The Boys & Girls Club of Door County will now be able to offer transportation to 165 young explorers to partake in educational adventures thanks to a generous grant from the Door County Community Foundation (DCCF). The opportunities will help to keep kids engaged, allow them to explore, and to retain and build on the knowledge foundation they gained throughout the school year.

“The biggest expense around these learning excursions is renting the bus and paying the bus driver to get us up the peninsula and back,” said Boys & Girls Club of Door County Development Director, Kacie Mueller, “this funding will allow us to provide multiple learning excursions to all of our members through the summer.” 

Participants in Camp LeVoy, which serves ages 7-17, will visit places in rotating groups such as The Ridges Sanctuary, Horseshoe Bay Farms, Crossroads, The Garden Door and more, plus to the Egg Harbor Fun Park this year - which is a new addition to the camp. The Boys & Girls Club also collaborates with the YMCA and kids will get to participate in a field day and meet new friends. 

The funding will do more than provide transportation; it will allow Camp LeVoy to not only entertain kids and provide real world applications, but it will also put parents at ease. The Boys & Girls Club is open from 7:30a.m. to 5:30p.m. Monday through Friday and provides much more than just childcare; they ensure children are safe, active, and aren’t experiencing summer learning loss. 

“We really want the kiddos to see their full potential and offer them different opportunities and our mission is to inspire young people to explore what’s possible and thanks to this generous grant we are able to get them out of the Clubhouse and into our community and see the different opportunities within Door County,” added Mueller, “we are so grateful for the DCCF grant and for their support.”

Camp LeVoy begins June 9th. For more information on summer membership, click here.