Sandy Island Renovation & Sustainability Funds

Help us preserve the spirit of Sandy! Sustaining Sandy Island is vital to future generations. Some of our facilities are in need of repair or renovation in order for you and your families’ continued enjoyment for years to come. Sandy Island is over a century old and some buildings are over 70 years old. We continue to operate at near capacity, which is straining the facilities that support our mission of providing high quality family camping experiences.

A gift to these funds shows your commitment to keeping Sandy Island a place for families to bond with nature and each other for another century. By making a gift to camp, you are supporting the critical repairs such as replacing roofs on our cabins, making Sandy Island more energy efficient and helping to protect our trails and pathways necessary to ensure that Sandy Island is here for generations to come.  At the same time, your gift is helping to make Sandy Island accessible and affordable to more families so that they too can share in the wonderful family memories that happen at Sandy Island.

Camp Renovation Fund:

This is a special gift fund that enables our camp volunteers and staff to identify and complete capital projects in our camps.

Sample Projects: roof replacement, dock repair, and lodging replacement.

Green / Sustainability Fund:

This fund helps us focus on projects that will increase energy efficiency, environmentally sound proactices, and care for our camp grounds in an ecologically appropriate manner.

Sample Projects: waste reduction, water conservation, energy alternatives and conservation, and erosion/drainage control.

Donate Online:

Please click the icon below to access our secure contributions page powered by Network for Good. If you choose to make a donation online through the site below, please choose a Designation (Optional) from the list below.

Camping Designations have been identified as:
1. General YMCA Resident Camping Services Fund for Reach Out- Provides scholarships to kids and families in need
2. North Woods Camp Renovation Fund OR Green/Sustainability Fund
3. Pleasant Valley Camp Renovation Fund OR Green/Sustainability Fund
4. Sandy Island Camp Renovation Fund OR Green/Sustainability Fund