Circle V Ranch Camp & Retreat Center staff members and alumni participated in the inaugural Hike4Kids event May 20 to raise funds to send kids to the camp this summer. The fundraiser has collected almost $13,000 so far and donations are still welcome.
The Hike4Kids participants hiked 2, 4, or 8 miles along the Tequepis Trail in the Los Padres National Forest. The group, made up of more than 55 participants, totaled 200 miles.
“On behalf of everyone here at Circle V, we are beyond grateful for the efforts of so many who came together and worked so hard to raise funds at Hike4Kids,” Camp Director Ray Lopez said in a release from Circle V. “Funds raised at Hike4Kids help assure that no child is turned away. What a blessing to be able to help make this first-ever alumni friendraiser a reality.”
Circle V applications and scholarship requests are being accepted for the 2017 summer camp season. The 2017 summer session dates are: June 27 through July 2, July 5 through 10, July 11 through 16, July 19 through 24, July 25 through 30, Aug. 2 through 7, Aug. 9 through 14, and Aug. 15 through 20.
Circle V Ranch Camp and Retreat Center is located at 2550 Highway 154, Santa Ynez. For more information on Circle V and Hike4Kids, visit circlevranchcamp.org. To donate to Hike4Kids, visit app.mobilecause.com/vf/CIRCLEV.
This article appears in Jun 1-8, 2017.