)
Adopt-A-Horse
Support the Chippewa herd. This fund pays for:
Feed
Hay
Vet care
Tack
Learn more about the Adopt-a-Horse program
Annual Fund
Support the day-to-day operations of the camp. This fund pays for:
Grounds & building improvement
Animal care
New programs & resources
Continuing education
and more!
Adopt-A Horse Donors
Recipients:
2012
Steanson
Wolf
Smerckek
Harnden
Humboldt UMC
Taylor
Works
Hoyt
Blagunier
Spangler
Garnett UMW
Wallace
Waterville UMC
McReynolds
Smerchek
Granzow
2020
Wolf
McCurdy
Kemp
Patterson
2013
Herder
Hopwood
Wallace
Big Creek Methodist Church
Spangler
Taylor
Hoyt
Harnden
Smerchek
West Mineral UMC
Baker
Weirsma
2021
Wolf
Steanson
Smerchek
Meigs
Barnum
2014
UMW Wetmore
West Mineral UMC
Wallace
Carlson
Wiersma
Hopwood
Harnden
George
Spangler
Rickner
Granzow
Big Creek UMC
Mathis
2015
First UMC of Junction City
Paola UMC
George
Wallace
Harnden
West Mineral Methodist Church
Wiersma
Kennedy
Rickner
2016
Taylor
Langhofer
Wetmore UMW
Big Creek Methodist Church
Wallace
Wallace
Harnden
West Mineral Methodist Church
2017
Langhofer
Bastemeyer
Ludham
George
Smerchek
Wallace
Sauder
Wiersma
West Mineral UMC
Paola UMC
Rickner
Taylor
Funk
Big Creek Methodist Church
West Liberty UMC
Knetsch
Wetmore UMC
Harnden
2018
Sauder
Humboldt UMC
Jones
Humboldt UMC
Barnett
Big Creek Methodist Church
2019
Smerchek
Wallace
Antholz
Humboldt UMC
King
Big Creek Methodist Church
McCurdy
Humboldt UMC
Sauder
Barnett